Frog
1.The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean.
井底之蛙,不知大海。
Tiger
1. If you don't enter a tiger's den, you can't get his cubs.
不入虎穴,焉得虎子。
Hare
1. The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping.
兔子睡懒觉,乌龟跑赢了。
Fox
1. The fox may grow grey, but never good.
狐狸毛色可变灰,但是本性难移。
2. The fox preys farthest from his hole.
狐狸补食,远离洞府。(兔子不吃窝边草)
3. When the fox says he is a vegetarian, it's time for the hen to look out.
狐狸说它吃素的时候,母鸡就得注意。
Fish
1. The best fish swim near the bottom.
好鱼常在水里游。
2. There's as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it.
海里的好鱼多的是。
3. Go to the sea, if you would fish well.
不如虎穴,焉得虎子。
4. Never offer to teach fish to swim.
不要班门弄斧。
5.If water is noisy, there are no fish in it.
咆哮的水中无鱼。(夸夸其谈着无真才实学)
6. It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait.
智者不上两次当。
Horse
1.Don't ride the high Horse.
勿摆架子。
2. A running horse needs no spur.
奔马无需鞭策。
3. A horse may stumble on four feet.
马有四条腿,亦有失蹄时。
4. A good horse cannot be of a bad colour.
好马不会毛色差。
5.You can take a horse to the water, but you can't make him drink.
带马到河边容易,逼马喝水难。
6.The common horse is worst shod.
公用之马,掌子最差。
7.Lock the barn door after the horse is stolen.
失马之后锁马厩。
8. Hair by hair,you will pull out the horse's tail.
一根一根的拔,拔光马尾巴。(水滴石穿)
Mouse
1. It is a poor mouse that has only one hole.
狡兔三窟。
2. A speck of mouse dung will spoil a whole pot of porridge.
一粒老鼠屎,坏了一锅汤。
Sheep
1. He that makes himself a sheep shall be eaten by the wolf.
甘心做绵羊,必然喂豺狼。
2. If one sheep leaps over the ditch, all the rest will follow.
榜样的力量是无穷的。
3. A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy.
懒羊嫌毛多。
Swallow
1. One swallow does not make a spring.
孤燕不报春。
2. One swallow does not make a summer.
一燕不成夏。
Wolf
1. Man is a wolf to man.
人心狠,人吃人。
2. Who keeps company with wolves, will learn to howl.
和狼在一起,就会学狼叫。
3.A growing youth has a wolf in his belly.
年轻人,在成长,吃起来像饿狼。
4. Don't trust a goat with the kitchen-garden, or a wolf with sheepfold.
不能请羊管菜园,不能请狼管羊圈。
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