英语谚语中的动物

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1、家之于人，犹如巢之于鸟，穴之于兽。Asthehousetotheman,soisthenesttothebirdandthecavetotheanimal.警惕暗藏的敌人。（注意隐患。）Takeheedofthesnakeinthegrass.酒后多言。Goodalewillmakeacatspeak./酒后吐真言。Alewillmakeacatspeak./Goodliquorwillmakeacatspeak./空手套不着狼。Emptyhandsnohawksallure./Anemptyhandisno

2、lureforahawk.口紧不招祸。苍蝇不叮无缝的鸡蛋。Aclosemouthcatchesnoflies./Intoashutmouthfliesflynot.困兽犹斗。Beastsatbaywillfightback.来说是非者，必是是非人。搬弄是非的人比贼还坏。Atattlerisworsethanathief./搬弄是非者，必小人也。Thedogthatfetcheswillcarry./搬弄口舌者必是小人。Whochatterstoyou,willchatterofyou.对你说是非的人也会说你的

3、是非。/来说是非者，即是是非人。Adogthatwillfetchabonewillcarryabone.懒猫逮不住老鼠，懒人出不了成果。Muffledcatscatchnomice.老奸巨猾。Theolderthegoosethehardertopluck.老婆当家。Thegreymareisthebetterhorse.妻子胜过丈夫。老调重弹，空耗时间。Itisuselesstoflogadeadhorse.良言美语三冬暖，恶语伤人六月寒。Molassescatchesmorefliesthanvineg

4、ar./Youwillcatchmoreflieswithaspoonfulofhoney,thanwithagallonfulofvinegar./Fliesareeasiercaughtwithhoneythanwithvinegar.两人同事，必有主次。Whentworideononehorse,onemustsitbehind./不可能人人得第一。Iftwomenrideahorse,onemustridebehind.烈马要套上好辔头。Aboisteroushorsemusthaveaboister

5、ousbridle.锣鼓听声，听话听音。Abirdmaybeknownbyitssong.什么鸟唱什么歌。/闻声知鸟鸣，闻言见人心。Abirdisknownbyitsnote,andamanbyhistalk/words.落井下石。狗若落水人人救。顺手的事人人都会干。Whenadogisdrowningeveryoneoffershimdrink.人遭难，众人踩。Iftheoxfalls,whetyourknife.马儿众人用，掌子无人钉。Thecommonhorseisworstshod.蚂蚁搬家，天将雨。

6、Whenladybugsswarm,expectadaythat'swarm.卖鱼的不喊鱼臭，卖瓜的不说瓜苦。Nomancries"stinkingfish"./Don'tcrystinkingfish.猫儿胆小耗子闹。Ashycatmakesaproudmouse.猫哭耗子假慈悲。Carrioncrowsbewailthedeadsheep,andtheneatthem.没有蜂，没有蜜；没有劳动，没有收益。Nobees,nohoney;nowork,nomoney.没蜜蜂，没蜂蜜；没劳动，没有钱。蜜蜂迟归，

7、雨来风吹。Ifbeesstayathome,rainwillsooncome.Iftheyflyaway,finewillbetheday.天塌下来高个子顶着。不必祀人忧天。异想天开。Iftheskyfallsweshallcatchlarks.切莫杞人忧天。Whentheskyfallsweshallcatchlarks.男大当婚女大当嫁。女大当嫁，鱼死难留。Daughtersanddeadfisharenokeepingwares.鸟恋小巢人恋家。（金窝银窝，不如自家的草窝。）Thebirdloveshe

8、rnest./鸟爱其巢，人爱其家。金窝银窝，不如自己的草窝。Everybirdlikesitsownnest(best).鸟美不在羽毛，人美不在相貌。Itisnotonlythefeatherthatmakesthebird.宁失骏马，勿失己言。Bettertoslipwiththefootthanwiththetongue./宁可滑跤，不可失言。女子若有才，驴子能上天。Whenanassclimb