英语动物隐喻课件.ppt

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1、MetaphorofmammalsvertebrateinvertebratemammalsbirdsamphibiansfishreptilesarthropodmolluskcoelenterateprotozoanechinodermsplatyhelminthesannelidanemathelminthesmammalsbirdsreptilesfisharthropodmammalsLionFormostWesterners,thelionisthekingofthebeasts.The“

2、lion”usuallysymbolizesconfidenceandstrength.ButwhenwetranslatesomesentencesintoChinese,wealwaysuse“tiger”insteadofit.asboldasalionalioninthewayanassinalion'sskin如老虎般凶猛拦路虎狐假虎威TigerKing王者Wittmann威猛symbolofstrength力量Asweallknow,tigeristhekingofbeastsinChin

3、esetranditionalculture.CrouchingTigerYouhaveatigerbythetail.Youbitoffmorethanyoucouldchew.Thereisamixtureofthetigerandtheapeinhisnature.WilltheUnitedNationgsbeabletomakeanydifference,orisitjustapapertiger?Lookscanbedeceiving.Hemaybejustapapertiger.生龙活虎你

4、现在真是骑虎难下，你没有能力完成你接下的重任。他的本性既残暴又狡猾。联合国能起作用吗？也许它仅仅是只纸老虎。外表有事是会骗人的，她可能只是个纸老虎。cow/heiferheiferShehasgrownintoaheifer.cowTheoldladyisacow.小母牛漂亮姑娘她已出落成漂亮姑娘了。母牛；肥胖而不整洁的女人那个老妇人是个肥胖而不整洁的人。HorseAdarkhorseisnotnecessarilyahorse,buttohavetheabilityandhidden.Manyofm

5、ystudentsaredarkhorses:theyhavepotentialsthatneedonlybeexloited.吹牛像老黄牛一样干活健壮如牛好马常须好靴内奸Youcantakeahorsetothewater,butyoucannotmakehimdrink.牵马河边易，逼马饮水难（不要逼人做他不愿做的事。）Don‘tchangehorsesinthemiddleoftheriver.不要在河中间换马（太危险）Horse:classofpeople（一类人）Alongroadtests

6、ahorse'sstrengthandalongtaskprovesaman'sheart.路遥知马力事久见人心TalkhorseWorklikeahorseAsstrongasahorseAgoodhorseoftenneedsagoodsper.ATrojanHorseWolfhaveawolfbytheears骑虎难下Awolfinsheep'sclothing披着羊皮的狼Thewolfhasawinninggamewhenthesheepherdsquarrel.螳螂捕蝉黄雀在后Hehasaf

7、acelikeanangel,butheisreallyaterriblewolf.他有貌似天使般的面孔，实际上他是个大色鬼。pig/hog/swineThe"pig“"hog“"swine“areallmeanstupidandrudewhentheyareusedtodescribepeople.pigsmightfly无稽之谈，奇迹可能会发生Mr.Chanisaroadhog,heisalwaysimpolitetootherroad-usersandspeedsontheroad.陈先生是一个

8、路霸，他对其他道路使用者及不礼貌，又经常超速驾驶。tocastpearlsbeforeswine对牛弹琴BearBear:Rough（粗暴）Kingsandbearsoftenworrykeepers.abeargardenHerhusbandissuchabearthatnobodylikeshim.Theoldmanisabear;heisalwaysgrumbling.伴君如伴虎嘈杂喧闹的地方她丈夫很粗暴，没人喜欢他他是个鲁莽汉，总是发牢骚。bir