关于鸟的谚语枯树 关于鸟的谚语大全( 二 )


Where the deer is slain, some of her blood will lie. 鹿死总有血迹留 。
13. boar 野猪
The rage of a wild boar is able to spoil more than one wood.野猪一怒毁树多 。
14. elephant 大象
Many straws may bind an elephant. 草多好缚象;人多力量大 。
Don’t use an elephant to crack a nut. 核桃不用大象踩;杀鸡焉用牛刀 。
15. snake 蛇
Take heed of the snake in the grass. 提放草里的蛇;当心潜伏的危险 。
A bad conscience is a snake in one’s heart. 做贼心虚 。
16. crocodile 鳄鱼
To shed crocodile tears. 流鳄鱼眼泪;猫哭老鼠假慈悲 。
17. horse 马
A man may lead a horse to the water, but cannot make it drink. 牵马到河边易,逼马饮水难 。
It is useless to flog a dead horse. 鞭打死马无益 。
Money makes the mare go. 钱使母马走;有钱能使鬼推磨 。
Never swap horses while crossing the stream. 行到河中不换马 。
18. ox/bull/cow 公牛/公牛/母牛
You cannot flay the same ox twice. 一头牛不能剥两次皮 。
An old ox makes a straight furrow. 老牛犁沟直;生姜还是老的辣 。
The bull must be taken by the horns. 遇牛要抓角;快刀斩乱麻 。
If you sell the cow, you sell her milk too. 卖了母牛吃不了奶;事难两全 。
19. ass/donkey 驴
An ass endures his burden, but not more than his burden. 驴能负重,但也不宜过重 。
Every ass likes to hear himself bray. 凡是驴子都爱听自己的叫声 。
The ass wags his ears. 驴子摇耳朵,傻瓜装聪明 。
If a donkey bray at you, don’t bray at him. 如果驴朝你叫,你不要朝他喊;别和蠢人一般见识 。
20. mule 骡
He who wants a mule without a fault, must walk on foot.指望骡子无缺点,只有自己徒步行 。
21. pig/swine/hog/sow 猪/猪/猪/母猪
Never buy a pig in a poke. 不要隔袋买猪 。
Cast pearls before swine. 把珍珠丢在猪面前;明珠暗投;把珍贵的东西送给不识货者 。
What can you expect from a hog but a grunt? 猪嘴里除了哼哼声,还会有什么;狗嘴里吐不出象牙 。
One cannot make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear. 猪耳朵做不成丝线包;朽木不可雕也 。
22. sheep/lamb/goat 绵羊/小羊/山羊
One scabbed sheep infects the whole flock. 一只羊生疮,整群羊遭殃 。
There is a black sheep in every flock. 个个羊群有黑羊;每个羊群都有害群之马 。
as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb. 偷大羊偷小羊反正都得挨绞刑;一不做,二不休 。
If the beard were all, the goat might preach. 如果长了胡子就什么都行,那么山羊也可以说教了 。
23. camel 骆驼
It is the last straw that breaks the camel’s back. 最后一根草,压断骆驼腰 。
The camel going to seek horns, lost his ears. 骆驼想要角,反而丢耳朵;偷鸡不成蚀把米 。
24. hare 兔子
First catch your hare then cook him. 先抓住兔子再煮兔肉;勿谋之过早 。
If you run after two hares, you will catch neither. 同时追赶两只兔子,一只也追不到;脚踏两只船,必定都落空 。
He that will have a hare to breakfast must hunt overnight. 早餐想吃野兔肉,头晚就须去捕捉 。
25. rat/mouth 老鼠
Rats desert a sinking ship. 老鼠逃离一艘正在沉没的船;船沉鼠先逃 。
The mountains have brought forth a mouse. 大山生小鼠;费力大,收效小 。
The mouse that has but one hole is quickly taken. 只有一个洞的老鼠很快就被抓住 。
A speck of mouse dung will spoil the whole pot of porridge. 一粒老鼠屎,坏了一锅粥 。
26. mole 鼹鼠
Don’t make a mountain out of molehill. 不要将鼹鼠丘看作大山;不要小题大做 。
27. bird 鸟
Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚,人以群分 。

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