與動物有關(guān)的短語和句子

王雨欣

一、horse

as strong as a horse 非常健壯，精力充沛

put the cart before the horse 本末倒置

ride the high horse 耀武揚(yáng)威，趾高氣揚(yáng)

talk horse 吹牛，說大話

horse laugh 哈哈大笑

horse and foot 全力以赴

look a gift horse in the mouth

對禮物吹毛求疵

look for the horse you ride on

身在福中不知福

You may lead a horse to the water, but you cant make it drink. 你能把馬牽到河邊，但卻不能強(qiáng)迫它喝水。

All lay loads on a willing horse.

馬善被人騎，人善被人欺。

二、dog

like a dog with two tails 高興萬分

black dog 意志消沉者

Its raining cats and dogs.

天正下著傾盆大雨。

Love me, love my dog. 愛屋及烏。

Let sleeping dogs lie. 不要惹是生非。

He was dog drunk. 他喝得爛醉如泥。

I would work like a dog to make food.

為達(dá)到目的，我不遺余力。

He died like a dog. 他落了個可恥的下場。

Beware of a silent dog and still water.

提防不吠的狗，小心平靜的水。

Dog does not eat dog. 同類不相殘。

The scalded dog fears cold water.

一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩。

Look not for musk in a dogs kennel.

狗嘴里吐不出象牙來。

It is dogged that does it.

天下無難事，只怕有心人。

三、其它

ants in ones trousers

坐立不安

cry wolf 發(fā)出假警報以欺騙或愚弄別人

to kill two birds with one stone 一箭雙雕

the black sheep

害群之馬

to shed crocodile tears

貓哭老鼠

as mute as a fish

噤若寒蟬

birds of a feather

一丘之貉

in like a lion, out like a lamb 虎頭蛇尾

kill the goose that lays the golden eggs 殺雞取卵

as busy as a bee

像蜜蜂一樣勤勞