Animal phrases in English.ppt

Animal phrases in English Group members: 陈佩芬 唐姝懿 刘强 林晓伟 Cat When the cat’s away, the mice will play. 山中无老虎，猴子称霸王。 He is one of the literary fat cats. 错译：他简直是只大肥猫。 fat cat ：“有权有势的人”、“大亨” 正译：他是文学界的显赫人物。 A cat may look at a king. 小人物也该有些权利。 I was nigh(几近）letting the cat out of the bag again. to let the cat out of the bag:无意中 泄露了秘密，说漏 了嘴。 我几乎又泄露了秘密。 Put the cat among the pigeons. 惹出乱子，引起轩然大波。 Tell them all theyve got to work on Saturday. That should put the cat among the pigeons. To rain cats and dogs 下瓢泼大雨 It was raining cats and dogs by the time I got home. Other phrases about cat To play cat and mouse with…对……欲擒故纵 To look like the cat that swallowed the canary 沾沾自喜，自鸣得意 To look like sth. the cat dragged in 看起来沾满泥浆似的，看上去筋疲力尽的 To bell the cat 舍己为人，为他人的利益去冒险 To see which way the cat jumps 观望形势 Hellcat 泼妇，恶妇，巫婆 Cat’s paw 容易被人利用或愚弄者 That cat won’t jump. 这个办法（或建议）行不通。 To fight like the cats of Kilkenny 拼死相搏，两败俱伤 Dog He who lies down with dogs will rise with fleas. 近墨者黑。 Give a dog a bad name and hang him. 一旦给人加一个坏名声，它就永远洗刷不掉/人言可畏。 Beware of silent dog and still water. 提防不吠的狗，小心静止的水。 尽管西方人有养狗，爱狗的传统，但是在西方人的语言中，dog远没有那么幸运，许多含dog的习语都表示否定，贬低和悲观 If you want a pretence to whip a dog, say that he ate up the frying-pan. 欲加之罪，何患无辞。 The dog returns to his vomit. 狗改不了吃屎。 The dog that fetches(诡计或计谋)will carry. 说是非者，是是非人。 Have a try They really put on the dog in front of their guests. To put on the dog: 摆架子，装腔作势，妄自尊大 Stop being such a dog in the manger and let your sister ride your bike if you‘re not using it. A dog in the manger: 占着茅坑不拉屎的人 Hot dog:最具有美国特色的食品，哪里有美国人，哪里就有“热狗”. But... Hot dog 在美国俚语中还指优胜者 To hot dog = to show off 炫耀 Hot dog 还可做感叹词 E.g.—Do you have a good time? —Hot dog! —你们玩得痛快吗？ —好极了！ Other phrases about dog dog-ear: 书的折角 Top dog: 优胜者，主要负责人 Under dog: 失败者，受制于人的人 D