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英语中有关动物的谚语 　　谚语是人类智慧的结晶，是富于色彩的语言形式,它同文学作品、诗歌一样是语言的精华,一般具有生动形象、喻义明显、富于哲理的语言特征。在一定程度上，英语谚语反映了英语民族的文化特点。英语谚语源远流长，它既有民间流传的谚语，又有来自《圣经》的、来自莎士比亚作品的和来自《伊索寓言》的，还有很多外来谚语。英语谚语中有许多有关动物的谚语，本人收集了以下几条：? 1.Bird? (1)?Kill?two?birds?with?one?stone.?一箭双雕；一举两得。?(2)?A?bird?in?the?hand?is?worth?two?in?the?bush.?双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。?(3)?Birds?of?a?feather?flock?together.?物以类聚，人以群分。??(4)?It’s?an?ill?bird?that?fouls?own?nest.?家丑不可外扬。?(5)?Fine?feathers?make?fine?birds.?人要衣装，马要鞍。??(6)?A?bird?is?known?by?its?note,?and?a?man?by?his?talk.?听音识鸟，闻言识人。?(7)?Each?bird?loves?to?hear?himself?sing.?鸟儿都爱听自己唱。（自我欣赏）?(8)?You?cannot?catch?old?birds?with?chaff.(粗糠).?用粗糠捉不住老鸟。（有经验的人难骗。）??(9)?Birds?in?their?little?nests?agree.?同巢之鸟心儿齐。?? 2.?Cat??(1)?A?cat?has?nine?lives.猫有九条命；吉人天相。?(2)?Cats?hide?their?claws.?知人知面不知心。??(3)?All?cats?are?grey?in?the?dark..?黑暗之中猫都是灰色的。（人未出名时看起来都差不多。）??(4)?A?gloved?cat?catches?no?mice.?戴手套的猫，老鼠抓不到。（不愿吃苦的人成不了大事业。）?(5)?When?the?weasel?and?the?cat?make?a?marriage,?it?is?a?very?ill?presage.?黄鼠狼和猫结亲，不是好事情。）?(6)?Who?will?bwll?the?cat??谁去给猫系铃？（谁愿意为大家冒风险？）??(7)?The?cat?shuts?its?eyes?when?stealing?cream.?帽偷吃奶油的时候总是闭着眼睛。（掩耳盗铃）?(8)?There?are?more?ways?of?killing?a?cat?than?by?choking?it?with?butter.?杀猫的办法很多。（达到目的的途径很多。）??(9)?Care?kill?a?cat.?忧虑愁死猫。? 3.?Chicken??(1)?Don’t?count?your?chickens?before?they’re?hatched.?鸡蛋未孵出，先别数小鸡。（不要过早乐观。）? 4.?Crow?(1)?A?crow?is?never?the?whiter?for?washing?herself?often.?江山易改，本性难移。? 5.?Dog?(1)?He?who?would?hang?his?dog?gives?out?first?that?it?is?mad.?欲加之罪，何患无词.??(2)?A?staff?is?quickly?found?to?beat?a?dog?with.?欲加之罪，何患无词.?(3)?Love?me,?love?my?dog.?爱屋及乌.?(4)?Too?much?pudding?will?choke?a?dog.?布丁太多噎死狗。??(5)?Every?dog?has?his?day.?人人皆有得意时。?(6)?Barking?dogs?don’t?(seldom)?bite.?爱叫的狗很少咬人。?(7)?Let?sleeping?dogs?lie.?勿惹事生非。?(8)?Dead?dogs?bite?not.?死狗不咬人。??(9)?All?are?not?thieves?that?dogs?bark?at.?狗见了叫的不一定都是贼。（不要以貌取人。）?(10)?Every?dog?is?a?lion?at?home.?狗在家门口就成了狮子。??(11)?Don’t?be?a?dog?(lying)?in?the?manger.?莫学狗占马槽不吃草。（不要占着茅坑不拉屎。）?(12)?Dog?d