经典英语谚语2.doc

A galled horse will not endure the comb.?擦伤的马不耐梳。?You can take a horse to the water,but you cannot make him drink.?牵马河边易，逼马饮水难；不要逼人做他不愿做的事。?Dont swap horses when crossing a stream.?行至中流不换马；危难之时不宜作大变动。?An ass endures his burden,but not more than his burden.?驴子能负重，过重也难负。?Wherever an ass falleth,there will he never fall again.?驴子绝不会在同样的地点跌倒两次。?The braying of an ass does not reach heaven.?驴子的叫声传不到天上。?The fault of the ass must not be laid upon the packsaddle.?驴子不乖，休怪驮鞍。?A horse is neither better nor worse for his trappings.?相马不可凭马饰。?He who wants a mule without fault,must walk on foot.?指望驴子无缺点，只有自己徒步行。?A colt you may break,but an old horse you never can.?小驹犹可练，老马最难??。?One sheep follows another.?一羊跟一羊（指盲从）。?If one sheep leap oer the dyke,all the rest will follow.?一羊跳过沟，众羊跟着跳。?There is a black sheep in every flock.?败类处处有；害群之马处处有。?One scabbed sheep will mar a whole flock.?一羊生癣，群羊受害。?Every time the sheep bleats it loses a mouthful.?羊每叫一次，就少吃一口。?One butcher does not fear many sheep.?屠夫不怕羊多。?It is a foolish sheep that makes the wolf his confessor.?蠢羊才向狼忏悔。?The dust raised by the sheep does not choke the wolf.?羊踩起的灰尘挡不住狼。?Carrion crows bewail the dead sheep and then eat them.?乌鸦吃死羊，先要哭一场；猫哭老鼠假慈悲。?The life of the wolf is the death of the lamb.?有活的狼就有死的羔羊。?As soon goes the young lambs skin to the market as the old ewes.?老羊皮上了市，小羊皮也跟着来。?You have no goats,and yet you sell kids.?没有老山羊，还把小羊卖。?If the beard were all,the goat might preach.?如果长胡就好，山羊也可讲道。?A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy.?懒羊自觉羊毛重。?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。?If you run after two hares,you will catch neither.?同时追两兔，一只也难捕。?One should not run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.?不应两面讨好。?The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping.?兔子睡大觉，乌龟跑第一。?First catch your hare then cook him.?要兔子肉，先要把兔捉；先抓兔子后烹调（勿谋之过早）。?The fox is known by his brush.?狐狸只因尾巴大，所以人人认识他。?The fox smells his own stink first.?狐狸有恶臭，自己先嗅出。?