与动物有关的成语英语集锦.docVIP

与动物有关的成语英语集锦 摘 要：十二生肖，是中国传统文化的重要部分，由12种源于自然界的动物即鼠、牛、虎、兔、龙、蛇、马、羊、猴、鸡、狗、猪组成，用于记年，顺序排列为子鼠、丑牛、寅虎、卯兔、辰龙、巳蛇、午马、未羊、申猴、酉鸡、戌狗、亥猪，在中华文化圈内被广泛使用。有诸多描写十二生肖的文学作品，也有不少关于十二生肖的成语。2012年是龙年，当我们提到龙，我们就会想到“龙凤呈祥”、“生龙活虎”等成语，下面就介绍一些与动物有关的相关成语的英语翻译。 关键词：动物；成语；英语 一、与“龙”有关的 龙飞凤舞 lively and vigorous flourishes in calligraphy 龙盘虎踞 a forbidding strategic point 龙凤呈祥 excellent good fortune 龙蛇混杂 good and bad people mixed up 龙潭虎穴 a danger spot 龙腾虎跃 a scene of bustling activity 龙争虎斗 a fierce struggle between well-matched opponents 龙行虎步 majestic gait; imposing air 龙吟虎啸 dragons singing and tigers roaring 生龙活虎 full of vim and vigor 二、与“狗”有关的 狗胆包天 monstrous audacity 狗急跳墙 a corned beast will do something desperate 狗屁不通 unreadable rubbish 狗咬吕洞宾 to mistake a good man as a bad man 狗眼看人低 to be damned snobbish; to act as a snob 狗头军师 villainous adviser 狗皮膏药 quack medicine 狐群狗党 a pack of rogues 狗屁不如 worse than a cur or a swine 狗拿耗子 to poke ones nose into other peoples business 三、与“虎”有关的 虎背熊腰 tough and stocky 虎口拔牙 dare the greatest danger 虎口余生 be snatched from the jaws of death 虎里虎气 (of a young man ) strong and vigorous 虎视眈眈 eye covetously or menacingly 虎头虎脑 (of a boy) looking strong and good-natured 虎头蛇尾 a fine start and a poor finish 虎尾春冰 in a precarious position 如虎添翼 with might redoubled 谈虎色变 turn pale at the mere mention of something terrifying 四、与“鸡”有关的 鸡飞蛋打 all is lost 鸡毛蒜皮 trifles; trivialities 鸡鸣狗盗 get up to mean or petty tricks 鸡鸣犬吠 country sounds 鸡皮鹤发 advanced in age 鸡犬不宁 general turmoil 鸡犬不留 ruthless mass slaughter 闻鸡起舞 diligent and self-disciplined 鼠肚鸡肠 petty; narrow-minded 偷鸡摸狗 pilfer; (of a man ) always having affairs with women 五、与“马”有关的 马不停蹄 without a stop; nonstop 马齿徒增 grow old with nothing accomplished 马到成功 win success immediately upon arrival 马革裹尸 die on the battlefield 马路新闻 street-gossip; hearsay 马马虎虎 careless; not very good 马首是瞻 follow sb.s lead 人仰马翻 badly battered; thrown into confusion 老马识途 an old horse knows the way 千军万马 a powerful army; a mighty force 六、与“牛”有关的 牛头不对马嘴 incongruous; irre