love one,love his dog爱屋及乌
You can take a horse to the water,but you can't make him drink.策马溪边易,逼马饮水难.
A horse may stumble on four feet.人有失足,马有漏蹄.
A running horse needs no spur.奔马无须鞭策.
Don't put the cart before the horse.不要把车套在马前.(不要本末倒置.)
The common horse is worst shod.公用之马掌最差.
Lock the barn door after the horse is stolen.失马之后锁马厩.(亡羊补牢.)
Hair by hair you will pull out the horse's tail.一根一根拔,拔光马尾巴.(水滴石穿.)
关于狐狸的谚语:
The fox may grow grey,but never good.狐狸毛色可以变灰,但是本性难改.(江山易改,本性难移.)
The fox preys farthest from his hole.狐狸捕食,远离洞府.(兔子不吃窝边草.)
When the fox preaches,then take care of your geese.每当狐狸说教,当心鹅群被盗.
When the fox says he is a vegetarian,it's time for the hen to look out.狐狸说它吃素时,母鸡要注意.
有关狼的谚语:
Don't trust a goat with the kitchen-garden,or a wolf with
sheepfold.不能请羊管菜园,不能请狼管羊圈.
有关羊的谚语:
If one sheep leaps over the ditch,all the rest will follow.一只羊跨过沟,其它羊也会跟着做.(榜样的力量是无穷的.)
He that makes himself a sheep shall be eaten by the wolf.甘心做绵羊,必然喂豺狼.(人不能太软弱可欺.)
有关老鼠的谚语:
It is a poor mouse that has only one hole.狡兔三窟.
A speck of mouse dung will spoil a whole pot of porridge.一粒老鼠屎,坏了一锅粥.
有关鸡的谚语:
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.)
有关兔的谚语:
You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.不能既和野兔一起跑又和猎狗一起追.(人不应两面讨好.)
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.
