有关鱼类的谚语:The best fish swim near the bottom. 好鱼常在水底游.Never offer to teach fish to swim. 不要教鱼去游泳.(不要班门弄斧.)Go to the sea, if you would fish well. 不入虎穴,焉得虎子.There's as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it. 海里的好鱼多的是.(强中更有强中手.)It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait. 笨鱼才会咬两次钩.(智者不上两次当.)If water is noisy, there are no fish in it. 咆哮的水中无鱼.(夸夸其谈的人没有真才识学.)有关猫的谚语:A cat has nine lives. 猫有九命.(吉人自有天相.)Cats hide their claws. 猫总是藏起自己的爪子.(知人知面不知心.)All cats are grey in the dark.黑暗处的猫都是灰色的.(人未出名时看起来都是差不多.)A gloved cat catches no mice. 戴手套的猫抓不到老鼠.(不愿吃苦的人成不了大事业.)When the weasel and the cat make a marriage, it is a very ill presage. 黄鼠狼和猫结亲没好事.Who will bell the cat? 谁去给猫系铃铛?(谁愿为大家冒风险?)The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream. 猫偷吃奶油时总是闭着眼.(掩耳盗铃,自欺欺人.)There are more ways of killing a cat than by choking it with butter. 杀死猫的办法不仅仅是用黄油噎死它.(达到目的的途径很多.)有关狗的谚语:He who would hang his dog gives out first that it is mad. 欲加之罪,何患无辞.Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌.Every dog has his day. 人人皆有得意时.Barking dogs seldom bite. 爱叫的狗不咬人.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.)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.)Dog does not eat dog. 狗不吃同类.(本是同根生,相煎何太急?)A son never thinks his mother ugly, and a dog never shuns its owner's home however shabby it is. 儿不嫌母丑,狗不嫌家贫.与狗相关的英语谚语和短语He is a lucky dog. 他是个幸运儿。
lead a dog's life 过穷困潦倒的日子not have a dog's chance 毫无机会top dog 当权派；头儿羊：sheep[Fi:p]n.羊, 绵羊, 羞答答的人, 胆小鬼, 信徒a flock of sheep 一群羊a wolf in sheep's clothing披着羊皮的狼, 口蜜腹剑的人a black sheep害群之马; 拒绝参加罢工的工人a lost sheep迷途羔羊, 迷失正道的人a sheep among wolves落入狼群; 落在一群恶汉手中的善良人as a sheep among the shearers仿佛落在剪羊毛工人手里的绵羊as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb [谚]偷大羊或偷小羊反正都得挨绞刑; 一不做二不休count sheep数羊(心里计数以求入睡)follow like a sheep 盲从One scabbed sheep infects the whole flock. [谚] 一只羊生疮整群羊遭殃。
return to one's sheep [muttons]回到本题separate the sheep from the goats区别好人和坏人There is a black sheep in every flock. [谚]到处都有害群之马。
sheep and goats善人与恶人(来自《圣经》)sheep that have no shepherd乌合之众" Without a shepherd, sheep are not a flock."- Russian Proverb"An army of sheep led by a lion would defeat an army of lions led by a sheep." - Arab Proverb"The sheep has no choice when in the jaws of the wolf."- Chinese proverb猫：A cat has nine lives.猫有九条命。
(英国迷信, 指猫的生命力强)A cat in gloves catches no mice. (=Muffled cats catch no mice.)[谚]带手套的猫捉不到耗子; 四肢不勤, 一事无成; 怕沾污手指的人做不出什么事。
A cat may look at a king.[谚]猫也可以看国王(指小人物也应有些权利)agree like cats and dogs[口]像猫和狗一样合不来, 完全合不来All cats are grey in the dark. (=At night all cats are grey; when candles are o ut, all cats are grey.)[谚]猫在暗中都是灰色; 黑暗中难分丑妍as weak as a cat (=as weak as water)身体非常虚弱copy cat盲目的模仿者enough to make a cat [horse] laugh极其可笑; 让人笑掉大牙enough to make a cat speak[口]令人惊讶; 事情太出奇fat cat美国政治运动的出资人, 捐献大宗政治款项的富人; 安于现状的懒汉; 以权谋私的人, 享受特权的人Has the cat got your tongue?[口]猫把你的舌头叼去了吗?为什么不吭声?It rains cats and dogs.下倾盆大雨, 大雨滂沱let the cat out of the bag说走了嘴, (无意中)泄露秘密like a cat on hot bricks局促不安, 如热锅上的蚂蚁live like cat and dog[口]整天吵架old cat脾气坏的老太婆see [watch] how [which way] the cat jumps (=wait for the cat to jump) 观望形势然后行动; 看风使舵, 随机应变That's like putting the cat near the goldfish bowl.引狼入室; 等于把猫放在金鱼缸旁。
The cat did it.[口谑]是猫打破的; 不是我搞的。
(推托责任的话)The cat is out of the bag.[口]秘密泄露; 真相大白。
The cat jumps.[口]形势清楚了。
The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream.[谚]掩耳盗铃; 猫偷吃奶油的时候, 总是闭着眼睛。
The cat would eat fish and would not wet her feet.猫儿想吃鱼, 又怕湿了脚(想吃鱼又怕腥; 想得到某种东西又怕麻烦或担风险)。
The scalded cat fears cold water.[谚] 被烫过的猫, 连冷水也怕(一朝被蛇咬, 三年怕井绳)Watch sb. as a cat watches a mouse.象猫盯耗子般地盯着某人。
When the cat's away, the mice will play.[谚]猫儿不在,老鼠成精(大王外出, 小鬼跳粱)。
狗：He is a lucky dog. 他是个幸运儿。
lead a dog's lifetreat sb. like a dog 不把某人当人看a hunting dog 猎犬a lazy dog 懒汉a gay dog 一个快乐的人a dirty dog 下流坯dog-days n.[pl.]三伏天, 大热天; 无所作为的时期, 无精打彩的日子A good dog deserves a good bone. [谚]好狗应该啃好骨头, 有功者受赏。
A living dog is better than a dead lion. [谚]死狮不如活狗。
A staff [stick] is quickly [soon] found to beat a dog with. [谚]欲加之罪, 何患无辞。
An old dog barks not in vain. [谚]老狗不乱吠; 老狗一吠, 就得小心。
An old dog will learn no new tricks. (=You cannot teach old dogs new tricks.) [谚]老狗学不了新把戏; 老年人很难适应新事物。
as [like] a dog with two tails 非常开心[高兴]Barking dogs seldom bite. [谚]爱叫的狗不咬人; 咬人的狗不露齿。
be (old) dog at (a thing) 对...有经验; 对...很内行Beware of a silent dog and still water. [谚]提防不吠的狗, 小心静止的水。
come like a dog at a whistle 一呼即来Every dog has his day. [谚]凡人皆有得意日。
Every dog is a lion at home. [Every dog is valiant at his own door.] [谚]狗是百步王, 只在门前凶。