警惕暗藏的敌人。

（注意隐患。

）Take heed of the snake in the grass.
班门弄斧。

Teach a dog to bark./Teach your grandmother to suck eggs.
饥不择食。

The ass that is hungry will eat any kind of litter./Hungry dogs will eat dirty puddings. 无知最爱装聪明。

The ass wags his ears./All asses wag their ears.
鸡窝里飞不出金凤凰。

（鸡毛飞不上天。

）The bear wants a tail, and cannot be lion.
好马出深山，好鱼潜水底。

The best fish are near the bottom./The best fish keep the bottom.
鱼过三天不新鲜，客住三天讨人嫌。

The best fish smell when they are three days old.
玉不琢，不成器。

The best horse needs breaking, and the aptest child needs teaching.
闻其声而知其人。

The bird is known by his note, the man by his words./A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk.
鸟恋小巢人恋家。

（金窝银窝，不如自家的草窝。

）The bird loves her nest./Every bird likes its own nest.
大祸临头。

The black ox has trod his foot.
投机不成反蚀一把米。

The camel going to seek horns, lost his ears.
掩耳盗铃。

The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream./The cat shuts its eyes while it steals cream. 既想当婊子，又想立牌坊。

The cat would eat fish but would not wet her feet./The cat would eat fish but is unwilling to wet her feet./All cats love fish but fear to wet their paws.
马儿众人用，掌子无人盯。

The common horse is worst shod.
物在不知好，失去方觉贵。

（有时不珍惜，失去空叹息。

）The cow knows not what her tail is worth until she has lost it./The cow knows not the value of her tail till she loses it./The cow didn't know the value of her tail till she'd lost it.
早起的鸟儿有食吃。

（捷足先登。

）The cow that's first up, gets the first of the dew./The early bird catches the worm./The foremost dog catches the hare.
孩子都是自己的好。

The crow thinks her own bird fairest./Every mother's child is handsome.
狂犬吠日白费力。

The dog barks in vain at the moon./The moon does not heed the barking of dogs.
来说是非者，必是是非人。

The dog that fetches will carry./Who chatters to you, will chatter of you.
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。

The dog that has been beaten with a stick is afraid of its shadow./The burnt child fears the fire.
说者自说，做者自做。

The dogs bark, but the caravan goes on.
各有各的想法。

（仁者见仁，智者见智。

）The donkey means one thing and the driver another./One thing thinks the bear, and another he that leads him./One thing thinks the horse, and another he that saddles him.
江山易改，本性难移。

The fox changes his skin but keeps his knavery./The fox changes his skin but not his habits./The fox may grow grey, but never good.
狡诈必露。

The fox is known by his brush./The fox is known by his furred tail.
狐狸再狡猾也斗不过好猎手。

（道高一尺，魔高一丈。

）The fox knows much, but more he that catcheth him.
兔子不吃窝边草。

The fox preys farthest from his hole./A wise fox will never rob his neighbour's hen-roost.
井底之蛙，不知大海。

（坐井观天。

）The frog in the well knows nothing of the great sea.
能成事者，也能败事。

（成也萧何，败也萧何。

）The goat gives a good milking, but she casts it all down with her foot./Like the cow that gives a good pail of milk, and then kicks it over.
大鱼吃小鱼。

（弱肉强食。

）The great fish eat up the small.
老婆当家。

The grey mare is the better horse.
凡事要有两手准备。

Don't put all your eggs in one basket./The mouse that has but one hole is quickly taken.
孩子都是自己的好。

The owl thinks her own young fairest./The crow thinks her own bird fairest. 年事高，办事牢。

The ox when weariest treads surest./The tired ox treads surest.
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。

The scalded cat fears cold water./The scalded dog fears cold water. 小人得势。

（本末倒置。

）The tail wags the dog.
人靠衣装，佛靠金装。

The tailor makes the man./The coat makes the man./Fine feathers make fine birds.
年事高，办事牢。

The tired ox treads surest./The ox when weariest treads surest.
笑对死亡。

The swan sings before his death./The swan sings when death comes.
不怕慢，就怕站。

The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping.。