英美文化中动物的特殊意义.docVIP

1．go to the dogs 堕落 The poor man went to the dogs after he lost his job． 那可怜的人失业之后就堕落了。2．make a pig of oneself 猛吃猛喝 He always makes a pig of himself． 他总是暴饮暴食。3．smell a rat 感到不妙（rat老鼠） When he saw the policemen walking to him，he smelt arat． 当他看到警察朝他走来时，就感到不妙。 4．hold one’s horses 耐心 Hold your horses，we still have some time left． 耐心点，我们仍然有时间。 5．get one’s goat 令某人生气／发火 The students got his goat because they didn’t do their home work 6．do the donkeywork 做呆板的例行工作(donkey驴) He had to do the donkeywork． 他不得不做那些呆板的工作。 7．put one’s monkey up 使某人生气 Your last word put his monkey up． 你最后一句话使他很生气。 8．kill two birds with one stone 一举两得 He killed two birds with one stone by shopping and seeing thefilm． 他既买了东西又看了电影，真是一举两得。 9．rise up with the lark 早起（lark云雀） Every day my mother rises up with the lark． 我母亲每天都早起。 10．have a bee in one’s head 神经不正常、胡思乱想 It seems that the woman has a bee in her head． 那妇女看起来神经有点不正常。 11．have other fish to fry 有要紧的事要干 i have no time now．I have other fish to fry． 我现在没有时间，我有要紧的事要干。 12．like a duck to water 轻而易举 He worked out the problem like a duck to water． 他轻而易举地做出了这道题。 1. as busy as a bee.忙碌至极2. as merry as a cricket/grig.非常高兴；非常快活。(cricket蟋蟀） 3. as slippery as an eel.油滑；不可靠。（ell是一种油滑的鱼类） 4. at one fell swoop.一举；一下子；刹那之间。 5. beard the lion 捋虎须；奋勇还击；在太岁头上动土。 6. bell the cat.猫脖子拴铃铛；为了大家的利益承担风险。 7. bird of passage.漂泊不定的人。 8. birds of feather.一丘之貉。 9. black sheep.败家子；害群之马；无用之辈。 10. dark horse.黑马；竞争中出人意料的获胜者。 11. break a butterfly on a wheel.小题大做；杀鸡用牛刀。 12. buy a pig in a poke 买下没有看的东西；隔山买老牛。 13. a pig in a poke 上当之货。 14. by/on shank’s mare. 骑两脚马----徒步，步行。mare是母马或母驴 15. cannot make a silk purse out of a sow’ ear.朽木不可雕也。坏材料做不出好东西。sow大母猪 16. cannot say boo to a goose. 胆小如鼠。 17. cast peals before swine.明珠暗投；对牛弹琴。swine是指猪或卑贱的人 18. cast sheep’s eyes 送秋波；抛媚眼；以目传情。 19. the cat among the pigeons. 猫在鸽群中---人为刀俎，我为鱼肉。 20. cat’s paw. 被人当爪牙利用的人；受人愚弄的人。paw爪子 21. a cock-and-bull story.无稽之谈；荒诞的故事。cock-and-bull adj.荒唐的 22. cock-a-hoop.（俚）得意扬扬；自鸣得意。hoop铁环 23. cock of the walk. 称王称霸的