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鼠：smell a rat事有蹊跷 rat sb. out出卖某人 (1) It is a poor mouse that has only one hole. 狡兔三窟。 (2) The mouse that has but one hole is quickly taken. 只有一个洞的老鼠，很快就被抓住。(3) A speck of mouse dung will spoil a whole pot of porridge. 一粒老鼠屎，坏了一锅粥。 scotch（弄伤）?the snake.使危险的东西不能为害。(1) 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。）not to have/stand?a dog’s chance.毫无机会；毫无希望。Every dog has his day人人都有出头日 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 (1) He who would hang his dog gives out first that it is mad. 欲加之罪，何患无词. (2) A staff is quickly found to beat a dog with. 欲加之罪，何患无词. (3) Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌. (4) Too much pudding will choke a dog. 布丁太多噎死狗。 (6) Barking dogs don’t (seldom) bite. 爱叫的狗很少咬人。 (7) Let sleeping dogs lie. 勿惹事生非。 (8) Dead dogs bite not. 死狗不咬人。 (9) 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。） (10) Every dog is a lion at home. 狗在家门口就成了狮子。 (11) 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。） (12) Dog does not eat dog. 同类不相残。 (13) Scornful dogs will eat dirty puddings. 狗再傲慢也会吃脏布丁。 (14) 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。the cat among the?pigeons. 猫在鸽群中---人为刀俎，我为鱼肉。let the cat out of the bag.露出马脚；泄露秘密。rain cats and dogs.倾盆大雨。see how the cat jumps.观望形势；窥探虚实。(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。A cat may look at a king.猫也可以看国王。（指小人物也应有些权利） As weak as a cat =as weak as water 身体非常虚弱 Enough to make a cat (horse)laugh 极其可笑，让人笑掉大牙 Enough to make a cat speak 令人惊