有关动物的英语谚语(研究性报告).docVIP

英语谚语proverbs是a well-known phrase or sentence that gives advice or says that’s generally true它是在群众中间流传的固定语句，用简单通俗的话反应出深刻的哲理. 短小精炼，是千百年来劳动人民总结出来的智慧的结晶。英语中的proverbs无疑是英美文化中的精华部分，学习它可以帮助我们感受西方文明。，体念文化差异 ；如 love me, love my dog 爱屋及乌。talk horse 吹牛。A cat has nine lives.吉人天相。Never offer to teach fish to swim. 不要班门弄斧。这些谚语让我们可以明显感受到一点中西文化思维差异。不同民族文化内涵是一致的，但表达的方式不同。这就需要培养我们的跨文化意识。平时注意积累英语谚语，可以感悟人生。下面请看一小段对话：A：Hi，B. There you. My dogs are barking. I want to tell you a good news.B: Is it that we will point the town red?A: Yes, I would have told you of blue. We know you have green fingers, so we want you to look after some flowers.B: It’s a piece of cake. I will face the music.这一简短的对话，对于一个英语不大熟悉的人来说，恐怕就不那么容易理解了。因为这其中包含了七八个谚语，如：My dogs are barking.（我的脚走得都痛了）；point the town red（狂欢）；out of blue（出其不意）；a piece of cake（小菜一碟）；face the music（负责任）等。而且这中间也含有有关动物的英语谚语。这足以说明有关动物的英语谚语在日常交际中有着重要作用。 下面是我们这次活动所收集的有关动物的英语谚语：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。 3. Chicken (1) Don’t count your chickens bef