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英語成語園地-動物篇 a big fish in a small/little pond 小池塘裡的大魚；小地方的大人物；矮子裡的高個子。 He wasnt so important in the big city but in the small town he is a big fish in a small pond. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush 一鳥在手勝過二鳥在林；未到手的東西再好也不如已到手的東西。 You should keep the prize and not try and win another one. Remember a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. a birds-eye view (of) 鳥瞰；概觀。 Lets go up onto the roof and get a birds-eye view of the surrounding area. a bug in ones ear 一項暗示；一項構想。 You put a bug in his ear about a holiday to France and he wont stop talking about it. (like) a bull in a china shop 笨手笨腳到處闖禍者；動輒闖禍者；莽莽撞撞的人。 He is like a bull in a china shop so you should be careful if you invite him to your house for the weekend. a can of worms 複雜的問題；複雜的情況。 It opened up a large can of worms when the company decided to talk about the union contract. a dark horse 黑馬；可能爆出冷門者；知名度不高的候選人。 He was a dark horse in the race to be President until he gave some good speeches on TV. a dead duck 沒有希望的人。 He is a dead duck. When the police find him he will have to go to jail. a feather in ones cap 榮譽；成就；值得自豪的事。 Winning the speech contest was a feather in his cap and we are very proud of him. a flea in ones ear 刺耳的話；不受歡迎的構想或答覆。 I think that I put a flea in his ear when I told him about the computer problems. a/the fly in the ointment 令人掃興的事或人；美中不足之處。 His complaints about the food were a fly in the ointment and gave everyone a bad feeling about the gathering. alley cat 野貓 He began to feed the alley cat and now it comes to his house every day. as the crow flies 成直線地；直線距離地。 As the crow flies it is about six kilometers between here and the cinema. 或 It is about six kilometers between here and the cinema as the crow flies. a whale of a time 美好或令人愉快的時光。 It was the best holiday ever! My wife and I had a whale of a time! a wolf in sheeps clothing 披著羊皮的狼；貌善心毒的人。 Be careful of that man. He is a wolf in sheeps clothing. bark up the wrong tree 錯怪了人；找錯了目標。