含动物的英语习语.docVIP

1. bee蜜蜂，忙碌的人 2. as busy as a bee 忙忙碌碌 3． see the elephant 大开眼界 4． white elephant 沉重的负担，无用而累赘的东西 5． talk horse 吹牛 6． ducks egg 得零分 7． a sleeping dog 不可惹（惹不起）的人 8． bell the cat 冒险行为 9． Every dog has his day． 凡人皆有得意时。 10． When pigs fly. 决不可能！ 11． Love me□love my dog． 爱屋及乌。 12． Teach fish to swim. 班门弄斧。 13． Dog doesnt eat dog． 同行不相妒。 14． The best fish swim near the bottom． 好鱼居水底。 15． kill two birds with one stone 一石双鸟，一箭双雕 16. When the cats are away the mice will play．山中无老虎，猴子称霸王 English is full of animal sayings…but what are they really talking about? 1. to let the cat out of the bag —to say something you shouldn’t say, like telling a secret. Because if you let a cat out of a bag, it is hard to get it back in! 说出一些不该说的话，比如告密。因为一旦你把猫从包里拿出来，就很难再把它放进去！ Example: Jane let the cat out of the bag and now Mom knows about her surprise birthday party. 2.to look a gift horse in the mouth — When buying a horse, you should look in its mouth. Why? Because a horse’s teeth tells its age. But if someone gave you a horse as a present, would you look at its teeth? No, that would be impolite. 买马的时候要看看它的嘴巴。为什么？因为从马的牙齿可以看出它的年龄。不过如果有人送你一匹马作为礼物，你会不会检查它的牙齿呢？不会，那样很不礼貌。 Example: If a small child complains about a gift, their mother will say: Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth. 3. to be in the doghouse —to make someone angry and receive a punishment. Usually used for married couples. 让某人生气并得到惩罚。通常用于夫妻之间。 Example: I didn’t clean my bedroom yesterday and now I’m in the doghouse. Mom says I can’t come to your house today. 4. to be a big fish in small pond —someone well-known but only to a small group of people. 在小范围内的知名人士。 Example: She’s a Canto-pop singer. She thinks she’s so famous, but really she is just a big fish in a small pond. 5. to rain cats and dogs —to rain heavily. 下大雨。 Example: Look outside! It’s raining cats and dogs! We’d better wait until it stops a before we go to the bus stop. 6. to kill two birds with one stone —complete two tasks by