1、7 a sleeping dog 不可 惹（ 惹不 起） 的人 8 bell the cat 冒險行 為9 E v er y do g h as h i s d ay 凡 人 皆 有 得 意 時 。1 0 W h e n p i g s f l y . 決 不 可 能 ！11. Love me love my dog . 愛屋 及烏。12 Teach fish to swim. 班門 弄斧 。13. Dog doesnt eat dog . 同行 不相 妒 。14 . The best fish swim near the bottom . 好魚 居水 底。15.kill two birds

2、with one stone一 石雙 鳥， 一箭 雙雕16. When the cats are away the mice will play . 山中 無老 虎， 猴 子稱 霸王En glish is full of ani mal say ingsbut what are they really talki ng about?1. to let the cat out of the bagto say something you shouldn t say, like telling a secret. Becauseif you let a cat out of a bag, it i

3、s hard to get it back in 說出一些不該 說的話，比如告密。因為一旦你把貓從包里拿出來，就很難再把它放進去！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 inits mouth. Why? Because a horses teetahgtel.lsBiutst if someone ga

4、ve you a horseas a prese nt, would you look at its teeth? No, that would be impolite.買馬的時候要 看看它的嘴巴。 為什么？因為從馬的牙齒可以看出它的年齡。 不過如果有人送你 一匹馬作為禮物，你會不會檢查它的牙齒呢？不會，那樣很不禮貌。Example: If a small child complains about a gift, their mother will say: Dont look a gift horse in themouth.3. to be in the doghouseto make

5、someone angry and receive a punishment. Usually used formarried couples. 讓某人生氣并得到懲罰。通常用于夫妻之間。Example: I didn t clean my bedroom yesterday and now Im in the doghouse.Mom says I cant come to your house today.4. to be a big fish in small pondsomeone well-known but only to a small group of people. 在小3.s

6、eet h eelephan t大 開眼界4.w h i t e e lep h an t沉重的 負 擔，無用而累贅的東西5.talk horse吹牛6.ducks egg得零分1. bee 蜜 蜂 ， 忙 碌 的 人2. as busy as a bee 忙 忙 碌 碌范圍內的知名人士。Example: She s a Ca-pnotop singer. She thinks shes so famous, but really she isjust a big fish in a small pond.5. to rain cats and dogs to rain heavily. 下大

7、雨。Example: Look outside! Its raining cats and dogs! Wed better wait until it stopsa before we go to the bus stop.6. to kill two birds with one stone complete two tasks by doing only one thing. We also call thisi-“tamskuinltg. 一”石兩鳥。也叫“多任務處理”。Example: I have to baby-sit my brother and also return my

8、library book. If I take Joey to the library, thenI can kill two birds with one stone.7.to be a fish out of water How would you feel if you were put in unfamiliar surroundings?Scared and unsure of what to do? When this happens, we can say we feel like a fish out of water. 置身于陌生的環境中，你有何感受？會感到害怕、不 知所措嗎

9、？這時我們可以說自己就像一條離開水的魚。Example: On my first day in my new school I felt like a fish out of water.8.to be stubborn as a mule Mules can work hard. But if a mule does not want to work, nothingwill change its mind. To be stubborn means to refuse to change your mind. 騾子工作勤奮、認真。不過如果一頭騾子不想工作了，什么都改變不了它 的心意。倔強、

10、固執就是說拒絕改變想法。Example: My baby sister is as stubborn as a mule. I have tried and tried but she will not eat greenvegetables.9.to be strong a an ox Oxen are big, muscular bulls that can pull heavy loads. Big stro ngpeople are ofte n compared to this an imal.公牛十分巨大。肌肉強健的公 牛能拉動沉重的貨物。高大強壯的人常被比喻成這種動物。Examp

11、le: I am glad Joe will be on our Tug-o-war team. He s strong as an ox.10. to be free as a birdto be completely free. If someone has no responsibilities, their feelingsare carefree and happy - like a bird flying in the sky. 完全自由自在。 如果一個人不用承擔任何責任，他們會覺得無憂無慮、輕松愉快就像在天空 中飛翔的鳥兒一樣。Example: I finished my hom

12、ework already so I m free as a bird all weekend. go to the dogs 墮落dog eat dog 自相殘殺make apig of on eself 猛吃猛喝；貪得無厭work like a horse 埋頭苦干eat like a horse 狼吞虎咽as stro ng as dnorse 健 壯如牛put the cart before thehorse 本末倒置hold on es horse 耐心One man may steal ahorsewhile another may not look over a hedge. 只

13、許州官放火，不許百姓點燈。A cat has nine lives. 貓有九命。When the cat is away, the mice will play. 貓兒不在，老鼠玩得自在。put onesmonkey up 使某人生氣When the tree falls, themonkeys scatter. 樹倒猢猻散。Dont count your chickens before they are h atch e d .未成事實，勿先樂觀。live like fighting cocks 養尊處優crow like a cock and snatch like adog 雞鳴狗盜as

14、 poor as a churchmouse 一貧如洗to beat the grass and frighte n thsn ake 打草驚蛇Dont warm a snakein your bosom. 別養虎為患。How can you catchtiger cubs without entering thetigers lair? 不入虎穴，焉得虎 子？glare like a tiger eye ing its prey 虎視眈眈like a duck to water 輕而易舉Never offer to teachfish to swim. 不要班門弄斧。a wolf in sheeps clothing 披著羊皮的狼have awolf by the ears 處于危急境地 bring wolves into the house 弓丨狼入室 have abee in ones head神經不正常、胡思亂想wait by the stump of a