PAGEPAGE25【校本研修論文】高家中心小學主編：陳英英組員：郭敏袁艷盈楊阿娟2014-5-16PreludeOpeningforeword……………1Dog……………………2Cat……………………4Mice……………………7Fish……………………8Horse…………………10Lion……………………12Monkey………………13Rat……………………14Wolf…………………15HareSheep………16SwallowTiger…………………17BatBear…………18BeastBull……19Calf…………………20Camel………………21卷首語Openingforeword漢語成語博大精深，英語成語也很有趣奧。。。。。。Dog狗1.Everydoghashisday.凡人皆有得意日（意指：大家都有走運的一天）。2.Dogdoesnoteatdog.同類不相殘；同室不操戈。3.acat-and-doglife爭爭吵吵的日子4.Dogdoesnoteatdog.同類不相殘，同時不操戈5.Dumbdogsaredangerous.不叫的狗咬人6.Giveadogabadnameandhanghim.讒言可畏，欲加之罪，何患無辭7.gotothedogs每況愈下8.hang-doglook愁眉苦臉9.Loveme,lovemydog.愛屋及烏10.Heisaluckydog.他是個幸運兒。11.leadadog'slife過窮困潦倒的日子12.nothaveadog'schance毫無機會13.topdog當權派；頭兒14.treatsb.likeadog不把某人當人看15.ahuntingdog獵犬16.alazydog懶漢17.agaydog一個快樂的人18.adirtydog下流坯19.dog-daysn.[pl.]三伏天,大熱天;無所作為的時期,無精打彩的日子20.Agooddogdeservesagoodbone.[諺]好狗應該啃好骨頭,有功者受賞。21.Alivingdogisbetterthanadeadlion.[諺]死獅不如活狗。22.Astaff[stick]isquickly[soon]foundtobeatadogwith.[諺]欲加之罪,何患無辭。23.Anolddogbarksnotinvain.[諺]老狗不亂吠;老狗一吠,就得小心。24.Anolddogwilllearnnonewtricks.(=Youcannotteacholddogsnewtricks.)[諺]老狗學不了新把戲;老年人很難適應新事物。25.as[like]adogwithtwotails非常開心[高興]Barkingdogsseldombite.[諺]愛叫的狗不咬人;咬人的狗不露齒。26.be(old)dogat(athing)對...有經驗;對...很內行Bewareofasilentdogandstillwater.[諺]提防不吠的狗,小心靜止的水。27.comelikeadogatawhistle一呼即來28.Everydoghashisday.[諺]凡人皆有得意日。29.Everydogisalionathome.[Everydogisvaliantathisowndoor.][諺]狗是百步王,只在門前兇。30.Fightdog,fightbear.[諺]打個青紅皂白,一決雌雄。Giveadogabad[anill]name(andhanghim).[諺]一旦給人加一個壞名聲,他就永遠洗刷不掉;人言可畏。31.Itisilltowakensleepingdogs.[letsleepingdogslie;don'twakeasleepingdog.]別多事,別惹麻煩。32.raincatsanddogs傾盆大雨33.loveme,lovemydog.愛屋及烏。34.dogswilleatdirtypuddings.[諺]人到危急時,平時所不屑做的也要做;急不暇擇,饑不擇食。35.teachanolddognewtricks使守舊的人接受新事物teachthedogtobark教狗怎么叫(意指多此一舉)36.Thedogreturnstohisvomit.狗回頭吃自己吐出來的東西;重犯舊日罪惡。37.Alivingdogisbetterthanadeadlion.一條活狗勝過一頭死獅.38.Thecatanddogmaykiss,yetarenonethebetterfriends.貓狗可以相吻，但不會成為好友。39.Dumbdogsaredangerous.不叫的狗咬人Cat貓1.fightlikecatsanddogs就表示吵得昏天黑地。

2.cat-and-dog就是愛吵架的。

3.rainingcatsanddogs下貓下狗表示下大雨，因為狗是風神奧丁的侍從，貓是大雨的象征。

4.cat-eyed貓眼表示晚上也看得見；

5.cat'sfoot或者cat'spaw貓爪表示被人利用成為傀儡；

6.cato'ninetails是一種分好多頭兒的鞭子；

7.catlap貓貓舔則是很淡的茶或者牛奶；

8.catnap表示小睡一會兒；

9.cat'smeow、cat'spajamas和cat'swhiskers都是出類拔萃的意思！

10.alleycat胡同里的貓就是流浪貓，11.wildcat其實是野生的貓啦。

12.coolcat是時尚前衛的人，多指男性；

13.copycat就是山寨假冒；

14.fatcat是權貴之人；

15.tomcat雄貓也有花花公子的意思；

16.fightlikeKilkennycats就是我們中文里頭的兩敗俱傷，Kilkenny是愛爾蘭的小鎮，無聊的士兵會斗貓，直到雙方自相殘殺，太殘酷了，會有報應的！

17.enoughtomakeacatlaugh表示某事好笑得讓貓都笑了；18.likeacatonhotbricks熱磚上的貓咪，有點像熱鍋上的螞蟻，表示很緊張神經質……

19.Curiositykilledthecat，好奇殺死貓，是一句再熟悉不過的諺語。它原意是要提醒人們謹慎小心。

20.Grinninglikeacheshirecat，“笑得像只柴郡貓”意思就是說傻笑，這句話在《愛麗絲夢游仙境》中得到了絕妙的體現——想想那只柴郡貓，不是一直在笑嗎？

21.Dogmycats，一句輕微的咒罵，跟"damnit!"意思差不多，中文大可譯為“喵了個咪”。歐亨利在《一只黃狗的記憶》中提到過。

Mice老鼠1.Acatinglovescatchesnomice戴手套的貓老鼠抓不到-意思是為達到目的可不能太斯文客氣；

2.Keepnomorecatsthatcatchmice.能抓老鼠的貓才養著-就是說別跟吃干飯的人來往；

3.Whenthecat'saway,themicewillplay.山中無老虎猴子稱大王Fish魚1.Aprettykettleoffish字面意思：一壺魚。[解釋]Astateofconfusion,disorderortrouble.混亂無秩序的局面；一團糟。變體：Afinekettleoffish.說明：在野外，大家七手八腳，搶吃煮好的魚，比喻混亂的場面。[例句]Hissix-year-olddaughterplayedwithherfather'scomputer.Thefatherworriedthatitmightbeaprettykettleoffishifhelosthisdocuments.2.Drinklikeafish字面意思：像魚一樣能喝。[解釋]Drinkalotofalcoholregularly.經常喝酒，而且喝的很多。說明：此處的drink多指喝酒。[例句]Hedrinkslikeafish,smokeslikeachimneyandeatslikeapig;Icannotstandhimanymore.3.Fishforcompliments字面意思：勾引贊美的話。[解釋]Lookforpraise.尋求別人的夸獎。說明：Fish作動詞用，指"釣魚"。這條成語類似漢語的"沽名釣譽"，但一般來說fishforcompliments只是表示希望得到別人的口頭贊許或認可而已。Compliment也可用單數。[例句]Whenheshowedmehisthirdnewmobilephone,Icouldtellthathewaslookingforacompliment.4..Haveotherfishtofry字面意思：還有其它魚要炸（煎）。[解釋]Haveothermoreimportantthingstodo.有其它更重要的事情要做。[例句]Don'taskmetodothisandthat.Ihaveotherfishtofry.5.Neitherfish,fleshnorfowl字面意思：非魚，非肉，也非家禽。[解釋]Ofanuncertainnature,neitheronethingnortheother.特點不明確；不倫不類；非驢非馬；四不像。變體：Neitherfish,fleshnorgoodredherring（好的紅鯡魚）。[例句]Thebuildinghasastrangedesign,it'sneitherfish,fleshnorfowl.6.Teachfishhowtoswim字面意思：教魚如何游泳。[解釋]Tellothermoreexperiencedandbetterqualifiedexpertswhattodo.教更有經驗的專家如何做業內的事。教關云長如何耍大刀。[例句]Don'tteachfishhowtoswim,becausehehasbeenusingacomputerformorethan20years.Horse馬1..Eatlikeahorse字面意思：像馬一樣能吃。[解釋]Eatalot.（指人）特別能吃，飯量大。無貶義。另一條成語Eatlikeapig有貶義，吃的特別多，而且顯得貪婪、令人惡心。字面意思是"像豬一樣能吃"。[例句]Heeatslikeahorse,butheisnotfat.Thesecretisnottogotosleepimmediatelyaftereachmeal.2.Lockthestablewhenthehorseisstolen字面意思：馬被偷走以后才給馬廄上鎖。[解釋]Takecarefulprecautionstodotherightthingafteritistoolate.不好的事情發生后才采取防范措施，但為時已晚。亡羊補牢有點晚。這條成語有兩個變體：Lockthestabledoorafterthehorsehasbolted.Lockthebarndoorafterthehorseisout.字面意思：馬脫韁之后才鎖馬廄。[例句]Yournewbikehasbeenstolen.Whydoyouwanttobuythisexpensivelocknow?That'slockingthestabledoorafterthehorsehasbolted.Youshouldspendlessmoneyandbuyacheapsecondhandbike.3.Lookagifthorseinthemouth字面意思：往禮品馬的嘴里看。[解釋]Notcontentedwithsomethingreceivedasagift.瞧不起別人送的禮物，覺得不滿意。說明：看一匹馬的牙齒可得知馬的年齡，養馬的人都知道這一點。送你一匹馬，你不要抱怨馬有點老。[例句]Ithinkyourbirthdaypresentisverynice,sodon'tlookagifthorseinthemouth!4.Putthecartbeforethehorse字面意思：把馬車放在馬的前邊。[解釋]Putorsaythingsinthewrongorder.說話辦事的次序顛倒；本末倒置。[例句]Youshouldfirstsendyourresumetothecompanybeforehavinganinterview.Don'tputthecartbeforethehorse.5.Ridethehighhorse字面意思：騎高頭大馬。[解釋]self-important;showoff.自大；炫耀。[例句]Whenthepostgraduatevisitedhishometownintheremoteprovince,herodethehighhorseamongthelocalpeople.6.Holdyourhorses字面意思：讓你的馬停下來。[解釋]stopandwaitforaminute;bereasonable.勸別人冷靜下來，多一些理智。[例句]Don'tgetsoangry,John.JustholdyourhorsesandIwillseewhatIcandoforyou.Lion雄獅1.Beardthelioninhisden字面意思：在雄獅的巢穴里捋它的胡須。[解釋]Shownofearanddaretocarryoutextremelydangeroustasks.表現無所畏懼，敢于做極其危險的事；敢摸老虎的屁股。[例句]Shewasannoyedbecauseshewasnotgivenaflat.Soshebeardedthelioninhisdenbyarguingwiththeschoolprincipal.2.Thelion'sshare字面意思：雄獅的份額。[解釋]Thebiggestshareofsomething.（與人分東西時）相對來說大的或最大的一部分。說明：出自《伊索寓言》。[例句]Whenhisfatherdied,thedaughterhasgotthelion'sshareofthefamily'sproperty.Monkey猴子1.Makeamonkeyoutofsomeone字面意思：把某人弄成一只猴子。[解釋]Makesomeoneseemfoolishorstupid.使別人顯得愚蠢。[例句]Asfarastheknowledgeofthecomputerisconcerned,thelittleboymakesamonkeyoutofmeallthetime.2.Monkeywithsomething字面意思：像猴子一樣胡亂觸摸。[解釋]Interferewith,meddlewith;playmischievouslywith.胡亂折騰某物。比如不懂電腦，隨便去按鍵盤玩。[例句]Didyoumonkeywithmycomputer?Itdoesnotworkproperlynow.Rat耗子1.Ratrace字面意思：耗子賽跑。[解釋]Ruthlesscompetitionforgreaterwealth,fame,power,socialstatus,etc.爭奪名利、錢財或社會地位的殘酷競爭。[例句]IamquitehappywithmyjobasateacherandIhavenodesiretotakepartintheratraceofbusiness.2.Ratsabandoningasinkingship字面意思：耗子逃離正在沉沒的船。[解釋]Disloyalpeoplewhodesertaninstitutionorstopworkingfororsupportingsomebody.不忠誠的人離開某個組織；停止支持某人；樹倒猢猻散。[例句]Justlikeratsabandoningasinkingship,thesocalledloyalsupportersswitchedtotheothersidecandidatewhentheirsbegantolose.3.Smellarat字面意思：聞到耗子味兒。[解釋]Suspectthatsomethingiswrong.懷疑有問題。[例句]Hesaidsomanynicethingsaboutthewashingpowder,butIsmeltaratandrefusedtobuytheproduct.Wolf狼1.Crywolf字面意思：喊狼（來了）。[解釋]Givefalsealarm.發出錯誤的警報。說明：出自《伊索寓言》。[例句]Thegirljustwantedtoattractattentionfromherparents.Soshepretendedtobesickatthetime.Shewasjustcryingwolf.2.Keepthewolffromthedoor字面意思：將狼拒之于門外。[解釋]Keepfromstarvation;avoidhungerandpoverty.免受饑餓或貧窮。[例句]Inthosedays,myfatherhadthreejobstokeepthewolffromthedoor.3.Don’ttrustagoatwiththekitchen-garden,orawolfwithsheepfold.不能請羊管菜園，不能請狼管羊圈。4.Whokeepscompanywithwolves,willlearntohowl.和狼在一起，就會學狼叫。5.Manisawolftoman.人對人是狼。（人心狠，人吃人）Hare野兔1.Youcannotrunwiththehareandhuntwiththehounds(獵狗).不能既和野兔一起跑又和獵狗一起追。（人不應兩面討好。）2.Thetortoisewinstheracewhilethehareissleeping.兔子睡懶覺，烏龜跑贏了。Sheep綿羊1.Ifonesheepleapsovertheditch,alltherestwillfollow.榜樣的力量是無窮的。2.Alazysheepthinksitswoolheavy.懶羊嫌毛重。3.Hethatmakeshimselfasheepshallbeeatenbythewolf.甘心做綿羊，必然喂豺狼。Swallow燕子1.Oneswallowdoesnotmakeaspring.孤燕不報春。2.Oneswallowdoesnotmakeasummer.一燕不成夏。Tiger老虎Ifyoudon’tenteratiger’sden,youcan’tgethiscubs.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。Bat蝙蝠1.Asblindasabat字面意思：像蝙蝠一樣瞎。[解釋]Havingverybadeyesight.視力極差。[例句]Withoutglasses,heisasblindasabat.2.Havebatsinthebelfry字面意思：在教堂鐘樓里養蝙蝠。[解釋]Havestrangeideas;beslightlymad.想法古怪，大腦有些不正常。[例句]Don'ttakeanynoticeofwhathesaid;hehasgotbatsinthebelfry.Bear狗熊.Likeabearwithasorehead字面意思：像頭疼的狗熊一樣。[解釋]Beverybad-tempered.脾氣很不好。[例句]Heislikeabearwithasoreheadeverymorning.Beast野獸Makeabeastofoneself字面意思：把自己弄成個野獸。[解釋]Behaveinanuncivilizedway.行為舉止不文明，沒教養。[例句]Thehusbandmadeabeastofhimselfeverydayandintheendhiswifeaskedforadivorce.Bull公牛1.Likearedragtoabull字面意思：對公牛來說就像一塊紅布。[解釋]Thesortofthingwhichmakesaparticularpersonveryangry.使人非常生氣的語言或行為。[例句]Tohiswife,theinvitationofherhusband'sformergirlfriendtodinnerwaslikearedragtoabull.2..Takethebullbythehorns字面意思：抓住公牛的角。[解釋]Faceadifficultyord