含有动物名称的英语谚语

1.A bird in the hand is worth in the woods.

  一鸟在手胜于二鸟在林。（多得不如现得。）

2.A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.
  一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。

3.A bird may be known by its song.

  闻其声而知其人。

4.A cat has 9 lives.  

  猫有九条命。

5.A cat may look at a king.

  猫也可以打量国王。（人人平等。）

6.A close mouth catches no flies.

  病从口入，祸从口出。

7.A cock is valiant on his own dunghill.

  夜郎自大。

8.A dog will not howl if you beat him with a bone.

  骨头打狗狗不叫。

9.A fox may grow gray, but never good.  

  狐狸能变老，但不会变好。（江山易改，本性难移。）

10.A good dog deserves a good bone.

  有劳得奖

11.An old dog cannot learn new tricks.
  老顽固难学新事物。

12.A living dog is better than a dead lion.

  死狮不如活狗。

13.All lay load on the willing horse.
  人善被人欺，马善被人骑

14.As poor as a church mouse
  一贫如洗

15.Barking dogs don't bite.     

  吠狗不咬人。

16.Birds of a feather flock together.    

  物以类聚，人以群分。

17.Clumsy birds have to start flying early.

  笨鸟先须飞。

18.Curiosity killed the cat.

  好奇惹祸。

19.Care killed the cat.

  忧虑伤身。

20.Count one's chickens before they are hatched.
  蛋未孵先数雏。

21.Dog does not eat dog.

  同类不相残。

22.Each bird love to hear himself sing.
  孤芳自赏。（文章是自己的好。）

23.Every dog has his day.
  谁都有得意的时候。

24.Every bird likes its nest.

  鸟均爱其巢，人均爱其家。

25.Fish begins to stink at the head.

  鱼要腐烂头先臭。

26.Give a dog a bad name and hang him.
  众口铄金，积毁销骨。

27.He sets the fox to keep the geese.
  引狼入室。

28.He who has a mind to beat his dog will easily find his stick.

  欲加之罪，何患无辞。

29.He that lives down with dogs must rise up with fleas.

  与狗同眠者身上必染上跳蚤。（近墨者黑。）

30.He runs with the hare and hunts with the hounds.

  猎人既想随着野兔跑，又要跟着猎犬追。（脚踩两只船。）

31.If wishes were horse, beggars might ride.

  要是愿望等于事实，乞丐早就发财了。

32.If you run after two hares, you will catch neither.
  脚踏两条船，必定都落空。

33.It’s too late to shut the stable door after the horse has been stolen.

  马已被窃，再关好马厩，时已为迟。

34.Kill two birds with one stone.
  一箭双雕。

35.Let the cat out of the bag.
  泄漏天机。

36.Let sleeping dogs lie.

  莫惹事生非。

37.Like a rat in a hole.
  瓮中之鳖。

38.Never fish in trouble water.

  不要混水摸鱼。

39.Never offer to teach fish to swim.

  不要班门弄斧。

40.Never swap horses while crossing the stream.

  行到河中不换马。

41.One swallow does not make a summer.
  一燕不成夏。

42.Old birds are not to be caught with chaff.

  有经验的不易上圈套。

43.Put the cart before the horse.
  本末倒置。

44.The cat shuts its eyes when stealing.
  掩耳盗铃。

45.The early bird catches the worm.
  早起的鸟儿有虫吃。

46.The fox knew too much, that's how he lost his tail.
  机关算尽太聪明，反误了卿卿性命。
47.The fox preys farthest from home.
  兔子不吃窝边草。

48.The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean.
  坐井观天。

49.The wolf has a winning game when the shepherds quarrel.
  鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。

50.There are plenty of other fish in the sea.

  海里的好鱼多得是。

51.There are no birds of this year in last year’s nest.

  去年的皇历不好用。

52.Two dogs strive for a bone, and a third runs away with it.  

  鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。

53.The best fish smell bad when they are three days old.

  久居别家招人嫌。

54.When the fox preaches, take care of your geese.
  黄鼠狼给鸡拜年，没安好心。

55.Words are like bees, they have honey and a sting. 

  言语象蜜蜂，有蜜也有刺。
56.When shepherds quarrel, the wolf has a winning game. 

  鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。

57.When the cat’s away the mice will play.

  猫儿不在，老鼠玩得自在。（无人监管，有人就人捣乱。）

58.You can take a horse to the water but you cannot make him drink.
  强扭的瓜不甜。