与动物有关类谚语.doc

动物类谚语

有些谚语和习语在汉语中有相应的说法：
Barking dogs do not bite.吠犬不咬人
The best fish swim near bottom.好鱼居深渊
To kill two birds with one stone.一石二鸟
To ride the tiger.骑虎难下
To shed crocodile tears.掉鳄鱼眼泪

汉语中若没有与英语相同的谚语和习语，但与汉语中有关其它动物相近或类似的说法：
Dog doesn't eat dog.虎毒不食子
If the shepherds quarrel,the wolf has a winning game.鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利
Love me, love my dog.爱屋及乌
A lion in the way.拦路虎
A rat in a hole.瓮中之鳖
As wet as a drowned rat.湿如落汤鸡
Like a cat on hot bricks.像热锅上的蚂蚁
When the cat is away, the mice will play.山中无老虎，猴子称大王
To lock the stable door after the horse is stolen.亡羊补牢

另外一些动物类词语，汉语中没有对应的谚语和习语，但与汉语中非动物类谚语和成语较接近：
Better a living dog than a dead lion.好死不如赖活着
Birds of a feather flock together.物以类聚，人以群分
It's an ill bird that fouls its own nest.家丑不可外扬
To beard the lion in his den.太岁头上动土
The best fish smell when they are three days old.久住招人嫌
Fish begins to stink at the head.上梁不正下梁歪
Fight dog, fight bear.不获全胜不收兵
The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream.掩耳盗铃
The leopard can't change its sports.本性难移
May as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.一不做二不休
To put the cart before the horse.本末倒置
He who has a mind to beat his dog will easily find a stick.欲加之罪，何患无辞
Never offer to teach fish tow swim.切莫班门弄斧
To help a lame dog over a stile.雪中送炭

剩下的是英语中原有的具有独特风格和特色的动物类谚语和习语，一般可直译，但需要结合英语语言的背景作具体理解：
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.双鸟在林，不如一鸟在手
One swallow doesn't make a summer.一燕不成夏
Never swap horse while crossing the stream.渡到河中别换马
Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.蛋未孵出莫数鸡

经典谚语
 1． Pain past is pleasure.
（过去的痛苦就是快乐。）[无论多么艰难一定要咬牙冲过去，将来回忆起来一定甜蜜无比。]
2． While there is life, there is hope.
（有生命就有希望/留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。）

3． Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand.
（脑中有知识，胜过手中有金钱。）[从小灌输给孩子的坚定信念。]
4． Storms make trees take deeper roots.
（风暴使树木深深扎根。）[感激敌人，感激挫折！]
5． Nothing is impossible for a willing heart.
（心之所愿，无所不成。）[坚持一个简单的信念就一定会成功。]
6． The shortest answer is doing.
（最简单的回答就是干。）[想说流利的英语吗？那么现在就开口！心动不如嘴动。]
7． All things are difficult before they are easy.
（凡事必先难后易。）[放弃投机取巧的幻想。]

8． Great hopes make great man. （伟大的理想造就伟大的人。）
9． God helps those who help themselves.（天助自助者。）
10． Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: a little bit more.
（四个简短的词汇概括了成功的秘诀：多一点点！）
[比别人多一点努力、多一点自律、多一点决心、多一点反省、多一点学习、多一点实践、多一点疯狂，多一点点就能创造奇迹！]
11． In doing we learn.（实践长才干。）
12． East or west, home is best.（东好西好，还是家里最好。）
13． Two heads are better than one.（三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮。）
14． Good company on the road is the shortest cut.（行路有良伴就是捷径。）
15． Constant dropping wears the stone.（滴水穿石。）
16． Misfortunes never come alone/single.（祸不单行。）
17． Misfortunes tell us what fortune is.（不经灾祸不知福。）
18． Better late than never.（迟做总比不做好；晚来总比不来好。）
19． It's never too late to mend.（过而能改，善莫大焉；亡羊补牢，犹未晚也。）
20． If a thing is worth doing it is worth doing well.（如果事情值得做，就值得做好。）
21． Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.（无热情成就不了伟业。）
22． Actions speak louder than words.（行动比语言更响亮。）
23． Lifeless, faultless.（只有死人才不犯错误。）
24． From small beginning come great things.（伟大始于渺小。）
25． One today is worth two tomorrows.（一个今天胜似两个明天。）
26． Truth never fears investigation.（事实从来不怕调查。）
27． The tongue is boneless but it breaks bones.（舌无骨却能折断骨。）
28． A bold attempt is half success.（勇敢的尝试是成功的一半。）
29． Knowing something of everything and everything of something.
（通百艺而专一长。）[疯狂咬舌头]
30． Good advice is beyond all price.（忠告是无价宝。）