English humor Teacher: When was Rome built? Tom: At night. Teacher: Who told you that? Tom: You did. You said Rome wasn’t built in a day.,Teacher: Can you tell me anything about the great scientists of the 18th century? Pupil: Yes, sir, I can. They are all dead.,动物英语与文化寓意,I asked my father where babies come from. He says you download them from the Internet.,English Humor,Teacher: Walter, why don’t you wash your face? I can see what you had for breakfast this morning. Walter: What was it? Teacher: Eggs. Walter: Wrong, teacher. That was yesterday.,“Gerald,” asked the teacher, “what is the shape of the earth?” “It’s round,” answered Gerald. “How do you know it’s round?” continued the teacher. “All right, it’s square then,” he replied, “ I really don’t feel like getting into an argument about it!”,Fill the sentences with correct animals 1. He is as stubbon as a . 2. Kate is busy as a . 3. You dirty ! 4. I'm hungry as a ! 5. What a !,他犟得象头驴.,,凯特忙得象只蜜蜂.,你这卑鄙的小人！,我要饿死了！,真是个草包！,mule,bee,rat,wolf,turkey,日常生活中，人一般不能与动物相提并论，但语言中却有不少借动物的特性来形容人的特性的词语。
值得注意的是，这种比喻表达法往往因语言、文化的不同而具有不同的含义下面，我们比较一下英汉语言中同一动物名词的不同喻意1．cat（猫） 俗话说“猫有九命”，这是汉语的说法此外，中国人常戏称嘴馋的人为“馋猫” cat在西方是人们宠爱之物（pet），但令人奇怪的是，在英语俚语中，cat的含义为a spiteful or unpleasant woman（心地恶毒或令人讨厌的女人）照此看来，似乎是中国的猫可亲，西方的猫可恶了关于猫的英文谚语 Cats hide their claws. 2. The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream.,“猫藏利爪而不露”，意思与“知人 知面不知心“差不多这一句是嘲笑那些掩耳盗铃者3. The cat did it. 做错了事情，用“这是猫干的“来推卸责任可能是因为猫咪喜欢到处乱跑吧，难免会造成一点小乱子啦！ 4. When the cat's away, the mice will play. 猫是老鼠的天敌没有猫，老鼠就会肆意妄为在中世纪的欧洲，基督教徒曾认定猫是魔鬼附身的动物，数以万计的猫因此被处死不料，猫的厄运招致老鼠的猖獗。
很快，鼠害成灾，黑死病一波接一波的横扫欧洲大陆这段惨痛的历史教训充分证明“猫走了，耗子反了“类似谚语也出现在其他欧洲语言中在法国，人们说“只要猫上了房，老鼠就在地上忙“--When the cat runs on the roofs, the mice dance on the floors. 德国人则说“家里没了猫，老鼠伸懒腰“--Cat outside the house, response for the mouse.,5. A cat may look at a king. “猫也可以傲视国王”，意思是，“既然猫都可以傲视国王，那么人人平等更是理所当然，小小老百姓也应该有说话的权利这一成语来源于德国据说16世纪巴伐利亚国王马克西米利安一世曾造访一家木雕作坊作坊主的猫一直懒洋洋地卧在桌上看着这个国王，脸上满是猜疑的神情这只猫能肯定想不到，一句谚语会因它而生--“猫也能傲视皇帝” 到了法国，这句话成了“狗也,能傲视主教 6. A cat has nine lives. 英语国家的人相信，猫这种动物命大，福大，造化大2001年，美洲动物医疗协会杂志刊登过一份研究报告，研究人员调查了132起猫从高空坠地的事件，坠地的平均高度是六层楼，结果百分之九十的猫坠地后都存活下来了。
它们在空中灵活地翻转身体，四肢着地，爪子上的肉垫大大缓解了坠地时的冲力古人对此肯定也有所了解，认为“,猫有九条命“（A cat has nine lives.） 8. There are more ways of killing a cat than by choking it with cream. “杀猫的方法很多，不必非用奶油呛死它”，有点类似于中国的“不要非在一棵树上吊死” 9. All cats are grey in the dark 黑暗之中猫都是灰色的人未出名时看起来都差不多 10.A gloved cat catches no mice. 戴手套的猫，老鼠抓不到不愿吃苦的人成不了大事业 11. When the weasel and the cat make a marriage, it is a very ill presage. 黄鼠狼和猫结亲，不是好事情黄鼠狼給鸡拜年，没安好心） 12. Who will bwll the cat? 谁去给猫系铃？（谁愿意为大家冒风险？） 13. Care kills a cat. 忧虑愁死猫The cat would eat fish and would not wet her feet. // All cats love fish but fear to wet their paws. 猫儿爱鱼却怕弄湿爪子。
// 猫想吃鱼，又怕湿了脚// 想坐享其成，不劳而获Curiosity killed a cat. 好奇害死猫 太爱管闲事会带来麻烦 16.A baited cat may grow as fierce as a lion. 被逼急的猫，凶得象狮子兔子急了也要咬人） 17A scalded cat fears cold water. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草绳A cat has nine lives. // A cat has nine lives. For three he plays, for three he strays, and for the last three he stays. ［参考译文］猫有九命// 猫有九命，玩掉三命，逃掉三命，保住三命Ale will make cat speak. ［参考译文］猫喝啤酒，也会开口A cat is hungry when a crust contents her. ［参考译文］饥不择食A blate cat makes a proud mouse. // A shy cat makes a proud mouse. ［参考译文］猫儿害羞，老鼠上房。
// 猫儿胆小耗子闹The cat and dog may kiss, yet are none the better friends. ［参考译文］猫狗虽然能亲嘴，但也难成好朋友That cat won’t jump. // That cat won’t fight. ［参考译文］那只猫不会跳（打架）// 这个办法行不通；问题不是这样That’s like putting the cat near the goldfish bowl. ［参考译文］这等于把猫放在金鱼缸旁// 自找麻烦；自讨苦吃；开门揖盗That that comes of a cat will catch mice. ［参考译文］没有不会捉老鼠的猫In a cat's eyes, all things belong to cats. ［参考译文］猫眼里的一切都是她自己的A cat with a straw tail keeps away from fire. ［参考译文］猫尾如稻草，不往火边靠2．dog（狗） 在英语中dog的形象一般不差，常可泛指“个人” Every dog has his day． （人人皆有得意日。
a gay dog（快活的人、好玩的人） 但dog也有形象不佳之时 dog eat dog（注意eat为原形），意指“人们自相残害”； a dog in the manger 喻“占着茅坑不拉屎的人”在汉语里，尽管狗在某些地方也为宠物，但“狗”的形象总是不雅，因而用来指人时多含贬义如“狗咬狗”、“哈巴狗”、“走狗”、“狗仗人势”、“癞皮狗”等等1.Barking dogs seldom bite. 吠犬不咬人（意指：对于高声发出恐吓，或惯于大声吼叫的人，勿须当真） 2.Dog does not eat dog. 同类不相残；同室不操戈 3.a cat-and-dog life 争争吵吵的日子 4.Dumb dogs are dangerous. 不叫的狗咬人,6.Give a dog a bad name and hang him. 欲加之罪，何患无辞 7.go to the dogs 每况愈下 8.lead a dog's life 过穷困潦倒的日子 9.not have a dog's chance毫无机会 10.top dog 当权派；头儿 11.treat sb. like a dog 不把某人当人看,a hunting dog 猎犬 a lazy dog 懒汉 a gay dog 一个快乐的人 a dirty dog 下流坯 dog-days 三伏天, 大热天； 无所作为的时期, 无精打彩的日子 A good dog deserves a good bone. [谚]好狗应该啃好骨头, 有功者受赏。
A living dog is better than a dead lion. [谚]死狮不如活狗be （old） dog at （a thing） 对……有经验； 对……很内行 come like a dog at a whistle 一呼即来 Every dog is a lion at home. [谚]狗是百步王, 只在门前凶 Fight dog, fight bear. [谚]打个青红皂白, 一决雌雄It is ill to waken sleeping dogs. [let sleeping dogs lie； don't wake a sleeping dog.] 别多事, 别惹麻烦 Hungry dogs will eat dirty puddings. [谚]饥不择食3．pig（猪） pig所受待遇可谓最糟，人们总是一边 吃猪肉（pork），一边又对猪恶语相加 汉语里，猪集“懒、笨、馋”于一身，借 。