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1、英语中动物的习惯用法 Bird 鸟1. He eats like a bird他吃得很少。2.A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush谚双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。3. Were all early birds in my family because we live on a farm. 由于我们生活在农场，所以全家人都起得很早。4. Birds of a feather flock together谚物以类聚，人以群分。5. Thats for the birds! 那毫无意义！6.Its an ill bird that fouls its own
2、 nest谚家丑不可外扬。7. A little bird told me有人私下告诉我。Horse 马8. He eats like a horse他吃得很多。9. Thats just a lot of horse and donkey dust! 那不过都是些废话!10.Its time to study now and stop horsing around学习时间已到，别胡闹了。11.I got it straight from the horse s mouth我是听当事人亲口说的。12. Just hold your horses！忍耐一下吧！13. She works like
3、 a horse all day long她整天辛辛苦苦地干活。14. Thats a horse of a different color! 那完全是另外一回事。15.You can take a horse to the water，but you cant make him drink！ 谚带马到河边容易，逼马饮水难！Monkey 猴16.Dont get your monkey up for nothing别无缘无故生气。17. You shouldnt monkey about with that machine, if you dont know how to fix it 假如你
4、不懂得修，就别瞎弄这台机器。18.What kind of monkey business has been going on while Ive been away？ 我不在的时候，出了什么事？Chicken 小鸡19. Come on! Dont be chicken! 来，别害怕！20.Well，shes certainly no spring chicken她当然不再是个小丫头了。21. Dont count your chickens before theyre hatched! 谚不要过早乐观!Owl 猫头鹰22. He is as blind as an owl他真是个瞎子。23
5、. Hes a wise old owl他是个智叟。Bear 熊24.Every time l see my grandfather，he gives me a big bear hug 每次见到爷爷，他都要紧紧地拥抱我。25.Her husband is a real bear她丈夫脾气确实坏。Bee 蜜蜂26.Shes always as busy as a bee她总是忙忙碌碌。Snail蜗牛27.He walks at a snails pace他走路慢吞吞。Worm 虫28.He wormed his way through the narrow passage他好不容易才走过那条狭
6、窄的小路。29.Every time l take the kids to the movies，they always worm around in their seats 每次我带孩子们去看电影，他们好像总也坐不住似的。30.l am a worm today我今天一点精神也没有。31.A worm will turn谚如果被逼太甚，最温顺的人也会反抗。Ants 蚂蚁32.Youd think he has ants in his pants你会觉得他坐立不安。Bug 臭虫33.lIt really bugs me when the bus comes late and l cant go
7、 to work on time。 由于汽车晚点而不能按时上班，真让我感到烦恼。34.l dont feel wellI think I picked up some kind of bug in my travels abroad 我感觉有点不适，可能是出国旅行时偶染微恙。35.Hes a camera bug他是个摄影迷。Fish 鱼36.Never offer to teach fish to swim谚不要班门弄斧。37.Hes like a fish out of water他感到生疏。38.He drinks like a fish。他喝起酒来不要命。39.Alls fish th
8、at comes to his net。凡是到手的他都要。hog 猪40.When we were young，my sister and I shared the same bed，but she usually hogged all the room小时候姐姐和我共睡一张床，可她总是占很多地方。41.When he does something，he usually goes the whole hog他要干什么，就真的干到底。Crab 蟹42.When he gets up in the morning，hes usually a crab（或in a crabby mood） 他早上起
9、床时，总是很烦躁。Sheep 羊43.She had a rather sheepish smile. 她笑起来很害羞的样子，44.He is a black sheep 他是个败家子。dog 狗45.Did you hear that Bob got a scholarship？What a lucky dog！ 听没听说鲍勃得了奖学金？他真幸运。46.He doesnt have（或stand）a dogs chance他根本没有机会。47.Whos the top dog in the company？ 公司里谁是头儿？48. Give a dog a bad name and hang
10、 him. 欲加之罪，何患无辞。49. Every dog has his day.谚人人皆有得意时。50. Love me，love my dog谚爱屋及乌。51. Barking dogs do not（或seldom）bite谚 吠犬不咬人。Fox 狐狸52.Watch out for himHes an old fox防着点儿，他是只老狐狸精。Mule 骡53.Hes more stubborn than a mule他顽固得很。Ape 类人猿54.He went ape when he heard that he got the highest grade他听说自己得了最高分的时候，
11、高兴得要发狂。Cat 猫55.Whatever you do，just dont let the cat out of the bag！ 不管你干什么，只是不要泄露秘密！56. The weather was terrible yesterday. It rained cats and dogs a whole day 昨天的天气真可怕,下了一整天的倾盆大雨。57. A cat has nine lives.谚猫有九命。58.That cat wont jump这一手行不通。Lamb 羔羊59. What a lamb she is! 她真是个小宝贝儿！60.She looks like a lamb她看上去很温柔。
