考研英語中禽類獸類詞匯的別解

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1、bird
    Birds of a feather flock together.物以類聚
    Fine feathers make fine birds.人要衣裝,佛要金裝
    A little bird told me that you win the prize.消息靈通人士告訴我你得了獎(jiǎng)。
    He is an old bird and you can’t take him in 他是個(gè)老練的人,你騙不了他。
    A bird in hand worth two in the bush.一鳥在手勝過雙鳥在林。
    The early bird gets the the worm.笨鳥先飛/捷足先登
    Kill two birds with one stone.一舉兩得
    2、dog
    Love me ,love my dog.愛屋及烏
    Beat the dog befote the lion.殺雞駭猴
    An old dog will learn no new tricks.老頑固學(xué)不了新事物。
    A good dog deserves a good bone.有功者受賞
    cat- and- dog life.吵吵鬧鬧的生活
    die like a dog.潦倒而死
    dog days.三伏天
    rain cat and dog.傾盆大雨
    lead a dog’s life.過著潦倒的生活
    treat someone like a dog.不把某人當(dāng)人看
    3、rat,cat,mouse
    When the cat is away,the mice will play.山中無老虎,猴子稱霸王
    like a rat in a hole.甕中之鱉
    let the cat out of the bag.露馬腳
    as poor as a church mouse.一貧如洗
    In public affairs he remained a mouse.在公事上他膽小如鼠。
    A cat may look at a king.地位雖不同,人權(quán)應(yīng)平等。
    4、tiger,lion
    His father is a great lion here.他父親是這兒的一個(gè)名人。
    The soldiers were tigers in fight.那些士兵英勇作戰(zhàn)。
    5、其他動(dòng)物
    dark horse.能力深藏不露的
    put the cart before the horse.本末倒置
    Have a wolf by the ears. 騎虎難下,進(jìn)退兩難
    a big frog in the small pond小地方的大人物
    parrot cry.人云亦云
    fish in troubled watered.混水摸魚/趁火打劫
    a snake in the grass.陰險(xiǎn)而偽善的朋友
    a wolf in sheep’s clothing.偽裝友善的人