和雨有关的谚语:Save for a rainy day未雨绸缪例句:We save money for a rainy day。It never rains but it pours不雨则以,一雨惊人例句:I just got sacked and my wife left me!So it never rains but it pours!right as rain身体健康,一切正常例句:I was sick,but now I feel as right as rain。和云有关的谚语:on cloud nine飘飘然如上九重天例句:She passed the auditon and now she is on cloud nine。head in the cloud不切实际,好高骛远例句:You can't always have your head in the cloud,you need to be down-to-earth。和彩虹有关的谚语:chase rainbows做白日梦例句:Chsing rainbows won't get you anywhere。和风有关的谚语:sail close to the wind冒险例句:If you believe what he said, you are sailing close to the wind。know which way the wind blows了解情况例句:He never tells his thoughts until he knows which way the wind blows。和雪有关的谚语:be snowed down工作太多做不过来例句:I've been snowed down by my work!white as snow纯洁无辜例句:The accused didn't comitt the murder,he is as white as snow。和天气有关的谚语:fair-weather friend泛泛之交
跟动物有关的英语习语
一、 与“CAT”有关的习语和词组
1、 cat-and-dog life(在一起居住者)经常吵架的生活。
They lead acat-and-dog life, so they decided to separate temporarily.他俩老是吵架,于是决定暂时分居。
2、 let the cat out ofthe bag 无意中泄露秘密,露出马脚。
I wanted mother'spresent to be secret, but my sister let the cat out of the bag. 给母亲的礼物我原想保密的,可是妹妹却露了马脚。
3、 like a cat in hotbricks像热锅上的蚂蚁;如坐针毡。
He was like a catin hot bricks before his driving test.他面临驾驶考试,紧张得像热锅上的蚂蚁。
4、 play cat-and-mousegame with sb. 作弄某人,忽冷忽热。
Marry dumped herboyfriend because he always played cat-and-mouse game with her. 玛丽跟她男朋友分手了,因为他总是对她时好时坏。
5、 put/set the catamong the pigeons 引来乱子、是非或麻烦。
The new securityguard is a burglar—that will set the cat among the pigeons. 新来的守卫是小偷——这下子可要鸡犬不宁了。
6、 no room to swing acat 没有(生活,工作等)的足够空间。
There's no room toswing a cat here. 这里地方过于狭窄。
二、 与“GOOSE”有关的习语和词组
1、 what is sauce forthe goose is sauce for the gander 适用于一个人也适用于其他人。
If you can arrivelate, then so can I: what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. 你可以迟到,那我也可以晚来:一视同仁嘛!
2、 not say boo to agoose 形容非常胆小。
3、 goose-flesh (寒冷或恐惧时皮肤上的) 鸡皮疙瘩
三 、 与“DUCK”有关的习语和词组
1、 like water off a duck'sback (尤指批评)不起作用,对牛弹琴。
Their hints abouthis behavior were like water off a duck's back. 他们示意他举止不当,如同对牛弹琴。
2、 a dead duck 被放弃或将失败的事物。
The plan is a deadduck: there is no money. 计划告吹了,因为没有钱。
3、 a lame duck 处于困境无法自理的人,组织或事物。
The governmentshould not waste money supporting lame ducks.政府不应浪费资金去扶持那些无前景的企业。
四、与“BIRD” 有关的习语和词组
1、 a little bird toldme that... 我听说 (但我不告诉你我是怎么知道的)。
A little bird toldme that you had been caught cheating in the English exam. 我听说你英语考试时作弊被逮到了。
2、 like a bird 运转良好。
My new car goeslike a bird. 我的新车行驶自如。
3、 a home bird 喜欢呆在家里的人。
He is a real homebird. He seldom takes part in the social events. 他老是呆在家里,很少出去参加社交活动。
五、与“COW ”有关的习语和词组
1、 till the cows comehome 很长时间,永远。
You can talk tillthe cows come home; you'll never make me change my mind. 你就是说出大天来,也休想改变我的主意。
2、a sacred cow 神圣不可侵犯的思想、机构、制度等。
Let's not make a sacredcow of the monarchy.咱们别把君主政体奉为神明。
六、 与“RAT”有关的习语和词组
1、 like a drowned rat湿得像落汤鸡。
He forgot theumbrella this morning and was caught in the rain like a drowned rat. 今天早上他忘记带雨伞了,被淋得像落汤鸡似的。
2、 smell a rat 怀疑某人不对头。
I smelt a rat whenhe started being so helpful. 他主动帮起忙来,我怀疑其中另有文章。
3、 the rat race 激烈的竞争。
Jim is the winnerin the rat race; he is promoted to be the general manager. 吉姆在激烈的竞争中胜出;他被提拔为总经理。
七、与“WOLF”有关的习语和词组
1、 keep the wolf fromthe door 有维持温饱的钱。
Their wages arebarely keeping the wolf from the door. 他们的工资勉强够维持生活。
八、 与“BULL”有关的习语和词组
1、 a cock-and -bullstory 无稽之谈(尤指用作借口和解释的)
He told us somecock-and-bull stories about having lost all his money.他鬼话连篇,告诉我们他把钱都弄丢了。
2、 like a red rag toa bull 可能激起强烈的憎恨,暴力行为。
Her remarks werelike a red rag to a bull. He was furious with her. 她的话惹得他对她暴跳如雷。
九、 与“FLY”有关的习语和词组
1、 die/ fall/ droplike flies 大批地死亡或倒下。
Men were droppinglike flies in the intense heat. 人们经受不住酷热而纷纷倒下。
2、 not harm/ hurt afly 心地善良,文质彬彬。
Our dog may lookfierce but he wouldn't hurt a fly. 我们家的狗别看样子凶,其实很温顺。
十、与“BAT”有关的习语和词组
1、 like a bat out ofhell 以最快的速度。
He dashed out likea bat out of hell.他发疯似的横冲直撞。
十一、 与“BEE”有关的习语和词组
1、 the bee's knees 指出类拔萃之物。
She thinks she'sthe bee's knees.她自视甚高。
2、 have a bee in one'sbonnet (about sth. ) 心神不宁。
Our teacher has abee in his bonnet about punctuation. 我们的老师总是琢磨标点符号。
十二、与其它动物有关的习语和词组
1、 monkey business 骗人的把戏,恶作剧。
There's been somemonkey business going on here. 有人在这里搞鬼。
2、 a bear-hug 紧紧地搂住。
3、 parrot-fashion 鹦鹉学舌般地
If you learnEnglish parrot-fashion, you'll never know what English is. 如果你只是死记硬背英语,你将永远学不会英语。
4、 have a frog in one'sthroat 失音或嗓音嘶哑。
5、 run with the hareand hunt with the hounds 两面都讨好。
A bad beginning makes a bad ending. ----> 不善始者不善终A bad thing never dies. ----> 遗臭万年A bad workman always blames his tools. ----> 不会撑船怪河弯A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush. ----> 一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林A boaster and a liar are cousins-german. ----> 吹牛与说谎本是同宗A bully is always a coward. ----> 色厉内荏A burden of one’s choice is not felt. ----> 爱挑的担子不嫌重A candle lights others and consumes itself. ----> 蜡烛照亮别人,却毁灭了自己A cat has 9 lives. ----> 猫有九条命A cat may look at a king. ----> 人人平等A close mouth catches no flies. ----> 病从口入A constant guest is never welcome. ----> 常客令人厌Actions speak louder than words. ----> 事实胜于雄辩Adversity leads to prosperity. ----> 穷则思变Adversity makes a man wise, not rich. ----> 逆境出人才A fair death honors the whole life. ----> 死得其所,流芳百世A faithful friend is hard to find. ----> 知音难觅A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit. ----> 吃一堑,长一智A fox may grow gray, but never good. ----> 江山易改,本性难移A friend in need is a friend indeed. ----> 患难见真情A friend is easier lost than found. ----> 得朋友难,失朋友易A friend is never known till a man has need. ----> 需要之时方知友A friend without faults will never be found. ----> 没有十全十美的朋友After you is good manners. ----> 您先请是礼貌A good beginning is half done. ----> 良好的开端是成功的一半A good beginning makes a good ending. ----> 善始者善终A good book is a good friend. ----> 好书如挚友A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever. ----> 一本好书,相伴一生A good conscience is a soft pillow. ----> 不做亏心事,不怕鬼叫门A good fame is better than a good face. ----> 美名胜过美貌A good husband makes a good wife. ----> 夫善则妻贤A good medicine tastes bitter. ----> 良药苦口A good wife health is a man’s best wealth. ----> 妻贤身体好是男人最大的财富A great talker is a great liar. ----> 说大话者多谎言A hedge between keeps friendship green. ----> 君子之交淡如水A joke never gains an enemy but loses a friend. ----> 戏谑不能化敌为友,只能使人失去朋友A leopard cannot change its spots. ----> 积习难改A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth. ----> 说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信A light heart lives long. ----> 静以修身A little body often harbors a great soul. ----> 浓缩的都是精品A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. ----> 一知半解,自欺欺人A little pot is soon hot. ----> 狗肚子盛不得四两油All are brave when the enemy flies. ----> 敌人逃窜时,人人都成了勇士All good things come to an end. ----> 天下没有不散的筵席All rivers run into sea. ----> 海纳百川All roads lead to Rome. ----> 条条大路通罗马All that ends well is well. ----> 结果好,就一切都好All that glitters is not gold. ----> 闪光的不一定都是金子All things are difficult before they are easy. ----> 凡事总是由难而易All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. ----> 只会用功不玩耍,聪明孩子也变傻A man becomes learned by asking questions. ----> 不耻下问才能有学问A man can do no more than he can. ----> 凡事都应量力而行A man cannot spin and reel at the same time. ----> 一心不能二用A man is known by his friends. ----> 什么人交什么朋友A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds. ----> 光说空话不做事,犹如花园光长刺A man without money is no man at all. ----> 一分钱难倒英雄汉A merry heart goes all the way. ----> 心旷神怡,事事顺利A miss is as good as a mile. ----> 失之毫厘,差之千里A mother’s love never changes. ----> 母爱永恒An apple a day keeps the doctor away. ----> 一天一苹果,不用请医生A new broom sweeps clean. ----> 新官上任三把火An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. ----> 以眼还眼,以牙还牙An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. ----> 一日之计在于晨An old dog cannot learn new tricks. ----> 老狗学不出新把戏An ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom. ----> 聪明才智,不如运气An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. ----> 预防为主,治疗为辅A rolling stone gathers no moss. ----> 滚石不生苔,转业不聚财As a man sows, so he shall reap. ----> 种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆A single flower does not make a spring. ----> 一花独放不是春,百花齐放春满园A snow year, a rich year. ----> 瑞雪兆丰年A sound mind in a sound body. ----> 健全的精神寓于健康的身体A still tongue makes a wise head. ----> 寡言者智A stitch in time saves nine. ----> 小洞不补,大洞吃苦A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe. ----> 身正不怕影子斜A wise head makes a close mouth. ----> 真人不露相,露相非真人A word spoken is past recalling. ----> 一言既出,驷马难追A year’s plan starts with spring. ----> 一年之计在于春A young idler, an old beggar. ----> 少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲Bad news has wings. ----> 好事不出门,坏事传千里Barking dogs seldom bite. ----> 吠犬不咬人Beauty lies in the love’s eyes. ----> 情人眼里出西施Be swift to hear, slow to speak. ----> 听宜敏捷,言宜缓行Better late than never. ----> 不怕慢,单怕站Better to ask the way than go astray. ----> 问路总比迷路好Between friends all is common. ----> 朋友之间不分彼此Birds of a feather flock together. ----> 物以类聚,人以群分Blood is thicker than water. ----> 血浓于水Blood will have blood. ----> 血债血偿Books and friends should be few but good. ----> 读书如交友,应求少而精Business is business. ----> 公事公办Business is the salt of life. ----> 事业是人生的第一需要By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it. ----> 读书使人充实,交谈使人精明Cannot see the wood for the trees. ----> 一叶障目,不见泰山Care and diligence bring luck. ----> 谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇Caution is the parent of safety. ----> 小心驶得万年船Cheats never prosper. ----> 骗人发不了财Children are what the mothers are. ----> 耳濡目染,身教言传Choose an author as you choose a friend. ----> 择书如择友Come what may, heaven won’t fall. ----> 做你的吧,天塌不下来Complacency is the enemy of study. ----> 学习的敌人是自己的满足Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success. ----> 自信是走向成功的第一步Constant dripping wears away a stone. ----> 水滴石穿,绳锯木断Content is better than riches. ----> 知足者常乐Count one’s chickens before they are hatched. ----> 蛋未孵先数雏Courtesy on one side only lasts not long. ----> 来而不往非礼也Creep before you walk. ----> 循序渐进Cry for the moon. ----> 海底捞月Custom is a second nature. ----> 习惯是后天养成的Custom makes all things easy. ----> 有个好习惯,事事皆不难Diamond cuts diamond. ----> 强中自有强中手Do as the Romans do. ----> 入乡随俗Do as you would be done by. ----> 己所不欲,勿施于人Doing is better than saying. ----> 与其挂在嘴上,不如落实在行动上Do it now. ----> 机不可失,时不再来Do nothing by halves. ----> 凡事不可半途而废Don’t claim to know what you don’t know. ----> 不要不懂装懂Don’t have too many irons in the fire. ----> 不要揽事过多Don’t make a mountain out of a molehill. ----> 不要小题大做Don’t put off till tomorrow what should be done today. ----> 今日事,今日毕Don’t put the cart before the horse. ----> 不要本末倒置Don’t trouble trouble until trouble troubles you. ----> 不要自找麻烦Don’t try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs. ----> 不要班门弄斧Do well and have well. ----> 善有善报Each bird love to hear himself sing. ----> 孤芳自赏Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. ----> 早睡早起身体好Easier said than done. ----> 说得容易,做得难Easy come, easy go. ----> 来也匆匆,去也匆匆Eat to live, but not live to eat. ----> 人吃饭是为了活着,但活着不是为了吃饭Empty vessels make the greatest sound. ----> 实磨无声空磨响,满瓶不动半瓶摇Envy has no holidays. ----> 忌妒之人无宁日Even Homer sometimes nods. ----> 智者千虑,必有一失Even reckoning makes long friends. ----> 亲兄弟,明算账Every advantage has its disadvantage. ----> 有利必有弊Everybody’s business is nobody’s business. ----> 人人负责,等于没人负责Every day is not Sunday. ----> 好景不常在Every dog has his day. ----> 谁都有得意的时候Every door may be shut, but death’s door. ----> 人生在世,唯死难逃Every heart has its own sorrow. ----> 各人有各人的苦恼Every little helps a mickle. ----> 聚沙成塔,集腋成裘Every man for himself, and the devil takes the hindmost. ----> 人不为己,天诛地灭Every man has his faults. ----> 金无足赤,人无完人Every man has his hobbyhorse. ----> 萝卜青菜,各有所爱Every man has his weak side. ----> 人人都有弱点Every man is the architect of his own fortune. ----> 自己的命运自己掌握Every minute counts. ----> 分秒必争Every mother’s child is handsome. ----> 孩子是自己的好Every potter praises hit pot. ----> 王婆卖瓜,自卖自夸Everything is good when new, but friends when old. ----> 东西是新的好,朋友是老的亲Example is better then percept. ----> 说一遍,不如做一遍Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother. ----> 经验是智慧之父,记忆是智慧之母Experience must be bought. ----> 吃一堑,长一智Fact speak louder than words. ----> 事实胜于雄辩Failure is the mother of success. ----> 失败是成功之母False friends are worse than bitter enemies. ----> 明枪易躲,暗箭难防Far from eye, far from heart. ----> 眼不见,心不烦Far water does not put out near fire. ----> 远水救不了近火Faults are thick where love is thin. ----> 一朝情意淡,样样不顺眼Fear always springs from ignorance. ----> 恐惧源于无知Fields have eyes, and woods have ears. ----> 隔墙有耳Fire and water have no mercy. ----> 水火无情Fire is a good servant but a bad master. ----> 火是一把双刃剑First come, first served. ----> 先来后到First impressions are half the battle. ----> 初次见面,印象最深First think and then speak. ----> 先想后说Fools grow without watering. ----> 朽木不可雕Fool’s haste is no speed. ----> 欲速则不达Fools has fortune. ----> 呆人有呆福Fools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men learn much from fools. ----> 愚者不学无术,智者不耻下问Forbidden fruit is sweet. ----> 禁果格外香Fortune favors those who use their judgement. ----> 机遇偏爱善断之人Fortune knocks once at least at every man’s gate. ----> 风水轮流转Four eyes see more than two. ----> 集思广益Friends agree best at distance. ----> 朋友之间也会保持距离Friends are thieves of time. ----> 朋友是时间的窃贼Friends must part. ----> 再好的朋友也有分手的时候Genius is nothing but labor and diligence. ----> 天才不过是勤奋而已Give a dog a bad name and hang him. ----> 众口铄金,积毁销骨God helps those who help themselves. ----> 自助者天助Gold will not buy anything. ----> 黄金并非万能Good for good is natural, good for evil is manly. ----> 以德报德是常理,以德报怨大丈夫Good health is over wealth. ----> 健康是最大的财富Good medicine for health tastes bitter to the mouth. ----> 良药苦口利于病Good watch prevents misfortune. ----> 谨慎消灾Great barkers are no biters. ----> 好狗不挡道Great hopes make great man. ----> 伟大的抱负造就伟大的人物Great minds think alike. ----> 英雄所见略同Great men have great faults. ----> 英雄犯大错误Great men’s sons seldom do well. ----> 富不过三代Great trees are good for nothing but shade. ----> 大树底下好乘凉Great wits have short memories. ----> 贵人多忘事Greedy folks have long arms. ----> 心贪手长Guilty consciences make men cowards. ----> 做贼心虚Habit cures habit. ----> 心病还需心药医Handsome is he who does handsomely. ----> 行为漂亮才算美Happiness takes no account of time. ----> 欢乐不觉时光过Happy is he who owes nothing. ----> 要想活得痛快,身上不能背债Happy is the man who learns from the misfortunes of others. ----> 吸取他人教训,自己才会走运Harm set, harm get. ----> 害人害己Hasty love, soon cold. ----> 一见钟情难维久Health is better than wealth. ----> 健康胜过财富Health is happiness. ----> 健康就是幸福Hear all parties. ----> 兼听则明Heaven never helps the man who will not act. ----> 自己不动,叫天何用He is a fool that forgets himself. ----> 愚者忘乎所以He is a good friend that speaks well of us behind our backs. ----> 背后说好话,才是真朋友He is a wise man who speaks little. ----> 聪明不是挂在嘴上He is lifeless that is faultless. ----> 只有死人才不犯错误He is not fit to command others that cannot command himself. ----> 正人先正己He is not laughed at that laughs at himself first. ----> 自嘲者不会让人见笑He is wise that is honest. ----> 诚实者最明智He knows most who speaks least. ----> 大智若愚He laughs best who laughs last. ----> 谁笑到最后,谁笑得最好He sets the fox to keep the geese. ----> 引狼入室He that climbs high falls heavily. ----> 爬得越高,摔得越重He that will not work shall not eat. ----> 不劳动者不得食He who does not advance loses ground. ----> 逆水行舟,不进则退He who makes constant complaint gets little compassion. ----> 经常诉苦,没人同情He who makes no mistakes makes nothing. ----> 想不犯错误,就一事无成He who risks nothing gains nothing. ----> 收获与风险并存History repeats itself. ----> 历史往往重演Honesty is the best policy. ----> 做人诚信为本Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. ----> 抱最好的愿望,做最坏的打算I cannot be your friend and your flatterer too. ----> 朋友不能阿谀奉承If a man deceives me once, shame on him, if he deceives me twice, shame on me. ----> 上当一回头,再多就可耻If you make yourself an ass, don’t complain if people ride you. ----> 人善被人欺,马善被人骑If your ears glow, someone is talking of you. ----> 耳朵发烧,有人念叨If you run after two hares, you will catch neither. ----> 脚踏两条船,必定落空If you sell the cow, you sell her milk too. ----> 杀鸡取卵If you venture nothing, you will have nothing. ----> 不入虎穴,焉得虎子If you want knowledge, you must toil for it. ----> 要想求知,就得吃苦Industry is the parent of success. ----> 勤奋是成功之母It is better to die when life is a disgrace. ----> 宁为玉碎,不为瓦全It is easier to get money than to keep it. ----> 挣钱容易攒钱难It is easy to be wise after the event. ----> 事后诸葛亮好当It is easy to open a shop but hard to keep it always open. ----> 创业容易守业难It is hard to please all. ----> 众口难调It is never too old to learn. ----> 活到老,学到老It is no use crying over spilt milk. ----> 覆水难收It is the first step that costs troublesome. ----> 万事开头难It is the unforeseen that always happens. ----> 天有不测风云,人有旦夕祸福It is too late to grieve when the chance is past. ----> 坐失良机,后悔已迟It never rains but it pours. ----> 不鸣则已,一鸣惊人It takes three generations to make a gentleman. ----> 十年树木,百年树人Jack of all trades and master of none. ----> 门门精通,样样稀松Judge not from appearances. ----> 人不可貌相,海不可斗量Justice has long arms. ----> 天网恢恢,疏而不漏Keep good men company and you shall be of the number. ----> 近朱者赤,近墨者黑Kill two birds with one stone. ----> 一箭双雕Kings go mad, and the people suffer for it. ----> 君王发狂,百姓遭殃Kings have long arms. ----> 普天之下,莫非王土Knowledge is power. ----> 知识就是力量Knowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud. ----> 博学使人谦逊,无知使人骄傲
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