2013年10月25日 星期五

趣味動物英語:與狗有關的諺語

趣味動物英語:與狗有關的諺語
Barking dogs seldom bite.吠犬不咬人(意指:對於高聲發出恐嚇,或慣於大聲吼叫的人,勿須當真)

Every dog has his day.
凡人皆有得意日(意指:大家都有走運的一天)

Dog does not eat dog.
同類不相殘;同室不操戈。

a cat-and-dog life
爭爭吵吵的日子

Dog does not eat dog.
同類不相殘,同時不操戈

Dumb dogs are dangerous.
不叫的狗咬人

Give a dog a bad name and hang him.
讒言可畏,欲加之罪,何患無辭

go to the dogs
每況愈下

hang-dog look
愁眉苦臉

If the old dog barks, he give the counsel.
老狗叫,是忠告。

Love me, love my dog.
愛屋及烏

He is a lucky dog.
他是個幸運兒。

lead a dog's life
過窮困潦倒的日子

not have a dog's chance
毫無機會

top dog
當權派;頭兒

treat sb. like a dog
不把某人當人看

a hunting dog
獵犬

a lazy dog
懶漢

a gay dog
一個快樂的人

a dirty dog
下流坯

dog-days n.[pl.]
三伏天, 大熱天; 無所作為的時期, 無精打彩的日子

A good dog deserves a good bone.
[
]好狗應該啃好骨頭, 有功者受賞。

A living dog is better than a dead lion.
[
]死獅不如活狗。

A staff [stick] is quickly [soon] found to beat a dog with.
[
]欲加之罪, 何患無辭。

An old dog barks not in vain.
[
]老狗不亂吠; 老狗 一吠, 就得小心。

An old dog will learn no new tricks. (=You cannot teach old dogs new tricks.)
[
]老狗學不了新把戲; 老年人很難適應新事物。

as [like] a dog with two tails
非常開心[高興]

Barking dogs seldom bite.
[
]愛叫的狗 不咬人; 咬人的狗不露齒。

be (old) dog at (a thing)
...有經驗; ...很內行

Beware of a silent dog and still water.
[
]提防不吠的狗, 小心 靜止的水。

come like a dog at a whistle
一呼即來

Every dog has his day.
[
]凡人皆有得意日。

Every dog is a lion at home. [Every dog is valiant at his own door.]
[
]狗是百步王, 只在門前凶。

Fight dog, fight bear.
[
]打個青紅皂白, 一決雌雄。

Give a dog a bad [an ill] name(and hang him).
[
]一旦給人加一個壞名聲, 他就永遠洗刷不掉; 人言可畏。

It is ill to waken sleeping dogs. [let sleeping dogs lie; don't wake a sleeping dog.]
別多事, 別惹麻煩。

lead a dog's life
過著牛馬不如的生活

love me, love my dog.
[
]你若把我當朋友, 也要把我的朋友當朋友; 愛屋及烏。

Scornful[Hungry] dogs will eat dirty puddings.
[
]人到危急時, 平時所不屑做的也要做; 急不暇擇, 饑不擇食。

teach an old dog new tricks
使守舊的人接受新事物

teach the dog to bark
教狗怎麼叫(意指多此一舉)

The dog returns to his vomit.
狗回頭吃自己吐出來的東西; 重犯舊日罪惡。

A living dog is better than a dead lion.
一條活狗勝過一頭死獅.

The cat and dog may kiss, yet are none the better friends.
貓狗可以相吻,但不會成為好友。

Dumb dogs are dangerous.
不叫的狗咬人

Give a dog a bad name and hang him.
讒言可畏,欲加之罪,何患無辭

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