英语谚语300句+动物谚语16种

谚语300句

1.Golden rule: Never impose on others what you would not choose for yourself你想人家怎样待你，你也要怎

样待他（己所不欲，勿施于人）

2.Platinum rule: Treat him as he likes别人希望你怎样待他，你就怎样对待他。

3.More cheat less than honest==巧诈不如拙诚（《韩非子·说林上》：乐羊以有功见疑，秦西巴以有罪益信）

4.Cask principle : that is to say a cask's volume decide on the shortest wood plate that consists the cask“木桶

原理”，即一个木桶的容积决定于组成它的最短的一块木板。

5.The Cask of Danaides=====无底洞（源于希腊神话达那伊得斯姐妹之桶）

6.Sword of Damocles=====达摩克利斯之剑（源于希腊神话）：随时有危机意识，心中敲起警钟

7.Double-edged sword=====双刃剑

8. A policy of stick and carrot=====胡萝卜加大棒政策

9.Accidents will happen=====天有不测风云

10. A clean hand wants no washing=====身正不怕影子斜

11. A good marksman may miss=====智者千虑必有一失

12. A good name is better than riches=====好名誉胜过好财富

13. A good winter brings a good summer/A timely snow promises a good harvest=====瑞雪兆丰年

14. A great talker is a great liar=====最会绕舌头的人也是最会说谎的人

15.Modesty is intelligence=====谦虚就是才智

16. A hero is known in the time of misfortune=====时势造英雄

17. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step=====千里之行始于足下

18.All covet, all lose=====贪多必失

19.All is not gold that glitters=====闪光的东西并不是都是金子

20.In unity there is strength=====团结就是力量

21.Being good is important; being trusted is essential善良是重要的，但信赖则是根本的

22.Actions speak louds than words=====事实胜于雄辩

23.As the touchstone tries gold, so gold tries man试金石可以试金，金子可以试人

24.Bread is the staff of life=====名以食为天

25. A candle light others and consumes itself=====蜡烛照亮了别人毁灭了自己

26.Choose an author as you choose a friend=====择书如择友

27.Diligence is the mother of success=====勤奋是成功之母

28.Example is better than precept=====身教胜于言教

29.First think than speak=====三思而后行

30.The fox changes his skin, but not his habits=====江山易改本性难移

31.Give him an inch and he will take an ell=====得寸进尺

32. A good medicine tastes bitter=====良药苦口

33.Great trees catch wind=====树大招风

34.Haste makes waste=====忙中出错

35.He who has no health has nothing=====没有健康就没有一切

36.An idle youth, needy age=====少壮不努力老大徒伤悲

37.It is the first step that costs=====万事开头难

38.Knowledge is power=====知识就是力量

39.Least talk, most work=====少说多干

40.Lost time is never found again光阴一去不复返

41.Failure teaches success/Failure is the mother of success=====失败是成功之母

42.Not to advance is to go back=====逆水行舟不进则退

43.One is never too old to learn=====活到老学到老

44.He laughs best who laughs last=====谁笑到最后谁笑得最好

45.Health is better than wealth=====健康胜于财富

46.Those in the same boat should row together=====同舟需共济

47.Time and tide wait for no man=====岁月不等人

48.True gold fears not the fire=====真金不怕火炼

49.You never know what you can do till you try=====实践才知真本领

50.Without a friend, the world is a wilderness=====没有朋友世界成了荒野

51.All the advantage isn't in running fast, but rather in getting an early start=====优势不在于跑得快而在于起

身早

52.To strive to seek to find and not to yield=====去奋斗，去追求，去发现，但不要放弃

53.Unhappy, hope; happy, be cautions=====失意时，满怀希望；得意时，凡事谨慎

54.The world is like a mirror; frown at it and it frowns at you; smile and it smiles too=====世界如一面镜子；

邹眉视之，它也邹眉看你；笑着对它，它也笑着看你

55.Ideal is the beacon. Without ideal, there is no secure direction; without a direction, there is no life=====理想

是灯塔。没有理想，就没有明确的航向，没有航向，就没有生活。

56.Boys, be ambitions=====年轻人应胸怀大志

57. A good fame is better than a good face=====好的名望胜过好的相貌

58.Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass=====生活没有目标就像航海没有罗盘

59.High expectations are the key to everything=====远大的理想是开启万物的钥匙

60.What makes life dreary is the want of motive=====缺少动力将让生活无聊乏味

61.If you wait, all what happens is that you get older=====如果你等待，发生的只是你变老

62.Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value=====不要试图去做个成功者，

宁可做个有价值的人

63.The world belongs to the energetic=====世界属于朝气蓬勃的人

64.It is not by the grey of the hair that one knows the age=====自发并不能告诉你一个人心灵的年纪

65.Everyone needs help from everyone=====人人需要他人的帮助

66.One good turn deserves another=====善有善报

67.Industry produces riches=====勤劳致富

68.One crowded hour of glorious life worth than age without a name=====光辉人生中忙碌的一小时抵过碌

碌无为的一生

69.When your will is ready, your feet are light=====当你的意志坚强了，你前进的脚步就轻快了

70.To a crazy ship all wands are contrary =====对于一只盲目航行的船而言，所有方向的风都是逆风

71. A book that reminds shut is but a block=====有书闭卷不阅，无意于一块木头

72. A good beginning is half done =====良好的开头是成功的一半

73.Success nourishes hope=====成功孕育希望

74.Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet=====忍耐是痛苦的，但它的果实是甜美的

75. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing=====一知半解自欺欺人

76.All roads lead to Rome=====条条大路通罗马

77.All things are difficult before they are easy=====凡事总是由难到意

78. A man becomes learned by asking questions=====不耻下问才能出学问

79. A man cannot spin and real at the same time=====一心不能二用

80.An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening=====一日之计在于晨

81.As a man sows, so he shall reap=====种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆

82.Never leave that until tomorrow, which you can do today=====今天的事情不要拖到明天

83. A good friend is my nearest relation=====良友如近亲

84. A book is a friend that never betrays us=====书是永远不会背叛的朋友

85.Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine perspiration=====天才=1%的灵感+99%的汗水

86.If winter comes, can spring be far behind? =====冬天来了春天还会远吗？

87.Wisdom begets wealth=====智慧生财

88. A good book is a good friend=====好书如挚友

89. A good book is a light to the soul=====好书一本，照亮心灵

90. A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever=====一本好书，相伴一生

91. A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit=====吃一堑长一智

92.All will make a cat speak=====酒后吐真言

93. A liar is worse than a thief=====撒谎比偷窃更可恶

94.Know yourself=====认识你自己

95. A little pot is soon hot=====壶小水易热

96. A little spark kindles a great fire=====星星之火可以燎原

97.All are not merry that dance lightly=====表面高兴未必都高兴

98. A fool may give a wise man counsel=====睿者千虑必有一得

99. A friend is a second self=====朋友是另一个我

100.Learning is the age of the mind=====学问是心灵的眼睛

101.A friend is not so soon gotten as lost=====交友慢失友快

102.A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody=====广交友无深交

103.A friend without faults will never be found=====没有缺点的朋友是永远找不到的

104.After death, the doctor=====放马后炮

105.After dinner sit a while, after supper walk a mile=====午餐之后坐片刻，晚饭之后走一里

106.A good appetite is a good sauce=====饥不择食

107.A good beginning makes a good ending=====善始者必善其终

108.No pains, no gains=====无劳不获

109.Let the cat out of the bag=====泄露天机

110.Still waters run deep=====深水静流（沉默者深谋）

111.All lay load on the willing horse=====人善被人欺，马善被人骑

112.A man is not a horse because he was born in a stable=====人并不因为生在马圈里就成了马113.A man may lead a horse to the water, but he cannot make him drink=====牵马到河易，强马饮水难114.hold the bag=====背黑锅

115.bite off more than one can chew=====贪多嚼不烂

116.out of breath=====上气不接下气

117.beat about the bush=====说话兜圈子

118.mind one's own business=====被多管闲事

119.till the cows come home=====等到猴年马月

120.straddle the fence=====墙头草两边倒

121.stir up a nest of hornets=====捅马蜂窝

122.pennies from heaven=====天上掉馅饼

123.treasures fill the home=====金玉满堂

124.business flourishes=====生意兴隆

125.peace all year round=====岁岁平安

126.harmony brings wealth=====和气生财

127.promote to a higher position=====步步高升

128.have a safe trip=====出入平安

129.We should pace the time=====与时俱进

130.A rat crossing the street is chased by all=====老鼠过街人人喊打

131.Misfortunes never come singly=====祸不单行

132.Many men, many ideas=====人多心不齐

133.A good horse cannot be of a bad color=====好马色也正

134.Look the barn door after the horse is stolen=====亡羊补牢

135.Make hay while the sun shines=====趁热打铁

136.A bad conscience is a snake in one's heart =====做贼心虚

137.A bad workman quarrels with his tools=====拙匠常怨工具差

138.A bargain is a bargain=====达成的协议不可撕毁

139.A beggar's purse is bottomless=====乞丐的钱袋是无底洞

140.A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush=====双鸟在林不如一鸟在手

141.A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk=====闻其歌知其鸟，听其言知其人

142.A bit in the morning is better than nothing all day=====略有胜于全无

143.A book that remains shut is but a block=====有书闭卷不阅读，无疑是块木头

144.A burnt child dreads the fire=====一朝被蛇咬十年怕井绳

145.A change of work is as good as a rest=====调换一下工作是很好的休息

146.A clear conscience is a sure card=====光明磊落胜券在握

147.One good turn deserves another=====善有善报

148.A close mouth catches no flies=====病从口出祸从口出

149.A contented mind is perpetual feast=====知足常乐

150.A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself=====贪婪的人对别人毫无好处，对自己却坏处更大151.A disease known is half cured=====病情确诊断，治病好一半

152.Adversity is a good discipline=====苦难是磨练人的好机会

153.A fair face may hide a foul heart=====人不可貌相

154.A faithful friend is hard to find=====益友难得

155.A fault confessed is half redressed=====承认错误，等于改正一半

156.A fool may give a wise man counsel=====愚者千虑必有一得

157.Out of sight, out of mind=====眼不见心不烦

158.There are no constant friends, but constant interests=====没有永远的朋友，只有永远的利益

159.Sunlight always after the wind and rain=====阳光总在风雨后

160.Every coin has two sides=====事物都有两面性

161.Love me, love my dog=====爱屋及乌

162.Working hard is the key to success=====努力是成功的钥匙

163.If you can dream it, you can do it=====只要想得到，就能做得到

164.Practice makes perfect=====熟能生巧

165.The early bird catches the worm=====捷足先登笨鸟先飞

166.Many hands make light work=====人多力量大人多好办事

167.raining cats and dogs=====倾盆大雨

168.When the cat's away, the mice will play=====猫儿不在耗子闹

169.Too many cooks spoil the broth=====厨师太多了坏了一锅粥；人多手杂

170.Every dog has its day=====凡人皆有得意日

171.Don't put all your eggs in one basket=====不要孤注一掷

172.The grass is always greener on the other side=====这山望着那山高

173.Friendship must cone first=====友谊第一比赛第二

174.A friend in need is a friend indeed=====患难朋友才是真朋友

175.There is no end to learning=====学无止境

176.When in Rome, do as Romans do=====入乡随俗

177.Where there's a will, there's a way=====有志者事竟成

178.Life is short but art is long=====生命有限艺术无限

179.East and west home is the best=====金窝银窝不如自己的狗窝

180.Like father like son=====有其父必有其子

181.All is well that ends well=====结果好一切都好

182.To see is to believe=====眼见为实

183.Seeing is believing=====百闻不如一见

184.Worse off than some, better off than many=====比上不足，比下有余

185.White night=====不眠之夜

186.Not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personal losses=====不以物喜，不以己悲

187.Spare no effort; go all out; do one's best=====不遗余力

188.No discord, no concord=====不打不成交

189.Rob Peter to pay Paul拆东墙补西墙

190.辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new

191.大事化小，小事化了try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all 192.大开眼界open one's eyes/broaden one's horizon/be an eye-opener

193.国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace

194.过犹不及beyond is as wrong as falling short; too much is as bad as too little

195.功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits

196.好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more

197.好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 198.和气生财Harmony brings wealth

199.活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.

200.既往不咎let bygones be bygones

201.金无足赤，人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect

202.金玉满堂Treasures fill the home

203.脚踏实地be down-to-earth

204.脚踩两只船sit on the fence

205.君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green

206.老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché

207.礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

208.留得青山在，不怕没柴烧Where there is life, there is hope.

209.马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success

210.名利双收gain in both fame and wealth

211.茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened

212.没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

213.每逢佳节倍思亲On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away. It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.

214.谋事在人，成事在天Man proposes, God disposes.

215.弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.

216.拿手好戏masterpiece

217.赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad

218.抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch

a whale

219.破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one’s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end 220.抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities

221.巧妇难为无米之炊If you have no hand you can't make a fist./ One can't make bricks without straw.

222.前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future

223.前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests. One sows and another reaps

224.前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something

225.强龙难压地头蛇Even a dragon (from the outside) finds it hard to control a snake in its old haunt - Powerful outsiders can hardly afford to neglect local bullies.

226.强强联手win-win co-operation

227.人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is good.

228.人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.

229.人海战术huge-crowd strategy

230.世上无难事，只要肯攀登Where there is a will, there is a way.

231.世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;

232.死而后已until my heart stops beating

233.岁岁平安Peace all year round

234.上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 235.塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.

236.三十而立A man should be independent at the age of thirty/At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself.

237.升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)

238.四十不惑Life begins at forty.

239.谁言寸草心，报得三春晖Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass.

240.水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.

241.时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.

242.杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel

243.实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

244.说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.

245.实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

246.实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.

247.山不在高，有仙则名No matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide if there is a fairy 248.韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time

249.糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets

250.天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue

251.团结就是力量Unity is strength

252.跳进黄河洗不清even if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can’t wash oneself clean--there's nothing one can do to clear one's name

253.歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena

254.物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together

255.往事如风The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past

256.望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child

257.屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours

258.文韬武略military expertise; military strategy

259.唯利是图draw water to one's mill

260.无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree without roots

261.无中生有make/create something out of nothing

262.无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire

263.徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends

264.新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean

265.虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind. 266.蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off

267.心想事成May all your wish come true

268.心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding

269.先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched

270.先下手为强catch the ball before the bound

271.像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan

272.现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example

273.息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters

274.喜忧参半mingled hope and fear

275.循序渐进step by step

276.一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest

277.严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others

278.鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey

279.有情人终成眷属Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.

280.有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.

281.有识之士people of vision

282.有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain

283.有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination. 284.以人为本people oriented; people foremost

285.因材施教teach students according to their aptitude

286.欲穷千里目，更上一层楼to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther; would eye embrace a thousand miles? Go up, one flight."

287.欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.

288.优胜劣汰survival of the fittest

289.英雄所见略同Great minds think alike

290.冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies

291.冤假错案cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

292.一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words

293.招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful

294.债台高筑become debt-ridden

295.致命要害Achilles' heel(阿基里斯的脚后跟—特洛伊Troy战争的故事)

296.众矢之的target of public criticism

297.知己知彼,百战不殆Know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat

298.纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist

299.纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later

300.左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place

动物谚语16种

目录

1.Bird (8)

2.Cat (8)

3.Chicken (9)

4.Crow (9)

5.Dog (9)

6.Frog (9)

7.Fox (9)

8.Fish (9)

9.Hare (9)

10.Horse (10)

11.Mouse (10)

12.Sheep (10)

13.Swallow (10)

14.Tiger (10)

15.Wolf (10)

16.Leopard (10)

1.Bird

(1) Kill two birds with one stone. 一箭双雕；一举两得。

(2) A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。

(3) Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分。

(4) It’s an ill bird that fouls own nest. 家丑不可外扬。

(5) Fine feathers make fine birds. 人要衣装，马要鞍。

(6) A bird is known by its tone and a man by his talk. 听音识鸟，闻言识人。

(7) Each bird loves to hear himself sing. 鸟儿都爱听自己唱。（自我欣赏）

(8) You cannot catch old birds with chaff.(粗糠). 用粗糠捉不住老鸟。（有经验的人难骗。）

(9) Birds in their little nests agree. 同巢之鸟心儿齐。

2.Cat

(1) A cat has nine lives.猫有九条命；吉人天相。

(2)Cats hide their claws. 知人知面不知心。

(3)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。）

(4) 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。）

(5)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。）

(6)Who will bell the cat? 谁去给猫系铃？（谁愿意为大家冒风险？）

(7)The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream. 猫偷吃奶油的时候总是闭着眼睛（掩耳盗铃）

(8)There are more ways of killing a cat than by choking it with butter. 杀猫的办法很多（达到目的的途径很多）

(9)Care kills a cat. 忧虑愁死猫。

(10)Curiosity kills the cat.好奇杀死猫

3.Chicken

(1) Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched. 鸡蛋未孵出，先别数小鸡。（不要过早乐观。）

4.Crow

(1) A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often. 江山易改，本性难移。

5.Dog

(1) He who would hang his dog gives out first that it is mad. 欲加之罪，何患无词.

(2) A staff is quickly found to beat a dog with. 欲加之罪，何患无词.

(3) Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌.

(4) Too much pudding will choke a dog. 布丁太多噎死狗。

(5) Every dog has his day. 人人皆有得意时。

(6) Barking dogs don’t (seldom) bite. 爱叫的狗很少咬人。

(7) Let sleeping dogs lie. 勿惹事生非。

(8) Dead dogs bite not. 死狗不咬人。

(9) All are not thieves that dogs bark at. 狗见了叫的不一定都是贼。（不要以貌取人。）

(10) Every dog is a lion at home. 狗在家门口就成了狮子。

(11) Don’t be a dog (lying) in the manger. 莫学狗占马槽不吃草（不要占着茅坑不拉屎。）

(12) Dog does not eat dog. 同类不相残。

(13) Scornful dogs will eat dirty puddings. 狗再傲慢也会吃脏布丁。

(14) A son never thinks his mother ugly,and a dog never shuns its owner’s home however shabby it is.儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫。

6.Frog

(1) The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean. 井底之蛙，不知大海。

7.Fox

(1) The fox may grow grey, but never good. 狐狸毛色可变灰，但是本性难移。

(2) The fox preys farthest from his hole. 狐狸捕食，远离洞府。（兔子不吃窝边草。）

(3) When the fox preaches, then take care of your geese. 每当狐狸说教，当心鹅群被盗。

(4) When the fox says he is a vegetarian, it’s time for the hen to look out. 狐狸说它吃素的时候，母鸡就得注意。

(5) The fox may grow grey,but never good狐狸活到老，永远难变好；也就是说江山易改，本性难移

8.Fish

(1) The best fish swim near the bottom. 好鱼常在水底游。

(2) Never offer to teach fish to swim. 不要班门弄斧。

(3) Go to the sea, if you would fish well. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。

(4) There’s as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it. 海里的好鱼多的是。

(5) It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait. 智者不上两次档。

(6) If water is noisy, there are no fish in it. 咆哮的水中无鱼。（夸夸其谈者无真才实学）

9.Hare

(1) You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds(猎狗). 不能既和野兔一起跑又和猎狗一起追。（人不应两面讨好。）

(2) The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping. 兔子睡懒觉，乌龟跑赢了。

10.Horse

(1)You can take a horse to the water, but you can’t make him drink. 带马到河边容易，逼马饮水难。

(2)Don’t ride the high horse. 勿摆架子。

(3) A good horse cannot be of a bad color. 好马不会毛色差。

(4) A horse may stumble on four feet. 马有四条腿，亦有失蹄时。

(5) A running horse needs no spur. 奔马无需鞭策。

(6)Don’t put the cart before the horse. 不要将大车套在马前面。（处理问题应按先后次序，不要本末倒置。）

(7)The common horse is worst shod. 公用之马，掌子最差。

(8)Lock the barn door after the horse is stolen. 失马之后锁马厩。（亡羊补牢）

(9)Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth. 馈赠之马，勿看牙口。

(10)Hair by hair you will pull out the horse’s tail. 一根一根拔，拔光马尾巴。（水滴石穿）

(11)as strong as a horse力大如牛

11.Mouse

(1)as timid as a mouse胆小如鼠

(2)It is a poor mouse that has only one hole. 狡兔三窟。

(3)The mouse that has but one hole is quickly taken. 只有一个洞的老鼠，很快就被抓住。

(4) A speck of mouse dung will spoil a whole pot of porridge. 一粒老鼠屎，坏了一锅粥。

(5)When the cat away, the mouse will play.猫儿不在耗子闹

12.Sheep

(1) If one sheep leaps over the ditch, all the rest will follow. 榜样的力量是无穷的。

(2) A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy. 懒羊嫌毛重。

(3) He that makes himself a sheep shall be eaten by the wolf. 甘心做绵羊，必然喂豺狼。

13.Swallow

(1) One swallow does not make a spring. 孤燕不报春。

(2) One swallow does not make a summer. 一燕不成夏。

14.Tiger

(1) If you don’t enter a tiger’s den, you can’t get his cubs. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。

15.Wolf

(1) Don’t trust a goat with the kitchen-garden,or a wolf with sheepfold. 不能请羊管菜园，不能请狼管羊圈。

16.Leopard

(1)The leopard can never change its spots.江山易改，本性难移