有關動物的英語經典諺語分類集錦

　　(3) A good horse cannot be of a bad colour. 好馬不會毛色差。

　　(4) A horse may stumble on four feet. 馬有四條腿，亦有失蹄時。

　　(5) A running horse needs no spur. 奔馬無需鞭策。

　　(6) Don’t put the cart before the horse. 不要將大車套在馬前面。(處理問題應按先后次序，不要本末倒置。)

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

　　(8) Lock the barn door after the horse is stolen. 失馬之后鎖馬廄。(亡羊補牢)

　　(9) Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth. 饋贈之馬，勿看牙口。

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

　　11 . Mouse

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

　　(2) The mouse that has but one hole is quickly taken. 只有一個洞的老鼠，很快就被抓住。

　　(3) A speck of mouse dung will spoil a whole pot of porridge. 一粒老鼠屎，壞了一鍋粥。

　　12. Sheep

　　(1) If one sheep leaps over the ditch, all the rest will follow. 榜樣的力量是無窮的。

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

　　(3) He that

　　13.Swallow

　　(1) One swallow does not make a spring. 孤燕不報春。

　　(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. 不能請羊管菜園，不能請狼管羊圈。

　　(2) Who keeps company with wolves, will learn to howl. 和狼在一起，就會學狼叫。

　　(3) Man is a wolf to man. 人對人是狼。(人心狠，人吃人)

　　(4) A growing youth has a wolf in his belly. 年輕人，在成長，吃起飯來像餓狼

　　1.If the shepherds quarrel,the wolf has a winning game.鷸蚌相爭，漁翁得利

　　2.Love me, love my dog.愛屋及烏

　　3.A lion in the way.攔路虎

　　4.Barking dogs do not bite.吠犬不咬人

　　5.To put the cart before the horse.本末倒置

　　6.When the cat is away, the mice will play.山中無老虎，猴子稱大王

　　7.To beard the lion in his den.太歲頭上動土

　　8.The best fish smell when they are three days old.久住招人嫌

　　9.Fish begins to stink at the head.上梁不正下梁歪

　　10.Fight dog, fight bear.不獲全勝不收兵

　　11.He who has a mind to beat his dog will easily find a stick.欲加之罪，何患無辭

　　12.Never offer to teach fish tow swim.切莫班門弄斧

　　13.Birds of a feather flock together.物以類聚，人以群分

　　14.The best fish swim near bottom.好魚居深淵

　　15.To kill two birds with one stone.一石二鳥

　　16.To lock the stable door after the horse is stolen.亡羊補牢

　　17.Better a living dog than a dead lion.好死不如賴活著

　　18.To shed crocodile tears.掉鱷魚眼淚

　　19.Dog doesn't eat dog.虎毒不食子

　　20.A rat in a hole.甕中之鱉

　　21.May as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.一不做二不休

　　22.It's an ill bird that fouls its own nest.家丑不可外揚

　　23.To ride the tiger.騎虎難下

　　24.To help a lame dog over a stile.雪中送炭

　　25.Like a cat on hot bricks.像熱鍋上的螞蟻

　　26.As wet as a drowned rat.濕如落湯雞

　　27.The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream.掩耳盜鈴

　　28.The leopard can't change its sports.本性難移