关于马的谚语:

　　You can take a horse to the water, but you can't make him drink. 策马溪边易,逼马饮水难.

　　A horse may stumble on four feet. 人有失足,马有漏蹄.

　　A running horse needs no spur. 奔马无须鞭策.

　　Don't put the cart before the horse. 不要把车套在马前.(不要本末倒置.)

　　The common horse is worst shod. 公用之马掌最差.

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

　　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.)

　　关于狐狸的谚语:

　　The fox may grow grey, but never good. 狐狸毛色可以变灰,但是本性难改.(江山易改,本性难移.)

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

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

　　When the fox says he is a vegetarian, it's time for the hen to look out. 狐狸说它吃素时,母鸡要注意.

　　有关狼的谚语:

　　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.

　　有关羊的谚语:

　　If one sheep leaps over the ditch, all the rest will follow. 一只羊跨过沟,其它羊也会跟着做.(榜样的力量是无穷的.)

　　He that makes himself a sheep shall be eaten by the wolf. 甘心做绵羊,必然喂豺狼.(人不能太软弱可欺.)

　　有关老鼠的谚语:

　　It is a poor mouse that has only one hole. 狡兔三窟.

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

　　有关鸡的谚语:

　　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.)

　　有关兔的谚语:

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

　　(文/何悦　英语辅导报大学教师版04~05学年第26期;版权归英语辅导报社所有，独家网络合作伙伴新浪教育，未经许可，不得以任何形式进行转载。)