王號召

普通高中《英語課程標(biāo)準(zhǔn)》在文化意識目標(biāo)中要求中學(xué)生要理解英語中的常用成語和俗語。基于此，現(xiàn)將與十二生肖有關(guān)的英語成語介紹給同學(xué)們，希望對同學(xué)們有所幫助。

rat charm 子鼠

a rat in the hole-bottled up；trapped 甕中之鱉

see only what is under ones nose；as short-sighted as mice；not see beyond the end of ones nose 鼠目寸光

as timid as a mouse；mouse like timidity 膽小如鼠

poke ones nose into other peoples business；a dog trying to catch mice 狗拿耗子多管閑事

a person hated by people；a person or thing that provokes a hue and cry 過街老鼠

shifty-eyed；thievish-looking 賊頭賊腦；賊眉鼠眼

every dog has his day；everyone has good days 瞎貓碰上死耗子

smell a rat 發(fā)覺可疑之處；感到事情不妙

Ox patient 丑牛

cast peals before swine 明珠暗投；對牛彈琴

a cock-and-bull story 無稽之談；荒誕的故事

like a bull in a china shop 非常笨拙魯莽

like a red rag to/at a bull 使人生氣的事

Tiger sensitive 寅虎

glare like a tiger eyeing its prey 虎視眈眈

pull a tooth from the tigers mouth 虎口拔牙

a tigers head and a snakes tail 虎頭蛇尾

the fox borrows the tigers fierceness 狐假虎威

Rabbit articulate 卯兔

mad as a March hare 瘋瘋癲癲

waits for gains without pains 守株待兔

a crafty person has several ways out 狡兔三窟

The fox is sad at the death of the hare 兔死狐悲

Dragon healthy 辰龍

dragons and fishes jumbled together 魚龍混雜

bustling with activity 龍騰虎躍

heavy traffic 車水馬龍

Snake deep 巳蛇

a snake in the grass 潛伏的敵人或危險(xiǎn)

to warm a snake in ones bosom 養(yǎng)虎貽患；姑息壞人

viper feelings 蛇蝎心腸

Horse popular 午馬

black sheep 害群之馬

a horse galloping without a stop 馬不停蹄

gain an immediate 馬到成功

dark horse 黑馬；競爭中出人意料的獲勝者

put/set the cart before the horse 本末倒置；倒行逆施

get on the high horse 擺架子，目空一切

Goat elegant 未羊

mend the fold after the sheep is lost 亡羊補(bǔ)牢

lead off a goat in passing；take sth that doesnt belong to oneself 順手牽羊

narrow winding trail；meandering footpath 羊腸小道

a wolf in sheeps clothing 披著羊皮的狼；口蜜腹劍的人

after all，the wool still comes from the sheeps back；in the long run，whatever you are given， you pay for 羊毛出在羊身上

Monkey clever 申猴

get ones monkey up 生氣；發(fā)脾氣

punish someone as a warning to others；beat the dog before the lion 殺雞駭猴

worthless person in imposing attire 沐猴而冠

make a monkey of 愚弄

a monkey with a long tail 抵押

get the monkey off 戒除吸毒惡習(xí)

have a monkey on ones back 毒癮很深

Rooster deep thinkers 酉雞

kill the goose that lays the golden eggs 殺雞取卵

in bits and pieces 雞零狗碎

chicken feathers and garlic skins 雞毛蒜皮

even fowls and dogs are not spared 雞犬不寧

break a butterfly on a wheel 小題大做；殺雞用牛刀

Dog loyalty 戌狗

love me，love my dog 愛屋及烏

monstrously audacious 狗膽包天

evil associates 狐朋狗友

in bits and pieces 雞零狗碎

even a worm will turn 狗急跳墻

wake a sleeping dog惹是生非

rain cats and dogs 傾盆大雨

（as） sick as a cat/dog 病危；生大病

Pig chivalrous 亥豬

not have a dogs life 豬狗不如

buy a pig in a poke 買下沒有看的東西；隔山買老牛

make a pig of oneself 狼吞虎咽