有关sheep的谚语不少。
1. As well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.
偷羊偷羔都是绞(死);偷大偷小统是贼 (意指:一不做,二不休)。
2. There’s a black sheep in every flock.
每一羊群里都会有一只黑羊,丑儿子家家有(意指:每个家里都会有个败家子。)
3. He that makes himself a sheep shall be eaten by the wolf.
甘心做绵羊,早晚喂 豹狼(人弱受人欺)。
4. The sheep who tallks peace with a wolf will soon be mutton.
羊向狼乞求和平,很快就会变成羊肉(意指,切勿向敌人乞求和平)。
九. 猴——Monkey
1、monkey作名词时指顽童、淘气鬼,猴子似的人,易受欺的人。如:What are you doing, you young monkey !你在干什么呀,小捣蛋鬼!
2、monkey作动词时指胡闹、瞎弄、捣蛋。如:Stop monkeying about with the TV set !不 要瞎弄电视机!
3、与monkey一词搭配的词组、习语和俚语很多非常有趣。如:put sb’s monkey up.使某人生气,激怒某人;Your last word has really put his monkey up.你最后一句话实在使他大为生气;
又如:make a monkey of愚弄;a monkey with a long tail.抵押;get the monkey off.戒除吸毒恶习;have a monkey on one’s back.毒瘾很深。
十. 鸡——Cock
指首领,头目,神气十足的人,与cock组成的词组多姿多彩,如:Cock of the walk / school.支配别人的人;a cock of the loft / dunghill.在小天地中称王称霸的人;Live like fighting cocke.生活很好,尤指吃得好;Cock - and - bull story.荒诞的故事, 无稽之谈。
用cock表达的谚语:It