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1、bird Birds of a feather flock together.物以类聚 Fine feathers make fine birds.人要衣装，佛要金装 A little bird told me that you win the prize.消息灵通人士告诉我你得了奖。 He is an old bird and you can’t take him in 他是个老练的人，你骗不了他。 A bird in hand worth two in the bush.一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。 The early bird gets the the worm.笨鸟先飞/捷足先登 Kill two birds with one stone.一举两得 2、dog Love me ,love my dog.爱屋及乌 Beat the dog befote the lion.杀鸡骇猴 An old dog will learn no new tricks.老顽固学不了新事物。 A good dog deserves a good bone.有功者受赏 cat- and- dog life.吵吵闹闹的生活 die like a dog.潦倒而死 dog days.三伏天 rain cat and dog.倾盆大雨 lead a dog’s life.过着潦倒的生活 treat someone like a dog.不把某人当人看。 3、rat,cat,mouse When the cat is away,the mice will play.山中无老虎，猴子称霸王 like a rat in a hole.瓮中之鳖 let the cat out of the bag.露马脚 as poor as a church mouse.一贫如洗 In public affairs he remained a mouse.在公事上他胆小如鼠。 A cat may look at a king.地位虽不同，人权应平等。 4、tiger,lion His father is a great lion here.他父亲是这儿的一个名人。 The soldiers were tigers in fight.那些士兵英勇作战。 5、其他动物 dark horse.能力深藏不露的 put the cart before the horse.本末倒置 Have a wolf by the ears. 骑虎难下，进退两难 a big frog in the small pond小地方的大人物 parrot cry.人云亦云 fish in troubled watered.混水摸鱼/趁火打劫 a snake in the grass.阴险而伪善的朋友 a wolf in sheep’s clothing.伪装友善的人

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回复: 一起学英语，谚语有些谚语没怎么听本地人说过，建议你到图书馆借纯英文的，书名就叫Basic Idiom in English, 我刚来时借过，以下是一些例句： Lesson 3: A Taste of SuccessInterviewInt: I heard that Kate wants to become an actress.Mrs. Turner: Yes, Kate had a taste of acting in a commercial recently. It’s too bad that Kate’s become stuck-up as a result of the experience.Int: I also heard that her sister Meg was in a school play this year.Mrs. Turner: Yes, she was. Unfortunately, Meg had a bad experience during the play. Some children in the audience laughed at her.Int: What happened? Did she suddenly get frightened on the stage?Mrs. Turner: You hit it right on the nose. She couldn’t even find the telephone she was supposed to answer, and it was right under her nose!Int: That’s too bad.Mrs. Turner: Met just couldn’t go on. She ran right off the stage! Expressionsgo on -----to continue, to proceed Meg was unable to go on acting after she got stage fright during a school play.I didn’t mean to interrupt your conversation. Please go on. have a taste of ------to have some experience with, to sample Recently Kate was in a commercial and had a taste of acting.After Tony had an unpleasant taste of city life, he returned home to the country. laugh at ------to ridicule, to scorn Some children in the audience laughed at Meg’s acting.It’s very unkind that you laugh at his mistakes like that. (right) on the nose -------exactly, precisely, accurately The interviewer hit it right on the nose about Meg’s stage fright.I made a guess about her age and it was on the nose. (right) under one’s nose -------in an obvious place Meg didn’t know that the telephone was right under her nose on stage.After an hour of searching, I finally found my car keys under my nose. stuck-up -------conceited, having an exaggerated opinion of oneself Kate became somewhat stuck-up after she had a taste of acting.Now that Jake has won first prize in the talent contest, he always seems stuck-up.

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