英语中有关动物的习惯用法
Bird 鸟
1、He eats like a bird.
他吃得很少。
2、A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
［谚］双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。
3、We're all early birds in my family because we live on a farm.
由于我们生活在农场，所以全家人都起得很早。
4、Birds of a feather flock together.
［谚］物以类聚，人以群分。
5、That's for the birds!
那毫无意义！
6、It's an ill bird that fouls own nest.
［谚］家丑不可外扬。
7、A little bird told me。
有人私下告诉我。
Horse 马
8、He eats like a horse.
他吃得很多。
9、That's just a lot of horse and donkey dust!
那不过都是些废话！
10、It's time to study now and stop horsing around.
学习时间已到，别胡闹了。
11、I got it straight from the horse s mouth.
我是听当事人亲口说的。
12、Just hold your horses!
忍耐一下吧！
13、She works like a horse all day long.
她整天辛辛苦苦地干活。
14、That's a horse of a different color!
那完全是另外一回事。
15、You can take a horse to the water，but you can't make him drink!
［谚］带马到河边容易，逼马饮水难！
Monkey 猴
16、Don't get your monkey up for nothing.
别无缘无故生气。
17、You shouldn't monkey about with that machine, if you don't know how to fix it.
假如你不懂得修，就别瞎弄这台机器。
18、What kind of monkey business has been going on while I've been away?
我不在的时候，出了什么事了？
Chichen 小鸡
19、Come on! Don't be chicken!
来，别害怕！
20、Well，she's certainly no spring chicken.
她当然不再是个小丫头了。
21、Don't count your chickens before they're hatched!
「谚」不要过早乐观！
Owl 猫头鹰
22、He is as blind as an owl.
他真是个瞎子。
23、He's a wise old owl.
他是个智叟。
Bear 熊
24、Every time l see my grandfather，he gives me a big bear hug.
每次见到爷爷，他都要紧紧地拥抱我。
25、Her husband is a real bear.
她丈夫脾气确实坏。
Bee 蜜蜂