描述動物的民間諺語大綱

導語：諺語是民間集體創造、廣爲口傳、言簡意賅並較爲定型的藝術語句，是民衆豐富智慧和普遍經驗的規律性總結。下面關於 動物 的諺語，希望可以幫助到您。

　　1. Crow

(1) A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often. 江山易改，本性難移。

　　2. Dog

(1) He who would hang his dog gives out first that it is mad. 欲加之罪，何患無詞.

(2) A staff is quickly found to beat a dog with. 欲加之罪，何患無詞.

(3) Love me, love my dog. 愛屋及烏.

(4) Too much pudding will choke a dog. 布丁太多噎死狗。

(5) Every dog has his day. 人人皆有得意時。

(6) Barking dogs don’t (seldom) bite. 愛叫的狗很少咬人。

(7) Let sleeping dogs lie. 勿惹事生非。

(8) Dead dogs bite not. 死狗不咬人。

(9) All are not thieves that dogs bark at. 狗見了叫的不一定都是賊。(不要以貌取人。)

(10) Every dog is a lion at home. 狗在家門口就成了獅子。

(11) Don’t be a dog (lying) in the manger. 莫學狗佔馬槽不吃草。(不要佔着茅坑不拉屎。)

(12) Dog does not eat dog. 同類不相殘。

(13) Scornful dogs will eat dirty puddings. 狗再傲慢也會吃髒布丁。

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　　3. Frog

(1) The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean. 井底之蛙，不知大海。

　　4. Fox

(1) The fox may grow grey, but never good. 狐狸毛色可變灰，但是本性難移。

(2) The fox preys farthest from his hole. 狐狸捕食，遠離洞府。(兔子不吃窩邊草。)

(3) When the fox preaches, then take care of your geese. 每當狐狸說教，當心鵝羣被盜。

(4) When the fox says he is a vegetarian, it’s time for the hen to look out. 狐狸說它吃素的'時候，母雞就得注意。

8. Fish

(1) The best fish swim near the bottom. 好魚常在水底遊。

(2) Never offer to teach fish to swim. 不要班門弄斧。

(3) Go to the sea, if you would fish well. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。

(4) There’s as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it. 海里的好魚多的是。

(5) It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait. 智者不上兩次檔。

(6) If water is noisy, there are no fish in it. 咆哮的水中無魚。(誇誇其談者無真才實學。)。

　　5. Hare

(1) You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds(獵狗). 不能既和野兔一起跑又和獵狗一起追。(人不應兩面討好。)

(2) The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping. 兔子睡懶覺，烏龜跑贏了。

　　6. Horse

(1) You can take a horse to the water, but you can’t make him drink. 帶馬到河邊容易，逼馬飲水難。

(2) Don’t ride the high horse. 勿擺架子。

(3) A good horse cannot be of a bad colour. 好馬不會毛色差。

(4) A horse may stumble on four feet. 馬有四條腿，亦有失蹄時。

(5) A running horse needs no spur. 奔馬無需鞭策。

(6) Don’t put the cart before the horse. 不要將大車套在馬前面。(處理問題應按先後次序，不要本末倒置。)

(7) The common horse is worst shod. 公用之馬，掌子最差。

(8) Lock the barn door after the horse is stolen. 失馬之後鎖馬廄。(亡羊補牢)

(9) Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth. 饋贈之馬，勿看牙口。

(10) Hair by hair you will pull out the horse’s tail. 一根一根拔，拔光馬尾巴。(水滴石穿)