關於動物的諺語，你認識多少呢？
諺語是人類智慧的結晶，是富於色彩的语言形式，它同文學作品、詩歌一樣是語言的精華，通常具備生動形象、寓意鮮明、富於哲理的特質。英語諺語在一定程度上反映了英語民族的文化特色，其源流悠長，既有民間流傳的俗諺，也有出自《聖經》、莎士比亞戲劇、《伊索寓言》的經典，更有許多來自外部的借鑒。在眾多英語諺語中，與動物相關的表述尤為生動有趣，以下為本人整理的部分例子：
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1. 鳥類相關諺語
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(1) Kill two birds with one stone. 一石二鳥；一舉兩得。
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(2) A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 手中的一隻鳥勝過林中的兩隻；把握既有的，勝過追求未定的。
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(3) Birds of a feather flock together. 物以類聚，人以群分。
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(4) It’s an ill bird that fouls its own nest. 惡鳥不弄髒自己的巢；家醜不可外揚。
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(5) Fine feathers make fine birds. 羽毛美，鳥兒俏；人要衣裝，佛要金裝。
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(6) A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk. 聞聲知鳥，聽言知人。
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(7) Each bird loves to hear himself sing. 每隻鳥都愛聽自己歌唱；人都喜歡自我欣賞。
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(8) You cannot catch old birds with chaff. 用穀殼捉不到老鳥；經驗老到者不易上當。
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(9) Birds in their little nests agree. 同巢之鳥不相爭；一家人應和睦相處。
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2. 貓咪相關諺語
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(1) A cat has nine lives. 貓有九條命；比喻生命力頑強或吉人天相。
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(2) Cats hide their claws. 貓藏利爪；知人知面不知心。
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(3) All cats are grey in the dark. 黑暗之中，貓皆灰色；未顯達時，人人看似相仿。
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(4) A gloved cat catches no mice. 戴手套的貓捉不到老鼠；不願動手吃苦，難成大事。
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(5) When the weasel and the cat make a marriage, it is a very ill presage. 黃鼠狼與貓結親，乃不祥之兆。
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(6) Who will bell the cat? 誰願為貓繫上鈴鐺？比喻願意為眾人承擔風險者。
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(7) The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream. 貓偷吃奶油時閉著眼睛；掩耳盜鈴，自欺欺人。
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(8) There are more ways of killing a cat than by choking it with butter. 殺貓之法不止用奶油噎死一途；達成目標的方法很多。
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(9) Care killed a cat. 憂慮能殺死貓；形容憂慮傷身。
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3. 雞相關諺語
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(1) Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched. 小雞未孵出，先別急著數；勿過早樂觀，事未成定局前別打如意算盤。
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4. 烏鴉相關諺語
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(1) A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often. 烏鴉常洗也不會變白；江山易改，本性難移。
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5. 狗相關諺語
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(1) He who would hang his dog gives out first that it is mad. 欲吊死自己的狗，先誣其發瘋；欲加之罪，何患無辭。
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(2) A staff is quickly found to beat a dog with. 打狗之棍，隨手可得；同上，意指找藉口輕易。
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(3) Love me, love my dog. 愛我，也愛我的狗；愛屋及烏。
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(4) Too much pudding will choke a dog. 布丁太多會噎死狗；凡事過猶不及。
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(5) Every dog has his day. 每隻狗都有走運的一天；凡人皆有得意之時。
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(6) Barking dogs seldom bite. 愛叫的狗很少咬人；虛張聲勢者往往不敢行動。
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(7) Let sleeping dogs lie. 讓睡著的狗躺著；勿招惹是非，別自找麻煩。
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(8) Dead dogs bite not. 死狗不咬人；已無威脅者不足為懼。
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(9) All are not thieves that dogs bark at. 狗對之吠叫者未必皆是賊；勿以貌取人。
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(10) Every dog is a lion at home. 狗在家門便是獅子；在家逞威，在外怯懦。
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(11) Don’t be a dog in the manger. 勿做馬槽裡的狗；勿占著位置而不作為。
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(12) Dog does not eat dog. 狗不吃狗；同類不相殘。
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(13) Scornful dogs will eat dirty puddings. 傲慢的狗餓了也會吃髒布丁；情勢所迫時，人會屈就。
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(14) A son never thinks his mother ugly, and a dog never shuns its owner’s home however shabby it is. 子不嫌母醜，狗不嫌家貧。
