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有动物的惯用语（
1
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和中文一样，英语有不少惯用语与动物有关。下面便是些好例子：
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（
1
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An
eager beaver(
海狸
)
：
做事特别卖力的人
Every year during
the long holidays in June and December, many
people
go
abroad
for
a
tour
except
Jason,
an
eager
beaver,
who
will
at
most
take
a few days off in
Singapore.
（
2
）
A
busy bee
：忙碌的人
There isn't much to do
today, but Nancy has been rushing here and
there like a busy bee.
（
3
）
Have a bee in one's
bonnet(
童帽
,
女帽
)
about
……
:
对……苦思不
已
As
a
low-income
bread-earner,
Ali
has
a
bee
in
his
bonnet
about
increasing
his monthly income.
（
4
）
Make a bee-line for
……：径直朝向……
After
class, student
rushed
out
of
classroom,
making
a
bee-line
for
the
nearest
canteen.
（
5
）
An
early bird
：早起的人
Morning walk at six? No problem ! I'm
an early bird, you know.
（
6
）
A
home
bird
：爱在家里的人
Jason's youngest son doesn't care for
social life; he is a home bird
through
and through.
（
7
）
A
bird's-eye, view of
……：鸟瞰；概观
（
i
）
From the plane, we can have a bird's eye view of
the Singapore
buildings.
（
ii
）
Jason's
new
book
can
give
the
reader
a
bird's
eye
view
of
elements
of good English.
（
8
）
A
cat nap
：瞌睡
Between lunch and the 2 p.m. class,
there is at least half an hour for
a
cat nap.
（
9
）
Lead a cat-and-dog
life
：过着吵吵闹闹的日子
Poor
couples
often
lead
a
cat-and-dog
life
because
of
financial
problems.
Don't you think so?
（
10
）
Let the cat out of the
bag
：泄露秘密
David
was planning a surprise birthday party for Irene,
but his new
secretary let the cat out
of the bag in a casual talk.
（
11
）
There is not enough room to swing a
cat
：没有活动的余地
How
can
you
live
and
do
your
design
work
in
such
a
small
room?
There
isn't
enough room to swing a cat, is there?
（
12
）
Rain cats and dogs
：倾盆大雨
We can't go out yet. It is raining cats
and dogs at the moment.
（
13
）
No chicken
：不再是小孩
Don't treat Lily like a kid! She is no
chicken now.
（
14
）
A
cock-and-bull story
：无稽之谈
Whenever Tom was late for work, he
would tell a cock-and-bull story as
an
excuse.
（
15
）
Wait till the cows come home:
无限期的等待
Don't
lend
him
money.
If
you
want
him
to
pay
back,
you
have
to
wait
till
the cows come home.
（
16
）
Crocodile tears
：鳄鱼泪
Jane
seemed
very
sad
at
the
old
man's
death.
Actually,
she
was
only
shedding crocodile
tears because she never really liked that old man.
有动物的惯用语（
2
）：
（
1
）
Top dog
：处支配地位者
In
the
present
world,
why
should
a
country,
often
a
super
power,
sometimes
act as top dog
over other countries?
（
2
）
Go
to the dogs
：堕落；（经济）衰退
No matter a
business or a country, if it is not properly
managed,
it is sure to go to the dogs
one day.
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