1、BirdKilltwobirdswithonestone.一箭雙雕；一舉兩得。Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush.雙鳥在林不如一鳥在手。Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.物以類聚，人以群分。Itsanillbirdthatfoulsownnest.家丑不可外揚。Finefeathersmakefinebirds.人要衣裝，馬要鞍。Abirdisknownbyitsnote,andamanbyhistalk.聽音識鳥，聞言識人。Eachbirdlovestohearhimselfsing.鳥兒都愛聽自己唱。(自我欣賞)Youcannotca

2、tcholdbirdswithchaff.(粗糠).用粗糠捉不住老鳥。(有經驗的人難騙。)Birdsintheirlittlenestsagree.同巢之鳥心兒齊。CatAcathasninelives.貓有九條命；吉人天相。Catshidetheirclaws.知人知面不知心。Allcatsaregreyinthedark.黑暗之中貓都是灰色的。(人未出名時看起來都差不多。)Aglovedcatcatchesnomice.戴手套的貓，老鼠抓不到。(不愿吃苦的人成不了大事業。)Whentheweaselandthecatmakeamarriage,itisaveryillpresage.黃鼠狼

3、和貓結親，不是好事情。)Whowillbwllthecat?誰去給貓系鈴？(誰愿意為大家冒風險？)Thecatshutsitseyeswhenstealingcream.帽偷吃奶油的時候總是閉著眼睛。(掩耳盜鈴)Therearemorewaysofkillingacatthanbychokingitwithbutter.殺貓的辦法很多。(達到目的的途徑很多。)Carekillacat.憂慮愁死貓。ChickenDontcountyourchickensbeforetheyrehatched.雞蛋未孵出，先別數小雞。(不要過早樂觀。)CrowAcrowisneverthewhiterforwas

4、hingherselfoften.江山易改，本性難移。DogHewhowouldhanghisdoggivesoutfirstthatitismad.欲加之罪，何患無詞.Astaffisquicklyfoundtobeatadogwith.欲加之罪，何患無詞.Loveme,lovemydog.愛屋及烏.Toomuchpuddingwillchokeadog.布丁太多噎死狗。Everydoghashisday.人人皆有得意時。Barkingdogsdont(seldom)bite.愛叫的狗很少咬人。Letsleepingdogslie.勿惹事生非。Deaddogsbitenot.死狗不咬人。Al

5、larenotthievesthatdogsbarkat.狗見了叫的不一定都是賊。(不要以貌取人。)Everydogisalionathome.狗在家門口就成了獅子。Dontbeadog(lying)inthemanger.莫學狗占馬槽不吃草。(不要占著茅坑不拉屎。)Dogdoesnoteatdog.同類不相殘。Scornfuldogswilleatdirtypuddings.狗再傲慢也會吃臟布丁。Asonneverthinkshismotherugly,andadognevershunsitsownershomehowevershabbyitis.兒不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家貧。FrogThefro

6、ginthewellknowsnothingofthegreatocean.井底之蛙，不知大海。FoxThefoxmaygrowgrey,butnevergood.狐貍毛色可變灰，但是本性難移。Thefoxpreysfarthestfromhishole.狐貍捕食，遠離洞府。(兔子不吃窩邊草。)Whenthefoxpreaches,thentakecareofyourgeese.每當狐貍說教，當心鵝群被盜。Whenthefoxsaysheisavegetarian,itstimeforthehentolookout.狐貍說它吃素的時候，母Fish(1)Thebestfishswimnearth

7、ebottom.好魚常在水底游。Neveroffertoteachfishtoswim.不要班門弄斧。Gotothesea,ifyouwouldfishwell.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。Theresasgoodfishintheseaasevercameoutofit.海里的好魚多的是。Itisasillyfishthatiscaughttwicewiththesamebait.智者不上兩次檔。Ifwaterisnoisy,therearenofishinit.咆哮的水中無魚。(夸夸其談者無真才實學。)。HareYoucannotrunwiththehareandhuntwiththehounds

8、(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。)Thetortoisewinstheracewhilethehareissleeping.兔子睡懶覺，烏龜跑贏了。Horse(1)Youcantakeahorsetothewater,butyoucantmakehimdrink.帶馬到河邊容易，逼馬飲水難。Dontridethehighhorse.勿擺架子。Agoodhorsecannotbeofabadcolour.好馬不會毛色差。Ahorsemaystumbleonfourfeet.馬有四條腿，亦有失蹄時。Arunninghorseneedsnospur.奔馬無需鞭策。Don

9、tputthecartbeforethehorse.不要將大車套在馬前面。(處理問題應按先后次序，不要本末倒置。)Thecommonhorseisworstshod.公用之馬，掌子最差。Lockthebarndoorafterthehorseisstolen.失馬之后鎖馬廄。(亡羊補牢)Dontlookagifthorseinthemouth.饋贈之馬，勿看牙口。Hairbyhairyouwillpulloutthehorsestail.一根一根拔，拔光馬尾巴(水滴石穿)11.Mouse(1)Itisapoormousethathasonlyonehole.狡兔三窟。(2)Themouseth

10、athasbutoneholeisquicklytaken.只有一個洞的老鼠，很快就被抓住。Aspeckofmousedungwillspoilawholepotofporridge.一粒老鼠屎，壞了一鍋粥。12.Sheep(1)Ifonesheepleapsovertheditch,alltherestwillfollow.榜樣的力量是無窮的。(2)Alazysheepthinksitswoolheavy.懶羊嫌毛重。Hethatmakeshimselfasheepshallbeeatenbythewolf.甘心做綿羊，必然喂豺狼。13.Swallow(1)Oneswallowdoesnotmakeaspring.孤燕不報春。(2)Oneswallowdoesnotmakeasummer.一燕不成夏。14.Tiger(1)Ifyoudontenteratigersden,youcantgethiscubs.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。15.Wolf(1)Donttrustagoatwiththekitchen-garden,orawolfwithsheep