英语中含有动物名称的谚语格言警句集锦（一）清单-2027届高考英语一轮复习专项

英语中含有动物名称的谚语格言警句集锦（一） 英语谚语（proverb）是民间代代流传的短句，多来自生活经验、寓言，常带动物、自然意象，句式简短，阐述道理。格言（maxim）偏重行为准则和处世箴言，侧重做人做事的规则，较为正式。警句（epigram）短小精炼，常带对比，语言犀利。它们经常被统称为sayings。英语谚语主要来源于古希腊罗马寓言、《圣经》、民间生活观察和名家名言等。它们的特点：① 句式简洁，多用省略、倒装和平行结构，如：No pains, no gains.（没有付出，就没有收获）（省略结构）；② 多用短句和动词原形开头；③ 大量使用修辞手法（如比喻、对比、对偶和拟人等）；④ 多用一般现在时，表示普遍真理；⑤ 固定意象，动物、自然、日、月、水、火，意象含义相对固定，如：fox象征“狡猾”，camel象征“负重”，cat象征“暗藏心机”等。⑤ 谚语大多是固定表达，约定俗成。 高考试题对于英语谚语格言警句的考查主要体现在：① 阅读理解：四个选项均是英语谚语格言或警句，要求考生选出恰当的谚语匹配文章主旨或作者态度；② 七选五：段落主旨句，用谚语引出观点；③ 语法填空：考查谚语内固定搭配或动词时态；④ 写作试题：放在开头（引出主题，预示故事道理）或结尾（总结故事教训或点明主旨）作为主题升华句，提升作文档次。在使用这些谚语格言警句时要注意：① 区分其字面含义和比喻意义；② 汉英谚语意象不完全对等，不要生硬直译；③ 使用的谚语务必要贴合文章主题，不能滥用，叙事时句句套谚语，显得生硬和模板化；④ 一篇作文最多使用一条谚语，不要堆砌和滥用；⑤ 读后续写的动作描写、环境描写不要强行插入谚语，只适用于经历感悟和结尾点睛。 下面是一些含有动物名称的谚语格言警句，你能正确翻译并能在语境中恰当使用吗？ 1. A word spoken cannot be overtaken even by a team of four horses. 【句子翻译】一言既出，驷马难追（侧重言语一旦说出，就无法收回，要信守承诺）。 【语境例句】 ① You must keep your promise. A word spoken cannot be overtaken even by a team of four horses. 你必须遵守承诺，一言既出，驷马难追。 ② He has promised to help us. Remember, a word spoken cannot be overtaken even by a team of four horses. 他已经答应帮我们了，记住，一言既出，驷马难追。 2. Dogs that run after many hares kill none. 【句子翻译】贪多务得，一事无成；同时目标太多，精力分散，终将一无所获；贪多必失；什么都抓，等于不抓；多谋寡成 【语境例句】 ① Don’t try to learn several skills at the same time. Remember, dogs that run after many hares kill none. 不要同时学好几门技能，记住，贪多则一事无成。 ② He plans to finish three big projects in one month. I’m afraid dogs that run after many hares kill none. 他打算一个月完成三个大项目，恐怕目标太多，最后一件都做不成。 3. Don’t climb a tree to look for a fish. 【句子翻译】不要缘木求鱼。（比喻方法不对，再努力也达不到目的；方向错误，徒劳无功）。 【语境例句】 ① If you want to improve your English only by watching videos without practice, you are just climbing a tree to look for a fish. 如果你只想靠看视频学英语却不练习，那就是缘木求鱼。 ② It’s no use trying to solve the problem in this way. Don’t climb a tree to look for a fish. 用这种方法解决问题毫无用处，不要缘木求鱼。 4. A caged bird longs for clouds. 【句子翻译】笼中鸟向往云天。（比喻身陷牢笼、受束缚的人渴望自由；身处困境之人向往广阔天地。） 【语境例句】 ① Tired of endless housework, she sighed. A caged bird longs for clouds. 厌倦没完没了的家务，她轻叹一声：笼中鸟，向往云天。 ② Though he had a comfortable life in the small town, he dreamed of traveling around the world, just as a caged bird longs for clouds. 虽然在小镇生活安逸，但他梦想环游世界，正如笼中之鸟向往云天。 5. A cat may look at the king. 【句子翻译】猫也有权看国王。（比喻人人平等；小人物也有自己的权利，不必因身份低微而自卑；普通人也可拥有自己的尊严。） 【语境例句】 ① Don’t look down on me just because I am new here. A cat may look at the king. 别因为我是新人就小看我，小人物也有尊严，人人平等。 ② Everyone has the right to voice their opinions. Remember, a cat may look at the king. 人人都有表达观点的权利，须知猫也有权看国王。 6. A colt you may break, but an old horse you never can. 【句子翻译】小马尚可驯服，老马难改本性。（比喻年少易教化，年老难改习性；人的习惯一旦根深蒂固，年长之后很难改变。）句中colt是名词，意为“（四或五岁以下的）雄马驹”。 【语境例句】 ① He has kept the bad habit for decades. As the saying goes, a colt you may break, but an old horse you never can. 这个坏习惯他保持数十年了，常言道，年少易教化，年长习性难改。 ② It’s much easier to form good habits in childhood. A colt you may break, but an old horse you never can. 孩童时期更容易养成好习惯，小马尚可驯服，老马难改本性。 7. A contented ass enjoys long life. 【句子翻译】知足的驴子长寿。（比喻知足常乐；内心懂得满足的人，更容易拥有安稳长久的生活）。温馨提示：ass 此处指驴，不带侮辱含义。 【语境例句】 ① Don’t always compare yourself with others. Remember a contented ass enjoys long life. 不要总拿自己和别人攀比，记住知足常乐。 ② He never aims for too much wealth and lives happily. Just as the saying goes, a contented ass enjoys long life. 他从不追逐过多财富，生活过得很幸福。正如谚语所言，知足者常乐。 8. A cow does not know what her tail is worth until she loses it. 【句子翻译】牛失去尾巴，才懂得尾巴的珍贵。（比喻拥有时不知珍惜，失去方知可贵；身在福中不知福）。 【语境例句】 ① Many teenagers pay no attention to their parents’ care. But a cow does not know what her tail is worth until she loses it. 很多青少年无视父母的关怀，往往失去之后才懂得其珍贵。 ② He took his health for granted until he fell ill. A cow does not know what her tail is worth until she loses it. 他以前把健康视作理所当然，直到生病才明白。人总是拥有时不懂得珍惜，失去才知可贵。 9. A cow in another pasture gives plenty of milk. 【句子翻译】别家牧场的奶牛产奶多。（比喻这山望着那山高；总觉得别人的处境、条件比自己的更好，往往是主观错觉）。温馨提示：这句格言和“The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.”含义相同。 【语境例句】 ① Don’t envy your classmates’ life. A cow in another pasture gives plenty of milk; everyone has their own troubles. 不要羡慕同学们的生活，别家牧场的奶牛产奶多，每个人都有自己的烦恼。 ② He always thinks others’ jobs are easier and better. Remember, a cow in another pasture gives plenty of milk. 他总觉得别人的工作更轻松美好，要知道，人们往往是这山望着那山高。 10. A dead goat does not fear the knife. 【句子翻译】死羊不怕刀。（比喻人已经毫无退路、一无所有，便不再惧怕任何威胁与惩罚；破罐子破摔）。 【语境例句】 ① Having lost everything, he would not give in to their threats. A dead goat does not fear the knife. 已经失去一切，他不再向对方的威胁屈服，正所谓死羊不怕刀。 ② He had nothing left to lose, so he refused to obey the strict rules. As we know, a dead goat does not fear the knife. 他已经没什么可失去的了，因此拒绝服从严苛规定，死猪不怕开水烫。 11. A dull ass near the home needs no spur. 【句子翻译】笨驴临近家，无需扬鞭催。（比喻归心似箭；人在快要回到家时，哪怕平素迟钝懒散，也会主动加快脚步。）句中spur是名词，指马刺，用来驱策驴子或马匹。 【语境例句】 ① After the long-distance trip, he hurried forward eagerly. A dull ass near the home needs no spur. 长途旅途过后，他急切地快步向前，正所谓笨驴近家，不用扬鞭自奋蹄。 ② Though she usually walks slowly, she speeded up as she got close to her house. A dull ass near the home needs no spur. 虽然她平时走路慢悠悠，快到家时却加快了脚步，归心似箭，无需催促。 12. A frog in the well knows not the ocean. 【句子翻译】井底之蛙，不知大海。（比喻见识狭隘；眼界局限于狭小环境，对外界广阔世界一无所知）。 【语境例句】 ① Read more books and take part in social activities, or you will be like a frog in the well knows not the ocean. 多读书、参与社会实践，不然你就会如同井底之蛙，见识短浅。 ② He never travels and thinks his small town is the whole world. A frog in the well knows not the ocean. 他从不出远门，以为小镇就是全世界，真是井底之蛙，不知大海。 13. A greyhound forced to hunt catches no hare. 【句子翻译】被逼狩猎的灵缇犬，捕不到野兔。（比喻强扭的瓜不甜；迫于外力勉强行事，难以取得好结果；强迫逼迫无法成事。）句中greyhound是名词，意为“灵缇（擅长奔跑狩猎的猎犬）”。 【语境例句】 ① You cannot push him into learning painting. A greyhound forced to hunt catches no hare. 你不能强迫他学画画，被逼狩猎的灵缇犬捕不到野兔，强逼难有成效。 ② Don’t force children to take too many after-school classes. Remember a greyhound forced to hunt catches no hare. 不要强迫孩子上过多课外班，须知勉强逼迫，很难收获理想效果。 14. A horse is neither better nor worse for his trappings. 【句子翻译】马匹不因华丽鞍饰而变好或变坏；相马不可凭马饰；不可以貌取人；人不可貌相，海水不可斗量。（比喻人贵内在，不在外表；华美的外在装饰不能改变人本身的品性与本质）。句中trappings（复数）意为“马的鞍具、华丽配饰”，引申为外在服饰、头衔、排场。 【语境例句】 ① Do not judge a man only by his fine clothes. A horse is neither better nor worse for his trappings. 不要仅凭华丽衣着评判一个人，马匹不因鞍饰改变优劣，人要看内在本质。 ② Though he holds an important title, don’t admire him merely for that. A horse is neither better nor worse for his trappings. 尽管他身居要职，但不要仅仅因此仰慕他，外在光环改变不了人的本身。 15. A horse stumbles that has four legs. 【句子翻译】马有四条腿，亦有失蹄时；四足之马也会失足（比喻人非圣贤，孰能无过；即使能干的人，也难免出现失误）。句中stumble是不及物动词，意为“绊脚，失足”。 【语境例句】 ① Don’t laugh at him for his small mistake. A horse stumbles that has four legs. 不要因为他小小的失误就嘲笑他，四足骏马也会失足，孰能无过。 ② Even experienced workers may make mistakes. Remember a horse stumbles that has four legs. 就算经验丰富的工作人员也会犯错，须知四足之马，亦有失足之时。 16. A lamb is as dear to a poor man as an ox to the rich. 【句子翻译】穷人眼中的羔羊，如同富人眼中的公牛一样珍贵。（比喻对不同的人，珍贵的事物各不相同；每个人都珍视属于自己的宝贵财富，不在于事物本身价值的绝对大小，而在于拥有者的处境）。句中dear是形容词，意为“珍贵的，宝贵的”。 【语境例句】 ① Do not look down upon what poor people treasure. A lamb is as dear to a poor man as an ox to the rich. 不要轻视穷人所珍视的东西，对每个人而言，心中宝贵之物的意义并不由金钱衡量。 ② That old watch means everything to him, though it is cheap to others. A lamb is as dear to a poor man as an ox to the rich. 那块旧手表对别人不值钱，对他却无比宝贵。穷人视羔羊如宝，富人视公牛如珍，人的珍视之物各有不同。 17. A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy. 【句子翻译】懒羊总嫌自己的羊毛沉重。（比喻懒人总抱怨负担太重；懒惰之人不愿承担本分，把自身该承担的责任当成累赘，爱找借口推脱）。 【语境例句】 ① Don’t listen to his complaints. A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy; he just hates doing his duty. 别听他的抱怨，懒羊总嫌羊毛重，他只是不想承担自己分内的责任。 ② He always complains about too much schoolwork, but he seldom makes efforts. A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy. 他总抱怨课业繁重，却很少付出努力，正如懒羊嫌毛重，懒人总抱怨担子沉。 18. A leopard does not sleep with a goat. 【句子翻译】豹不会与山羊同眠。（比喻物类不同，难以共处；善恶、本性截然不同的人，无法长久相伴）。leopard 豹子，象征本性凶狠；goat 山羊代表弱小无辜。 【语境例句】 ① Their values are totally opposite. As the saying goes, a leopard does not sleep with a goat. 他们的价值观完全相悖，正所谓豹不与山羊同眠，道不同不相为谋。 ② You cannot expect them to get along well. A leopard does not sleep with a goat; their natures are too different. 不要指望他们和睦相处，豹不会同山羊共眠，二者本性相差太远。 19. A lion may come to be beholden to a mouse. 【句子翻译】雄狮也可能会受惠于老鼠。（比喻强者亦有求助弱者之时；不要轻视弱小的人，小人物也可以帮到大人物。）句中beholden 是形容词，意为“受恩惠的，欠人情的”。本格言源自《伊索寓言》狮子与老鼠。 【语境例句】 ① Don’t look down on your younger classmates. A lion may come to be beholden to a mouse. 不要小瞧年纪更小的同学，雄狮也可能受惠于老鼠，小人物也能提供帮助。 ② The famous manager once got key help from a new intern. Just as the saying goes, a lion may come to be beholden to a mouse. 这位知名经理曾经得到一位实习新人的关键帮助，正如谚语所言，强者也会有仰仗弱者的时候。 20. A nightingale cannot sing in a cage. 【句子翻译】笼中夜莺难歌唱。（比喻受压迫、被束缚的人难以施展才华；身处压抑环境，人无法发挥天赋、活出自我；自由是施展才能的前提）。句中nightingale是名词，意为“夜莺”，以歌声优美著称。 【语境例句】 ① Give teenagers space to show their gifts. Remember a nightingale cannot sing in a cage. 给予青少年施展天赋的空间，须知笼中之鸟难以放声高歌，束缚会埋没才华。 ② She had great artistic talent, yet she was kept from pursuing her dream. A nightingale cannot sing in a cage. 她很有艺术天赋，却被阻止追求梦想，正如笼中夜莺难以放声歌唱。 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $