关于狗的谚语

1）a lucky dog 幸运儿

She’s been chosen to play the No. One. What a lucky dog she is! 她被选择演主角。她多么幸运啊！

2）a dog in the manger (牛马的食槽) 占着茅坑不拉屎的人

I’d better quit now. I don’t want to be a dog in the manger. 我最好现在离职。我不想占着茅坑不拉屎。

3）Every dog has his day. (谚语)凡人皆有得意时。

4）go to the dogs （口语）一蹶不振；大不如前

This firm’s gone to the dogs since you took over! 这公司自从你接手已大不如前了。

5）lead a dog’s life 过狗一般的生活（长期忧虑、痛苦或悲伤）

He’s been leading a dog’s life since his father’s death. 从他爸爸死后他一直过得不好。

6）let sleeping dogs lie 别惹是生非；别自找麻烦

If you let sleeping dogs lie, everything will be all right. 如果你不惹是生非，一切都会好起来得。

7）Love me, love my dog. （谚语）爱屋及乌。

8）not have a dog’s chance 毫无机会；绝无可能

He hasn’t a dog’s chance of passing the exam. 他这次考试毫无及格的可能。

9）teach an old dog new tricks （谚语）改变老人的想法、做法等

Very often it will be very hard to teach an old dog new tricks. 改变老年人的看法经常是很难的。

10）treat somebody like a dog / dirt 视某人如草芥

They treat their workers like dogs 他们把工人看得粪土不如。

11）the dog days 一年中天气最热的时期（七月和八月）；三伏天

Fat people suffer a lot in the dog days. 身体肥胖的人三伏天就要受苦了。

12）(as) sick as a dog / horse 病得非常厉害

Since I came here, I have been sick as a dog. 我来到这儿以后，就一直病得很厉害。

13）A good dog deserves a good bone. （谚语）好狗应该啃好骨头。（有功者应受赏。）

14）A living dog is better than a dead lion. (谚语)死狮不如活狗。

15）Barking dogs seldom bite. （谚语）爱叫的狗不咬人。（意思是对虚声恫吓而不采取行动的人不必认真对待。）

16）a clever dog 聪明伶俐的家伙

People say that he is a clever dog. 人们说他很聪明。

17）die like a dog / die a dog’s death 悲惨地死去；不得好死

He did nothing good during his lifetime and in the end he died like a dog. 他一生没做好事，死得也很惨。

18）Every dog is a lion at home. （谚语）狗是百步王，只在门口狠。

19）Give a dog a bad name. （谚语）一旦给人加一个坏名声，他就永远也洗刷不掉。（喻人言可畏。）

20）a lazy dog 懒鬼；懒汉

He is a lazy dog. He never tidies his bedroom. 他是个懒汉。他从来不收拾卧室。

21）teach the dog to bark 教狗怎么叫（指多此一举）

He is a pianist and you want to teach him how to play the piano. Don’t you know that you are trying to teach the dog to bark? 他是一个钢琴家，而你却要教他弹钢琴。难道你不知道你是在多此一举吗？