動物是人類的朋友。在英文中，有很多關於「動物」的習語，他們充分利用到了動物的特性，有趣生動地體現在習語中。
劇透一下，標題的"be a chicken"，真的不是你想的那個意思。
1 a little bird told me
天機不可洩露
"How did you know the news?"
"Oh, a little bird told me."
你怎麼知道這件事的？
天機不可洩露！
2 as gentle as a lamb
天真無邪的；溫文爾雅的
She is as gentle as a lamb. That's why everybody likes her.
她天真無邪，所以很多人都喜歡她。
3 be a chicken
做一個懦夫
Don't be a chicken. Talk to her about your love for her.
不要做懦夫，告訴她你有多愛她。
4 be a cold fish
冷血動物
He rarely talks to his colleagues. He's a cold fish.
他很少和他的同事說話。他很冷血。
5 be like a fish out of water
在一個環境中感到不舒服
After her divorce, she was like a fish out of water.
她離婚之後，過得很不自在。
6 chicken out
因為害怕拒絕做某事
He chickened out just at the time they were taking him to operating theatre.
當他們帶他去手術室時，他因為害怕拒絕了。
（來源：華爾街英語 編輯：Julie）