諺語是人類智慧的結晶，是富於色彩的語言形式,它同文學作品、詩歌一樣是語言的精華,一般具有生動形象、喻義明顯、富於哲理的語言特徵。在一定程度上，英語諺語反映了英語民族的文化特點。英語諺語源遠流長，它既有民間流傳的諺語，又有來自《聖經》的、來自莎士比亞作品的和來自《伊索寓言》的，還有很多外來諺語。
英語諺語中有許多有關動物的諺語，大家看看吧。1.Bird
(1) Kill two birds with one stone. 一箭雙鵰；一舉兩得。(2) A bird inthehand is worth two in the bush. 雙鳥在林不如一鳥在手。(3) Birds of afeatherflock together. 物以類聚，人以群分。(4) It’s an ill bird that foulsown nest.家醜不可外揚。(5) Fine feathers make fine birds. 人要衣裝，馬要鞍。(6) Abird isknown by its note, and a man by his talk. 聽音識鳥，聞言識人。(7) Eachbirdloves to hear himself sing. 鳥兒都愛聽自己唱。（自我欣賞）(8) You cannot catcholdbirds with chaff.(粗糠). 用粗糠捉不住老鳥。（有經驗的人難騙。）(9) Birds in theirlittlenests agree. 同巢之鳥心兒齊。
2. Cat(1) A cat has nine lives.貓有九條命；吉人天相。(2) Cats hidetheirclaws. 知人知面不知心。(3) All cats are grey in thedark..黑暗之中貓都是灰色的。（人未出名時看起來都差不多。）(4) A gloved cat catches nomice.戴手套的貓，老鼠抓不到。（不願吃苦的人成不了大事業。）(5) When the weasel and the catmake amarriage, it is a very ill presage. 黃鼠狼和貓結親，不是好事情。）(6) Whowillbwll the cat? 誰去給貓系鈴？（誰願意為大家冒風險？）(7) The cat shuts its eyeswhenstealing cream. 帽偷吃奶油的時候總是閉著眼睛。（掩耳盜鈴）(8) There are more waysofkilling a cat than by choking it withbutter.殺貓的辦法很多。（達到目的的途徑很多。）(9) Care kill a cat. 憂慮愁死貓。
3. Chicken(1) Don’t count your chickens before they’rehatched.雞蛋未孵出，先別數小雞。（不要過早樂觀。）
4. Crow(1) A crow is never the whiter for washing herselfoften.江山易改，本性難移。
5. Dog(1) He who would hang his dog gives out first that itismad. 欲加之罪，何患無詞.(2) A staff is quickly found to beat a dogwith.欲加之罪，何患無詞.(3) Love me, love my dog. 愛屋及烏.(4) Too much puddingwillchoke a dog. 布丁太多噎死狗。(5) Every dog has his day. 人人皆有得意時。(6)Barkingdogs don’t (seldom) bite. 愛叫的狗很少咬人。(7) Let sleeping dogslie.勿惹事生非。(8) Dead dogs bite not. 死狗不咬人。(9) All are not thievesthatdogs bark at. 狗見了叫的不一定都是賊。（不要以貌取人。）(10) Every dog is a lionathome. 狗在家門口就成了獅子。(11) Don’t be a dog (lying) in themanger.莫學狗佔馬槽不吃草。（不要佔著茅坑不拉屎。）(12) Dog does not eat dog.同類不相殘。(13)Scornful dogs will eat dirty puddings. 狗再傲慢也會吃髒布丁。(14) Ason neverthinks his mother ugly,and a dog never shuns its owner’shomehowever shabby it is.兒不嫌母醜，狗不嫌家貧。
6. Frog(1) The frog in the well knows nothing of the greatocean.井底之蛙，不知大海。
7. Fox(1) The fox may grow grey, but nevergood.狐狸毛色可變灰，但是本性難移。(2) The fox preys farthest from hishole.狐狸捕食，遠離洞府。（兔子不吃窩邊草。）(3) When the fox preaches, then take careofyour geese. 每當狐狸說教，當心鵝群被盜。(4) When the fox says he is avegetarian,it’s time for the hen to look out. 狐狸說它吃素的時候，母雞就得注意。
（實習編輯：顧萍）