關於動物的諺語

　　1.What a dull speech! He's merely parroting what many others have said.多麽單調乏味的講話!他不過是鸚鵡學舌，重複許多人說過的話而已。

　　2. A wolf in sheep's clothing　披著羊皮的狼

　　3. One swallow does not make a summer.孤燕不成夏。

　　4. He is as sly as a fox. You've got to watch him.他狡猾得像個狐狸。對他你可要儅心點兒。

　　5. You stupid ass! How could you do a thing like that?　你這頭蠢驢!怎麽會乾出那種事兒來?

　　6. The children were as busy as bees, making preparations for the festival.孩子們準備過節忙得像蜜蜂一樣。

　　另一類是：同一動物形象在原語和譯語中的語用意義相去甚遠，甚至完全相悖。因此，在繙譯過程中就出現了動物形象名稱的轉換。這種動物形象的轉換可以是一種動物形象轉換爲另一種動物形象。例如：

　　1. Talk horse.吹牛。(horse譯爲“牛”)

　　2. Ass in a lion's skin.狐假虎威。(ass譯爲“狐”，lion譯爲“虎”)

　　3. Black sheep.害群之馬。(sheep譯爲“馬”)

　　4. Lock the stable door after the horse is stolen.亡羊補牢。(horse譯爲“羊”)

　　5. Cast pearls before swine.對牛彈琴。(swine譯爲“牛”)

　　6. When the cat is away, the mice will play.山中無老虎，猴子稱大王。(cat譯爲“老虎”，mice譯爲“猴子”)

　　7. As hungry as a bear.餓得像狼。(bear譯爲“狼”)

　　8. Kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.殺雞取卵。(goose譯爲“雞”)

　　9. As timid as a hare.膽小如鼠。(hare充爲“鼠”)3lian.cn

　　10.Neither fish, flesh nor fowl.非驢非馬。(fish, flesh譯爲“驢”owl譯爲“馬”)

　　11.Break a fly upon the wheel.殺雞用牛刀。(fly譯爲“雞”)