高三英语语法与惯用法知识点：与动物有关的英语成语 4页

高三英语语法与惯用法知识点：与动物有关的英语成语　　与动物有关的成语有多少?英语和汉语虽是两种不同民族的语言，但有许多相通之处。我们常说的“亡羊补牢”，“一石二鸟”，“叫的狗不咬人”这些成语，在英语中都能找得到。下面还是让我们读读这篇文章吧。　　HowmanyidiomsarethereinEnglishthataredrawnfromanimallife?　　Forexample,whenwedotwothingsatoneandthesametimewe“killtwobirdswithonestone”,orifwearegreedyandfoolish,we“killthegoosethatlaysthegoldeneggs.”Abad-temperedpersonis“likeabearwithasorehead”,anawkward,heavy-footedpersonis“likeabullinachinashop”,andapersonwithabadcharacteris“theblacksheep”inagroup.　　Butlet’sleavethefoolishpersonorthebadperson,andconsiderthewiseman.Awisemannever“countshischickensbeforetheyarehatched”or“buysapiginapoke”—healwaysexaminescarefullywhatheisbuyingbeforehepayshismoney.Hewillalways,ofcourse,dothingsintherightorderandnottryto“putthecartbeforethehorse.”Hewillleavealonethingsthatmightcausetrouble,ashewouldsay“letsleepingdogslie”, norwillhewastegoodthingsonpeoplewhocan’tappreciatethem;hedoesnotbelievein“castingpearlsbeforeswine”.Therearesomepeoplewhoalwaystakesafetymeasures.Whenitistoolateand“lockthestabledoorafterthehorseisstolen”,that,heconsiders,isasfoolishas“puttingthecartbeforethehorse”.Whenbolddecisivemeasuresarenecessaryhetakesthemand“takesthebullbythehorns”.Andwhenanill-tempered,sharp-tonguedfriendsayssomethingunpleasant,hedoesn’tworrytoomuch;heknows“abarkingdogdoesnotbite.”Ifheknowsasecret,hekeepsit;heisnotoneto“letthecatoutofthebag”.Heknows,too,thattherearethingsyoucan’tforcepeopletodo.Ashewouldsay,“youcanleadahorsetothewater,butyoucan’tmakeitdrink”.Andhewould,ofcourse,betoogenerous-heartedto“lookagifthorseinthemouth.”He’sacheerful,hard-workingfellow,and“workslikeahorse.”Heisn’tproud,“ridingthehighhorse”,andisalwayswillingtohelpothersindifficulty,“puttinghisshouldertothewheel”andnevergiving“awhiteelephant”tothem.Hepitiesthepoorfellowwhohas“neverhadadog’schance”and“leadsadog’slife”,perhapsbecausemisfortunehasalways“doggedhisfootsteps”.　　Hereisanewmarriedcouple.Theygetonverywell together;theydon’tleada“catanddoglife”.She,ofcourse,nevermakes“cattyremarks”,norwillshefuss“likeacatonhotbricks”ifhegoesoutwhenitis“rainingcatsanddogs”.Shedoesn’tworrytoomuch;sheknowsthat“carekilledacat”.Sheknowsthehusbandiscarefulwhatcompanyhekeeps.“Birdsofafeatherflocktogether,”heoftensaystoher.Otherwise,he’dfeel“likeafishoutofwater”.　　NowtheauthorhadbetterstoporyouwillthinkIam“ridingmyhorsetodeath”.()　　ComprehensionQuestions:　　MatchtheFollowingChineseIdiomswiththeEnglishVersions　　1.本末倒置A.lookagifthorseinthemouth　　2.亡羊补牢B.birdsofafeatherflocktogether　　3.物以类聚C.letsleepingdogslie　　4.一举两得D.putthecartbeforethehorse　　5.吹毛求疵E.killtwobirdswithonestone　　6.趾高气扬F.ridethehighhorse　　7.莫惹是非G.lockthestabledoorafterthehorseisstolen　　8.害群之马H.theblackhorse　　Key:1.D2.G3.B4.E5.A6.F7.C8. H