一鸟在手，胜于两鸟在林。
1659. Kill two birds with one stone.
一石双鸟。
一箭双雕。
1660. The fowler’s pipe sounds sweet until the bird is caught.
捕鸟人笛声悠扬，诱得鸟儿自投网。
1661. The noisy fowler catches no bird.
捕鸟人声张，鸟儿不落网。
1662. He that will take the bird must not scare it.
要想捕到鸟，就别惊扰鸟。
1663. Old birds are not caught with new nests.
新网难捉老鸟。
1664. Clumsy birds have to start flying early.
笨鸟先飞。
1665. One swallow does not make a summer.
一燕不成夏。
1666. The snail slides up the tower at last though the swallow mounteth it sooner.
燕子一上塔，蜗牛跟着爬。
1667. The cuckoo comes in April, and stays the month of May; sings a song at Midsummer, and
then goes away.
布谷鸟，四月来，五月一直在；仲夏唱支歌，随后便离开。
1668. If the sky falls, we shall catches larks.
天塌正好捉云雀。
切勿杞人忧天。
1669. When the owl sings, the nightingale will hold her peace.
枭鸟一唱，夜莺屏息。
1670. An owl is the king of the night.
猫头鹰乃黑夜之王。
1671. Eagles fly alone, but sheep flock together.
鹰爱独飞羊喜群。
1672. Empty hands no hawk allure.
空手不能诱鹰来。
1673. Hawks will not pick hawk’s eyes out.
老鹰不啄老鹰眼。
同类不相残。
1674. A kite will never be a good hawk.
鸢永不会变成隼。
1675. A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often.
乌鸦即使常洗澡，羽毛也不会变白。
1676. The crow thinks his own bird fairest.
乌鸦总以为子最美。
1677. Crows do not pick crow’s eyes.
乌鸦不啄乌鸦的眼睛。
同类不相残。
1678. Wheresoever the carcase is, there will the ravens be gathered together.
哪里有死尸，乌鸦便成群。
1679. Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.
鸡蛋未孵，别数鸡雏。
不要过早乐观。
1680. Though the fox run, the chicken hath wings.
狐狸虽会跑，小鸡有翅膀。
1681. Grain by grain, and the hen fills her belly.
粒粒粮食，母鸡饱食。
1682. Fat hens lay few eggs.
肥胖母鸡下蛋稀。
1683. If the hen does not prate, she will not lay.
不咯咯叫的母鸡不下蛋。
1684. It is no good hen that cackles in your house and lays in another’s.
你家咯咯鸡，别家窝里蛋，这样的母鸡要不得。
1685. Young cocks love no coops.
小公鸡不恋笼。
1686. A cock is bold on his dunghill.
粪堆之上公鸡称王。
1687. A barley-corn is better than a diamond to a cock.
公鸡眼中麦粒胜于一颗钻石。
1688. He that will have his farm full, must keep an old cock and a young bull.
要想农庄充裕，老鸡小牛少不了。
1689. Never cackle till your egg is laid.
事未成功莫先夸耀。
1690. A duck will not always dabble in the same gutter.
鸭子不会老在同一条沟里玩水。
1691. All your swans are geese.
你的天鹅都成了普通的鹅。
所有的希望都落空了。
1692. All his geese are swans.
自家的鹅都是天鹅。
蔽帚自珍。
1693. The swans sings when death comes.
死期来到，天鹅歌声美妙。
1694. What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
适用于某种情况者必然适用于类似的情况。
1695. It is a blind silly goose that comes to the fox’s sermon.
只有盲目的蠢鹅才会去听狐狸讲道。
1696. Kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
杀鹅取金蛋。
只图眼前需要，断绝将来财源。
1697. A swine over fat is the cause of his own bane.
猪死皆因体肥。
1698. Never cast your pearls before swine.
切勿明珠暗投。
不要对牛弹琴。
1699. Pigs may fly, but they are very unlikely birds.
猪儿纵会飞，终究不是鸟。
1700. You cannot makes a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.
猪耳做不成丝绸包。
巧妇难为无米之炊。
1701. If the beard were all, the goat might preach.
如果胡须能说明问题，山羊也可讲道。
1702. Every time the sheep bleats it loses a mouthful.
羊每叫一声就少吃一口。
1703. One sheep follows another.
羊性喜盲从。
1704. If one sheep leap over the dyke, all the rest will follow.
一羊过沟百羊随。
1705. One scabbed sheep will mar a whole flock.
一羊生癣，众羊遭殃。
1706. The dust raised by the sheep does not choke the wolf.
羊踩起的灰尘挡不住狼。
1707. The life of the wolf is the death of the lamb.
有活狼就有死羊。
1708. Carrion crows bewail the dead sheep and then eat them.
乌鸦吃死羊，先要哭一场。
猫哭老鼠假慈悲。
1709. One butcher does not fear many sheep.
屠夫不怕羊多。
1710. You have no goats, and yet you sell kids.
家中无老羊，轮到卖羊羔。
1711. As soon goes the young lamb’s skin to market as the old ewe’s.
老羊皮上市，小羊皮也会跟着上市。
1712. A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy.
懒羊总觉羊毛重。
1713. It is a foolish sheep that makes the wolf his confessor.
蠢羊才向狼忏悔。
1714. There is a black sheep in every flock.
害群之马处处有。
1715. It is a small flock that has not a black sheep.
人多必有败类。
1716. The cow that’s first up gets the first of the dew.
早起母牛先得露。
1717. The ox is never woe, till he to the harrow go.
挂耙去耕地，牛方知艰辛。
1718. Not all butter that the cow yields.
母牛所产未必尽黄油。
1719. The ox when weariest treads surest.
牛困走得稳。
1720. The cow knows not what her tail is worth until she has lost it.
有时不爱惜，失后徒叹息。
1721. You cannot sell the cow and sup the milk.
1722. If you sell the cow, you sell her milk too.
不能既要卖奶牛，又想喝牛奶。
事难两全。
1723. Old oxen have stiff horns.
牛老角硬。
1724. An ox is taken by the horns, and the man by the tongue.
牛被执角，人被舌毁。
1725. Many good cows have evil calves.
1726. Many a good cow hath a bad calf.
好牛会生坏牛犊。
虎父生犬子。
1727. The black ox has trod on his foot.
大祸临头。
1728. If the ox falls, whet your knife.
牛一倒，快磨刀。
人遭难，众人踩。
1729. You may know the horse by his harness.
观马可知马性。
1730. A horse is neither better nor worse for his trappings.
相马不可凭马饰。
1731. A good horse often needs a good spur.
好马常需好靴刺。
1732. It is a good horse that never stumbles.
凡马皆有失蹄时。
人无完人，金无足金。
1733. He is a gentle horse that never cast his rider.
训良之马不会甩倒骑手。
1734. A horse that will not carry a saddle must have no oats.
不愿加鞍的马，不得吃燕麦。
1735. Old wood is best to burn, old horse to ride.
老柴好烧，老马好骑。
1736. A ragged colt may make a good horse.
丑驹可能长成骏马。
后生可畏。
1737. You can take a horse to the water, but you cannot make him drink.
你可以把马牵到水边，但不能强迫其饮水。
不要强人所难。
1738. Don’t swap horses when crossing a stream.
行至中流不换马。
危难之时不宜作大变动。
1739. Every horse thinks his sack heaviest.
每一匹马都认为自己驮的袋子最重。
1740. The fault of the horse is put on the saddle.
马劣却怪马鞍坏。
1741. Mettle is dangerous in a blind horse.
瞎马鼓勇气，正是危险事。
1742. A galled horse will not endure the comb.
擦伤的马不耐梳。
1743. The best horse needs breaking, and the aptest child needs teaching.
好马需要训，好子需要教。
1744. It is the bridle and spur that makes a good horse.
要想把马训得好，缰绳靴刺少不了。
1745. A colt you may break, but an old horse you never can.
马驹犹可练，老马最难训。
1746. A boisterous horse must have a rough bridle.
烈马要套粗笼头。
1747. An ass endures his burden, but not more than his burden.
驴能负重，但也不宜过重。
1748. Better be the head of an ass than the tail of a horse.
宁为鸡头，不为牛后。
1749. Wherever an ass falleth, there will be never fall again.
驴子不会在同一地方跌倒两次。
1750. The braying of an ass does not reach heaven.
驴子叫声虽响，但也传不到天上。
1751. The fault of the ass must not be laid upon the packsaddle.
驴子不乖，休怪驮鞍。
1752. If a donkey brays at you, don’t bray at him.
别和蠢人一般见识。
1753. He who wants a mule without fault, must walk on foot.
指望骡子无微暇，只有自己徒步行。
1754. A lion at home, a mouse abroad.
在家是狮子，外出成老鼠。
1755. The mountains have brought forth a mouse.
大山生小鼠。
费力大而收效小。
1756. A blate cat makes a proud mouse.
猫儿腼腆，耗子翻天。
1757. A cat has nine lives.
猫有九条命。
1758. When the cat’s away, the mice will play.
猫儿不在家，耗子就玩耍。
猫儿不在老鼠闹。
1759. A gloved cat catches no mice.
戴手套的猫儿抓不到老鼠。
1760. Cats hide their paws.
猫儿不露爪。
1761. A cat may look at a king.
猫也有权瞧国王。
位卑之人也应有些权利。
1762. Ale will make a cat speak.
喝了淡啤酒，猫也会开口。
酒后话语多。
1763. All cats love fish but fear to wet their paws.
猫爱吃鱼却又怕弄湿爪。
想得到好东西，却又不愿冒风险。
1764. It is said that a cat hath nine lives, yet care would wear them all out.
据说猫有九条命，忧虑过多也伤身。
1765. The cat and dog may kiss, yet are none the better friends.
猫和狗也许可以亲吻，但永远成不了朋友。
1766. When the weasel and the cat make a marriage, it is a very ill presage.
黄鼠狼与猫联姻，不是好兆头。
1767. Love me, love my dog.
爱屋及乌。
1768. Dog does not eat dog.
狗不吃狗。
同类不相残。
1769. Every dog is a lion at home.
狗在家中，八面威风。
1770. Every dog is valiant at his own door.
站在家门口，狗也雄赳赳。
1771. Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion.
宁为犬首，不作狮尾。
1772. Hungry dogs will eat dirty puddings.
饥不择食。
1773. Dogs wag their tails not so much in love to you as your bread.
狗把尾巴摇，爱的是面包。
1774. Do not give a dog bread every time he wags his tail.
莫因狗尾摇，每次给面包。
1775. Too much pudding will choke a dog.
太多布丁也会噎死狗。
1776. A good dog deserves a good bone.
好狗应啃好骨头。
1777. While the dog gnaws bone, companions would be none.
狗啃骨头无同伴。
1778. Two dogs strive for a bone, the third runs away with it.
两狗相争一骨头，第三只狗衔起走。
1779. One barking dog sets all the streets barking.
一犬吠影，百犬吠声。
1780. A barking dog is better than a sleeping lion.
吠犬胜于睡狮。
1781. A dog will not howl if you beat him with a bone.
肉骨头打狗狗不叫。
1782. Barking dogs seldom bite.
吠犬不咬人。
1783. Dogs that bark at a distance bite not at hand.
远处狗就叫，近身不会咬。
1784. Beware of a silent dog and still water.
哑狗和静水，二者都得防。
1785. In every country dogs bite.
凡狗皆咬人。
1786. Mad dog bites his master.
疯狗咬主人。
1787. Let sleeping dog lie.
勿扰睡狗。
莫惹是生非。
1788. If the old dog barks, he gives counsel.
老狗叫，是忠告。
1789. An old dog bites sore.
老狗咬人咬得狠。
1790. An old dog cannot alter its way of barking.
老狗难改吠叫声。
1791. All are not thieves that dogs bark at.
狗对着吠叫的人，并非都是小偷。
1792. Help the dog over the stile.
帮助落难者度过难关。
1793. Every dog has his day.
人人皆有得意时。
片瓦也有翻身日。
1794. A living dog is better than a dead lion.
活狗胜死狮。
1795. Give a dog a bad name and hang him.
欲加之罪，何患无辞。
1796. He who has a mind to beat his dog will easily find a stick.
有心打狗好找棍。
欲加之罪，何患无辞。
1797. When a dog is drowning, every one offers him drink.
待到狗溺水，众人给水喝。
1798. The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping.
兔子睡大觉，乌龟赢赛跑。
1799. If you run after two hares, you will catch neither.
同时追两兔，一只也难捕。
1800. One should not run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.
切莫两面讨好。
1801. He that will have a hare to breakfast must hunt overnight.
要想吃兔肉，必须早下手。
1802. First catch your hare then cook him.
要吃兔肉先捕兔。
1803. The fox may grow grey, but never good.
狐狸会变老，永远难变好。
1804. The sleeping fox catches no poultry.
睡着的狐狸捉不到鸡。
1805. It is an evil sign to see a fox lick a lamb.
狐狸舔羊羔，不是好迹象。
1806. When the fox preacheth, then beware your geese.
每逢狐狸讲道，当心鹅子遭殃。
1807. A fox should not be of the jury at a goose’s trial.
审鹅不应让狐狸作陪审。
1808. The old goose plays not with foxes.
老鹅不跟狐狸耍。
1809. The fox’s wiles will never enter the lion’s head.
狐狸的诡计永远进不了狮子的头脑。
1810. Old foxes want no tutors.
老狐无须老师教。
1811. An old fox is not easily snared.
老狐不易陷罗网。
1812. The fox smells his own stink first.
狐狸有恶臭，自己先嗅出。
1813. You can have no more of the fox than the skin.
狐狸除了皮，别的全无用。
1814. The tail does often catch the fox.
狐狸被抓，皆因尾巴。
1815. The fox is known by his brush.
狐狸尾巴大，人人认识它。
1816. The fox that had lost its tail would persuade others out of theirs.
一只狐狸丢尾巴，就劝别的也丢它。
1817. The wolf and fox are both privateers.
狐狸与狼，抢劫大王。
1818. The wolf may lose his teeth, but never his nature.
狼会掉牙，本性难改。
1819. The lone sheep is in danger of the wolf.
孤羊遇狼，必然遭殃。
1820. By little and little the wolf eateth the sheep.
狼吃羊，一点一点进肚肠。
1821. Give never the wolf the wether.
莫把阉羊送给狼。
1822. The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep.
群狼一死众羊安。
1823. While you trust to the dog, the wolf slips into the sheepfold.
当你认为狗可信，羊圈已被狼溜进。
1824. It is madness for a sheep to treat of peace with a wolf.
跟狼把和平讲，此羊必癫狂。
1825. Hunger fetches the wolf out of the woods.
饥饿引狼出森林。
1826. A growing youth has a wolf in his belly.
青年在成长，食量大如狼。
1827. A thief knows a thief as a wolf knows a wolf.
小偷识小偷，正像狼识狼。
1828. Who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl.
与狼相结交，就会学狼嚎。
1829. Man is to man either a god or a wolf.
人与人交往，不是上帝就是狼。
1830. When the wolf grows old, the crows ride him.
狼老乌鸦欺。
1831. The leopard can never change its spots.
花斑豹永远改变不了身上的斑点。
本性难改。
1832. He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount.
骑虎难下。
1833. The tiger that has once tasted blood is never sated with the taste of it.
一次尝到血，虎欲永难揭。
1834. Beard the lion in his den.
老虎头上捉虱。
太岁头上动土。
1835. Destroy the lion while he is yet but a whelp.
杀狮应在幼小时。
1836. The lion is known by his claws [paws].
狮以爪出名。
1837. The lion’s skin is never cheap.
狮皮从不贱。
1838. It is not good to wake a sleeping lion.
睡狮莫惊。
1839. The lion is not so fierce as he is painted.
狮子没有画上的凶猛。
1840. An army of stags led by a lion would be more formidable than one of lions led by a stag.
一只狮子领一群鹿比一只鹿领的一只狮子更难对付。
1841. Where the deer is slain, some of her blood will lie.
鹿死总有血迹留。
1842. The rage of a wild boar is able to spoil more than one wood.
野猪一怒，力大无穷。
1843. He who shareth honey with the bear hath the least part of it.
与熊分蜜，只能尝一滴。
1844. Kings and bears often worry keepers.
国王与熊，常使看守忧心忡忡。
1845. Do not sell the bear’s skin before you have caught the bear.
熊未到手休卖皮。
莫高兴太早。
1846. An ape’s an ape, a varlet’s a varlet, though they be clad in silk or scarlet.
尽管衣绸穿红，猿猴仍是猿猴，侍从仍是侍从。
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1847. A friend is a second self.
朋友是第二个自我。
1848. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
患难中的朋友才是真正的朋友。
