英语分类词汇：禽类兽类

 　　1、bird

　　Birds of a feather flock¹ together.物以类聚

　　Fine feathers make fine birds.人要衣装，佛要金装

　　A little bird told me that you win the prize.消息灵通人士告诉我你得了奖。

　　He is an old bird and you can’t take him in 他是个老练的人，你骗不了他。

　　A bird in hand worth two in the bush².一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。

　　The early bird gets the the worm³.笨鸟先飞/捷足先登

　　Kill two birds with one stone.一举两得

　　2、dog

　　Love me ,love my dog.爱屋及乌

　　Beat the dog befote the lion.杀鸡骇猴

　　An old dog will learn no new tricks.老顽固学不了新事物。

　　A good dog deserves⁴ a good bone.有功者受赏

　　cat- and- dog life.吵吵闹闹的生活

　　die like a dog.潦倒而死

　　dog days.三伏天

　　rain cat and dog.倾盆大雨

　　lead a dog’s life.过着潦倒的生活

　　treat someone like a dog.不把某人当人看

　　3、rat,cat,mouse

　　When the cat is away,the mice will play.山中无老虎，猴子称霸王

　　like a rat in a hole.瓮中之鳖

　　let the cat out of the bag.露马脚

　　as poor as a church mouse.一贫如洗

　　In public affairs he remained a mouse.在公事上他胆小如鼠。

　　A cat may look at a king.地位虽不同，人权应平等。

　　4、tiger,lion

　　His father is a great lion here.他父亲是这儿的一个名人。

　　The soldiers were tigers in fight.那些士兵英勇作战。

　　5、其他动物

　　dark horse.能力深藏不露的

　　put the cart⁵ before the horse.本末倒置

　　Have a wolf by the ears. 骑虎难下，进退两难

　　a big frog in the small pond小地方的大人物

　　parrot cry.人云亦云

　　fish in troubled watered.混水摸鱼/趁火打劫

　　a snake in the grass.阴险而伪善的朋友

　　a wolf in sheep’s clothing.伪装友善的人

1 flock   

n.羊群，一群，大量；vi.群集，聚集，成群

参考例句：

• A flock of customers were waiting for the store to open.一群顾客在等候着商店开门。
• A few sheep have been lost from the flock.羊群里少了几只羊。

2 bush   

n.灌木，灌木丛，矮树

参考例句：

• This bush has grown up a lot in the last few months.这矮树丛几个月来已向上长高了很多。
• A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.一鸟在手，胜于二鸟在林。

3 worm   

n.虫，蠕虫，蚯蚓，小人物，螺纹，蜗杆；vi.蠕行，慢慢前进；vt.使蠕行，慢慢地走；网络病毒，（可以在网络上传播的病毒）

参考例句：

• She believes that an early bird can catch the worm.她相信早起的鸟儿有虫吃。
• The bird had a worm in its beak.鸟儿嘴里叼着一条虫。

4 deserves   

v.应受，应得，值得( deserve的第三人称单数 )；应受报答；应得报酬；应得赔偿

参考例句：

• A wilful fault has no excuse and deserves no pardon. 不能宽恕故意犯下的错误。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He is the only poet in this country that deserves the name. 他是这个国家唯一的一位名副其实的诗人。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 cart   

n.（二轮或四轮）运货马车，手推车；vt.用马车装载，用手提（笨重物品），强行带走

参考例句：

• We use this to cart the goods.我们用这个来拉运货物。
• Let's go over and help them pull the cart.咱们过去帮他们拉车。