翻譯誤區(qū)：望文生義（4）

與動物有關(guān)的習(xí)語：

31.A worm will turn. (諺)如果被逼太甚，最溫順的人也會反抗。

32.You’d think he has ants in his pants. 你會覺得他坐立不安。

33.It really bugs me when the bus comes late and l can’t go to work on time. 由于汽車晚點(diǎn)而不能按時上班，真讓我感到煩惱。

34.l don’t feel well.I think I picked up some kind of bug in my travels abroad. 我感覺有點(diǎn)不適，可能是出國旅行時偶染微恙。

35.He’s a camera bug.他是個攝影迷。

36.Never offer to teach fish to swim.(諺)不要班門弄斧。

37.He’s like a fish out of water. 他感到生疏。

38.He drinks like a fish. 他喝起酒來不要命。

39.All’s fish that comes to his net. 凡是到手的他都要。

40.When we were young，my sister and l shared the same bed，but she usually hogged all the room.小時候姐姐和我共睡一張床，可她總是占很多地方。

41.When he does something, he usually goes the whole hog. 他要干什么，就真的干到底。

42.When he gets up in the morning, he’s usually a crab (or in a crabby mood). 他早上起床時，總是很煩躁。

43.She had a rather sheepish smile. 她笑起來很害羞的樣子，

44.He is a black sheep. 他是個敗家子。

45.Did you hear that Bob got a scholarship? What a lucky dog!聽沒聽說鮑勃得了獎學(xué)金?他真幸運(yùn)。

46.He doesn’t have (or stand) a dog's chance. 他根本沒有機(jī)會。

47.Who’s the top dog in the company? 公司里誰是頭兒?

48.Give a dog a bad name and hang him. 欲加之罪，何患無辭。

49.Every dog has his day. (諺)人人皆有得意時。

50.Love me，love my dog. (諺)愛屋及烏。

51.Barking dogs do not(或seldom)bite. (諺) 吠犬不咬人。

52.Watch out for him.He’s an old fox. 防著點(diǎn)兒，他是只老狐貍精。

53.He's more stubborn than a mule. 他頑固得很。

54.He went ape when he heard that he got the highest grade. 他聽說自己得了最高分的時候，高興得要發(fā)狂。

55.Whatever you do, just don't let the cat out of the bag! 不管你干什么，只是不要泄露秘密!

56.The weather was terrible yesterday. It rained cats and dogs a whole day. 昨天的天氣真可怕,下了一整天的傾盆大雨。

57.A cat has nine lives. (諺)貓有九命。

58.That cat won’t jump. 這一手行不通。

59.What a lamb she is! 她真是個小寶貝兒!

60.She looks like a lamb. 她看上去很溫柔。