看看与动物相关的英语表达吧
[i=s] 本帖最后由 Rachel0818 于 2013-5-10 10:16 编辑 [/i]汉语中有很多跟动物相关的表达，例如“别把我当小白鼠！”或者“他淋成了个落汤鸡。”等。这些表达能让我们的语言更形象生动，英语里面也有很多类似的表达，一起来看一下吧！
1. Students in Class One will act as [b][size=1][color=olive][size=12pt]guinea pigs[/size][/color][/size][/b] among the new teaching reform.
一班的学生将充当本次新课改的实验对象。
2. Handmade lace is [b][size=1][color=olive][size=12pt]as rare as hen's teeth[/size][/color][/size][/b]; most lace is made by machine.
手工制作的蕾丝极为罕见，大部分是机器做的。
3. Don't mention anything about that to your father. It's like [b][size=1][color=olive][size=12pt]a red rag to a bull[/size][/color][/size][/b].
不要在你爸面前提起那件事。他听了肯定会生气的。
4. If you say that to her, you will be [b][size=1][color=olive][size=12pt]stirring up a hornet's nest[/size][/color][/size][/b].
如果你把那件事告诉她，那简直就无异于捅了马蜂窝。
5. I thought he was going to [b][size=1][color=olive][size=12pt]have a cow[/size][/color][/size][/b] when I told him I'd lost his key.
当我告诉他我丢了钥匙时，我以为他会大发雷霆的。
6. He was like [b][size=1][color=olive][size=12pt]a cat in hot bricks[/size][/color][/size][/b] before his driving test.
驾驶考试之前，他紧张得像热锅上的蚂蚁。
7. The plan is a [b][size=1][color=olive][size=12pt]dead duck[/size][/color][/size][/b]: there is no money.
计划告吹了，因为没有钱。
8. The government should not waste money supporting [b][size=1][color=olive][size=12pt]lame ducks[/size][/color][/size][/b].
政府不应浪费资金去扶持那些无前景的企业。
9. He is a real [b][size=1][color=olive][size=12pt]home bird[/size][/color][/size][/b]. He seldom takes part in the social events.
他真的很宅，很少出去参加社交活动。
10. He forgot the umbrella this morning and was caught in the rain like a [b][size=1][color=olive][size=12pt]drowned rat[/size][/color][/size][/b].
今天早上他忘记带雨伞了，被淋得像落汤鸡似的。
11. If you learn English [b][size=1][color=olive][size=12pt]parrot-fashion[/size][/color][/size][/b], you'll never know what English is.
如果你只是死记硬背，你将永远学不会英语。
12. Damian just isn't the violent type. He [b][size=1][color=olive][size=12pt]wouldn't hurt a fly[/size][/color][/size][/b].
戴米恩不是那种有暴力倾向的人，他连只苍蝇都不忍心杀。
13. He told us some [b][size=1][color=olive][size=12pt]cock-and-bull stories[/size][/color][/size][/b] about having lost all his money.
他鬼话连篇，告诉我们他把钱都弄丢了。 [i=s] 本帖最后由 Rachel0818 于 2013-5-10 10:16 编辑 [/i]
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