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Barking dogs seldom bite.
吠犬不咬人（意指：对于高声发出恐吓，或惯于大声吼叫的人，勿须当真）。
Every dog has his day.
凡人皆有得意日（意指：大家都有走运的一天）。
Dog does not eat dog.
同类不相残；同室不操戈。
a cat-and-dog life
争争吵吵的日子
Dog does not eat dog.
同类不相残，同时不操戈
Dumb dogs are dangerous.
不叫的狗咬人
Give a dog a bad name and hang him.
谗言可畏，欲加之罪，何患无辞
go to the dogs
每况愈下
hang-dog look
愁眉苦脸
If the old dog barks, he give the counsel.
老狗叫，是忠告。
Love me, love my dog.
爱屋及乌
He is a lucky dog.
他是个幸运儿。
lead a dog's life
过穷困潦倒的日子
not have a dog's chance
毫无机会
top dog
当权派；头儿
treat sb. like a dog
不把某人当人看
a hunting dog
猎犬
a lazy dog
懒汉
a gay dog
一个快乐的人
a dirty dog
下流坯
dog-days n.[pl.]
三伏天, 大热天; 无所作为的时期, 无精打彩的日子
A good dog deserves a good bone.
[谚]好狗应该啃好骨头, 有功者受赏。
A living dog is better than a dead lion.
[谚]死狮不如活狗。
A staff [stick] is quickly [soon] found to beat a dog with.
[谚]欲加之罪, 何患无辞。
An old dog barks not in vain.
[谚]老狗不乱吠; 老狗 一吠, 就得小心。
An old dog will learn no new tricks. (=You cannot teach old dogs new tricks.)
[谚]老狗学不了新把戏; 老年人很难适应新事物。
as [like] a dog with two tails
非常开心[高兴]
Barking dogs seldom bite.
[谚]爱叫的狗 不咬人; 咬人的狗不露齿。
be (old) dog at (a thing)
对...有经验; 对...很内行
Beware of a silent dog and still water.
[谚]提防不吠的狗, 小心 静止的水。
come like a dog at a whistle
一呼即来
Every dog has his day.
[谚]凡人皆有得意日。
Every dog is a lion at home. [Every dog is valiant at his own door.]
[谚]狗是百步王, 只在门前凶。
Fight dog, fight bear.
[谚]打个青红皂白, 一决雌雄。
Give a dog a bad [an ill] name(and hang him).
[谚]一旦给人加一个坏名声, 他就永远洗刷不掉; 人言可畏。
It is ill to waken sleeping dogs. [let sleeping dogs lie; don't wake a sleeping dog.]
别多事, 别惹麻烦。
lead a dog's life
过着牛马不如的生活
love me, love my dog.
[谚]你若把我当朋友, 也要把我的朋友当朋友; 爱屋及乌。
Scornful[Hungry] dogs will eat dirty puddings.
[谚]人到危急时, 平时所不屑做的也要做; 急不暇择, 饥不择食。
teach an old dog new tricks
使守旧的人接受新事物
teach the dog to bark
教狗怎么叫(意指多此一举)
The dog returns to his vomit.
狗回头吃自己吐出来的东西; 重犯旧日罪恶。
A living dog is better than a dead lion.
一条活狗胜过一头死狮.
The cat and dog may kiss, yet are none the better friends.
猫狗可以相吻，但不会成为好友。
Dumb dogs are dangerous.
不叫的狗咬人
Give a dog a bad name and hang him.
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发表于 2007-9-15 15:35:21