世界各民族都有自己的谚语。它从产生到发展都与民族的种种特性紧密相联。谚语反映了民族的历史事迹、自然风貌、文化传统、心理状态、乡土习俗、宗教信仰等方方面面。以下是网小编为大家整理的传承已久的：
1.Bird
1 Kill two birds with one stone. 一箭双雕;一举两得。
2 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。
3 Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分。
4 It’s an ill bird that fouls own nest. 家丑不可外扬。
5 Fine feathers make fine birds. 人要衣装，马要鞍。
6 A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk. 听音识鸟，闻言识人。
7 Each bird loves to hear himself sing. 鸟儿都爱听自己唱。自我欣赏
8 You cannot catch old birds with chaff.粗糠. 用粗糠捉不住老鸟。有经验的人难骗。
9 Birds in their little nests agree. 同巢之鸟心儿齐。
2. Cat
1 A cat has nine lives.猫有九条命;吉人天相。
2 Cats hide their claws. 知人知面不知心。
3 All cats are grey in the dark.. 黑暗之中猫都是灰色的。人未出名时看起来都差不多。
4 A gloved cat catches no mice. 戴手套的猫，老鼠抓不到。不愿吃苦的人成不了大事业。
5 When the weasel and the cat make a marriage, it is a very ill presage. 黄鼠狼和猫结亲，不是好事情。
6 Who will bwll the cat? 谁去给猫系铃?谁愿意为大家冒风险?
7 The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream. 帽偷吃奶油的时候总是闭着眼睛。掩耳盗铃
8 There are more ways of killing a cat than by choking it with butter. 杀猫的办法很多。达到目的的途径很多。
9 Care kill a cat. 忧虑愁死猫。
3. Chicken
1 Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched. 鸡蛋未孵出，先别数小鸡。不要过早乐观。
4. Crow
1 A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often. 江山易改，本性难移。
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5. Dog
1 He who would hang his dog gives out first that it is mad. 欲加之罪，何患无词.
2 A staff is quickly found to beat a dog with. 欲加之罪，何患无词.
3 Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌.
4 Too much pudding will choke a dog. 布丁太多噎死狗。
5 Every dog has his day. 人人皆有得意时。
6 Barking dogs don’t seldom bite. 爱叫的狗很少咬人。
7 Let sleeping dogs lie. 勿惹事生非。
8 Dead dogs bite not. 死狗不咬人。
9 All are not thieves that dogs bark at. 狗见了叫的不一定都是贼。不要以貌取人。
10 Every dog is a lion at home. 狗在家门口就成了狮子。
11 Don’t be a dog lying in the manger. 莫学狗占马槽不吃草。不要占着茅坑不拉屎。
12 Dog does not eat dog. 同类不相残。
13 Scornful dogs will eat dirty puddings. 狗再傲慢也会吃脏布丁。
14 A son never thinks his mother ugly,a6. Frog
1 The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean. 井底之蛙，不知大海。
7. Fox
1 The fox may grow grey, but never good. 狐狸毛色可变灰，但是本性难移。
2 The fox preys farthest from his hole. 狐狸捕食，远离洞府。兔子不吃窝边草。
3 When the fox preaches, then take care of your geese. 每当狐狸说教，当心鹅群被盗。
4 When the fox says he is a vegetarian, it’s time for the hen to look out. 狐狸说它吃素的时候，母鸡就得注意。
8. Fish
1 The best fish swim near the bottom. 好鱼常在水底游。
2 Never offer to teach fish to swim. 不要班门弄斧。
3 Go to the sea, if you would fish well. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
4 There’s as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it. 海里的好鱼多的是。
5 It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait. 智者不上两次档。
6 If water is noisy, there are no fish in it. 咆哮的水中无鱼。夸夸其谈者无真才实学。。
9. Hare
1 You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds******. 不能既和野兔一起跑又和******一起追。人不应两面讨好。
2 The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping. 兔子睡懒觉，乌龟跑赢了。
10. Horse
1 You can take a horse to the water, but you can’t make him drink. 带马到河边容易，逼马饮水难。
2 Don’t ride the high horse. 勿摆架子。
