也許正是因?yàn)樾」吠轮囝^的樣子憨態(tài)可掬，把炎熱的夏天表現(xiàn)的淋漓盡致，所以英文中，有了"the dog days of summer"的說(shuō)法。這是指夏天最熱的日子，也就是我們中國(guó)人說(shuō)的“三伏天”。

【例如】We have nothing else to do except stay in the swimming pool in the days of summer.

三伏天，我們除了泡在泳池里什么也做不了。

狗狗們除了怕熱

更是人類(lèi)的好朋友

英文中有超多和"dog"有關(guān)的有趣諺語(yǔ)

咱們一起來(lái)總結(jié)一下!

Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion.

* 寧為犬首，不作獅尾。

“A dog will not howl if you beat him with a bone.”

* 骨頭打狗 狗不叫。

“A good dog deserves a good bone.”

[諺]好狗應(yīng)該啃好骨頭, 有功者受賞。

“A living dog is better than a dead lion.”

* 一條活狗勝過(guò)一頭死獅。

“All are not thieves that dogs bark at.”

* 犬之所吠，并非皆賊。

“A man has his hour, and a dog has his day.”

* 人有稱(chēng)心時(shí)，狗有得意日。

An old dog barks not in vain.

[諺]老狗不亂吠; 老狗一吠, 就得小心。

“An old dog bites sore.”

* 老狗咬人痛得很。

“An old dog cannot alter its way of barking.”

* 老狗難改吠聲。

“A staff is quickly found to beat a dog with. ”

* 欲加之罪，何患無(wú)辭。

“At open doors dogs come in.”

* 狗從開(kāi)著的門(mén)中進(jìn)來(lái)。

"Barking dogs seldom bite."

* 直譯：愛(ài)叫的狗不咬人，咬人的狗不露齒。吠犬不咬人。

* 意譯：外強(qiáng)中干。虛有其表。虛張聲勢(shì)。

Beware of a silent dog and still water.

* 警惕無(wú)聲之狗會(huì)咬人，平靜之水會(huì)覆舟。

Dog does not eat dog.

* 物不傷其類(lèi)。

Dogs that bark at a distance bite not at hand.

* 遠(yuǎn)處叫得兇的狗，不會(huì)近身來(lái)咬人。

Dogs that run after many hares kill none.

* 多謀寡成。

Dogs wag their tails not so much in love to you as your bread.

* 狗搖尾巴，愛(ài)的是面包。

Do not give a dog bread every time he wags his tail.

* 不要有求必應(yīng)。

Dumb dogs are dangerous.

* 啞犬最兇惡。

Every dog is a lion at home.

* 夜郎自大。

Every dog is valiant at his won door.

* 狗在家門(mén)前條條都兇悍。

Every dog has his day.

[諺]凡人皆有得意日。

Give a dog a bad name and hang him.

* 欲加之罪，何患無(wú)詞。

He who has a mind to beat his dog will easily find his stick.

* 欲加之罪，何患無(wú)辭。

"Help a lame dog over a stile."

助人度過(guò)難關(guān)。雪中送炭

Hungry dogs will eat dirty puddings.

* 饑不擇食。

If the old dog barks, he gives counsel.

* 如果老狗叫，他是給忠告。

If you want a pretence to whip a dog, say that he ate the frying-pam.

* 欲加之罪，何患無(wú)辭。

In every country dogs bite.

* 天下的狗都要咬人。

Let sleeping dogs lie.

* 不要惹事生非

"Lie down with dogs, wake up with fleas."

* 近朱者赤,近墨者黑

Look not for musk in dog’s kennel.

* 狗嘴里吐不出象牙。

Love me, love my dog.

* 愛(ài)屋及烏。

One barking dog sets all street a-barking.

* 一狗吠聲響，狗吠滿(mǎn)街坊。

Scornful dogs will eat dirty puddings.

* 神氣的狗也會(huì)吃贓布丁的。

Take a hair of the dog that bit you.

* 以毒攻毒。

The cat and dog may kiss, yet are none the better.

* 貓犬可相吻，莫逆卻難成。

The dogs bark, but the caravan goes on.

* 我行我素，豈管他哉。

The dog that fetches will carry.

* 來(lái)道是非者，便是是非人。

"You can’t teach an old dog new tricks."

* 直譯：老狗學(xué)不了新把戲。

* 意譯：朽木不可雕也。

An old dog will learn no new tricks.

(=You cannot teach old dogs new tricks.)

[諺]老狗學(xué)不了新把戲;

老年人很難適應(yīng)新事物。