2. Cat
(1) A cat has nine lives.貓有九條命;吉人天相。
(2) Cats hide their claws. 知人知面不知心。
(3) All cats are grey in the dark.. 黑暗之中貓都是灰色的。(人未出名時看起來都差不多。)
(4) A gloved cat catches no mice. 戴手套的貓,老鼠抓不到。(不愿吃苦的人成不了大事業(yè)。)
(5) When the weasel and the cat make a marriage, it is a very ill presage. 黃鼠狼和貓結(jié)親,不是好事情。)
(6) Who will bwll the cat? 誰去給貓系鈴?(誰愿意為大家冒風(fēng)險?)
(7) The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream. 帽偷吃奶油的時候總是閉著眼睛。(掩耳盜鈴)
(8) There are more ways of killing a cat than by choking it with butter. 殺貓的辦法很多。(達(dá)到目的的途徑很多。)
(9) Care kill a cat. 憂慮愁死貓。