英语中有趣的动物比喻

 　　1.beast 兽，喻指凶狠的人?

　　Just look at the way he treats his wife! He is a beast.?

　　且看他对妻子的那副样子吧！他是个凶狠的人。?

　　2.bear 黑熊，喻指鲁莽汉?

　　The old man is a bear; he is always grumbling¹.?

　　那个老头是个鲁莽汉，总爱发牢骚。?

　　3.bird 鸟，喻指女朋友?

　　Jim took his bird to the pictures last night.?

　　吉姆昨晚带着他的女朋友去看电影了。?

　　4.cat 猫，喻指心底恶毒的女人?

　　Don't listen to her gossip; she is a cat.?

　　别听她搬弄是非，她是个恶毒的女人。?

　　5. mouse 老鼠，喻指胆小鬼?

　　In public affairs he remained a mouse.?

　　在公事上，他依然是个胆小鬼。?

　　6.donkey 驴，喻指傻瓜?

　　Why did you put your finger in the fire, you silly donkey??

　　你为什么自讨苦吃，小傻瓜？?

　　7.lion 狮子，喻指社会各流?

　　The lions at her party included two musicians and a writer.?

　　她宴请的社会名流包括两位音乐家和一位作家。?

　　8.fox 狐狸，喻指狡猾的人?

　　Don't trust him. He is an old fox.?

　　别相信他，他是个狡猾的老狐狸。?

　　9.shark 鲨鱼，喻an指骗子?

　　She entrusted² all her savings³ to a shark who had promised to double her money.?

　　她把全部积蓄交给一个答应给她加倍偿付本利的骗子。?

　　10.wolf 狼，喻指色鬼?

　　He has a face like an angel, but he is really a terrible wolf.?

　　他有貌似天使般的面孔，实际上他是个大色鬼。

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1 grumbling   

adj. 喃喃鸣不平的, 出怨言的

参考例句：

• She's always grumbling to me about how badly she's treated at work. 她总是向我抱怨她在工作中如何受亏待。
• We didn't hear any grumbling about the food. 我们没听到过对食物的抱怨。

2 entrusted   

v.委托，托付( entrust的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He entrusted the task to his nephew. 他把这任务托付给了他的侄儿。
• She was entrusted with the direction of the project. 她受委托负责这项计划。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 savings   

n.存款，储蓄

参考例句：

• I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假，那样会把我的积蓄用光的。
• By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时，他的存款已全部用完。