諺語 是民間集體創(chuàng)造、廣為流傳、言簡意賅并較為定性的藝術(shù)語句，是民眾的豐富智慧和普遍經(jīng)驗(yàn)的規(guī)律性總結(jié)。諺語和名言是不同的，諺語是勞動(dòng)人民的生活實(shí)踐經(jīng)驗(yàn)，而名言是名人說的話。

　　1. Frog

　　(1) The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean. 井底之蛙，不知大海。

　　2. Fox

　　(1) The fox may grow grey, but never good. 狐貍毛色可變灰，但是本性難移。

　　(2) The fox preys farthest from his hole. 狐貍捕食，遠(yuǎn)離洞府。(兔子不吃窩邊草。)

　　(3) When the fox preaches, then take care of your geese. 每當(dāng)狐貍說教，當(dāng)心鵝群被盜。

　　(4) When the fox says he is a vegetarian, it’s time for the hen to look out. 狐貍說它吃素的時(shí)候，母雞就得注意。

　　3. Mouse

　　(1) It is a poor mouse that has only one hole. 狡兔三窟。

　　(2) The mouse that has but one hole is quickly taken. 只有一個(gè)洞的老鼠，很快就被抓住。

　　(3) A speck of mouse dung will spoil a whole pot of porridge. 一粒老鼠屎，壞了一鍋粥。

　　4. Sheep

　　(1) If one sheep leaps over the ditch, all the rest will follow. 榜樣的力量是無窮的。

　　(2) A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy. 懶羊嫌毛重。

　　(3) He that

　　13.Swallow

　　(1) One swallow does not make a spring. 孤燕不報(bào)春。

　　(2) One swallow does not make a summer. 一燕不成夏。

　　5. Tiger

　　(1) If you don’t enter a tiger’s den, you can’t get his cubs. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。

　　6. Wolf

　　(1) Don’t trust a goat with the kitchen-garden,or a wolf with sheepfold. 不能請羊管菜園，不能請狼管羊圈。

　　(2) Who keeps company with wolves, will learn to howl. 和狼在一起，就會學(xué)狼叫。

　　(3) Man is a wolf to man. 人對人是狼。(人心狠，人吃人)

　　(4) A growing youth has a wolf in his belly. 年輕人，在成長，吃起飯來像餓狼