2013年6月17日星期一

翻譯:與羊相關的英語諺語跟短語

sheep
[Fi:p]
n.羊, 綿羊, 羞答答的人, 膽小鬼, 疑徒

a flock of sheep 一群羊

a wolf in sheep's clothing
披著羊皮的狼, 心蜜背劍的人

a black sheep
害群之馬; 拒絕參减罷工的工人

a lost sheep
失路羔羊, 丢失邪道的人

a sheep among wolves
落进狼群; 落在一群惡漢手中的仁慈人

as a sheep among the shearers
好像降正在剪羊毛工人脚裏的綿羊

as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb
[諺]偷年夜羊或偷小羊归正皆得挨絞刑; 一不做两不戚

count sheep
數羊(古道热肠裏計數以供入眠)

follow like a sheep 盲從

One scabbed sheep infects the whole flock.
[諺] 一只羊死瘡整群羊遭殃。

return to one's sheep [muttons]
回到本題

separate the sheep from the goats
區別大好人跟壞人

There is a black sheep in every flock.
[諺]到處都有害群之馬。

sheep and goats
擅人與惡人(來自《聖經》)

sheep that have no shepherd
烏开之眾

" Without a shepherd, sheep are not a flock."
- Russian Proverb

"An army of sheep led by a lion would defeat an army of lions led by a sheep."
- Arab Proverb

"The sheep has no choice when in the jaws of the wolf."
- Chinese proverb

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