5. Dog

　　(1) He who would hang his dog gives out first that it is mad. 欲加之罪，何患无词.

　　(2) A staff is quickly found to beat a dog with. 欲加之罪，何患无词.

　　(3) Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌.

　　(4) Too much pudding will choke a dog. 布丁太多噎死狗。

　　(5) Every dog has his day. 人人皆有得意时。

　　(6) Barking dogs don’t (seldom) bite. 爱叫的狗很少咬人。

　　(7) Let sleeping dogs lie. 勿惹事生非。

　　(8) Dead dogs bite not. 死狗不咬人。

　　(9) All are not thieves that dogs bark at. 狗见了叫的不一定都是贼。(不要以貌取人。)

　　(10) Every dog is a lion at home. 狗在家门口就成了狮子。

　　(11) Don’t be a dog (lying) in the manger. 莫学狗占马槽不吃草。(不要占着茅坑不拉屎。)

　　(12) Dog does not eat dog. 同类不相残。

　　(13) Scornful dogs will eat dirty puddings. 狗再傲慢也会吃脏布丁。

　　(14) A son never thinks his mother ugly,and a dog never shuns its owner’s home however shabby it is.儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫。

　　6. Frog

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

　　7. Fox

　　(1) The fox may grow grey, but never good. 狐狸毛色可变灰，但是本性难移。

　　(2) The fox preys farthest from his hole. 狐狸捕食，远离洞府。(兔子不吃窝边草。)

　　(3) When the fox preaches, then take care of your geese. 每当狐狸说教，当心鹅群被盗。

　　(4) When the fox says he is a vegetarian, it’s time for the hen to look out. 狐狸说它吃素的时候，母鸡就得注意。

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