A blate cat makes a proud mouse.
猫儿腼腆，老鼠翻天。
When the weasel and the cat make a marriage，it is a very ill presage.
黄鼠狼跟猫儿成亲，预兆不佳。
The cat and dog may kiss，yet are none the better friends.
猫狗虽相吻，总难成好友。
All cats love fish but fear to wet their paws.
猫儿性爱鱼，却怕爪弄湿；想获得珍品的人不愿冒必要的风险。
A cat may look at a king.
猫也有权看国王；小人物也该有些权利。
It is said that “cat hath nine lives”，yet care would wear them all out.
据说猫儿有九命，忧虑多时也伤身。
Dog 狗
He who would hang his dog gives out first that it is mad.
欲加之罪，何患无词。
Love me，love my dog.
爱屋及乌。
Too much pudding will choke a dog.
布丁太多噎死狗。
Barking dogs don，t (seldom) bite.
爱叫的狗很少咬人。
Let sleeping dogs lie.
勿惹事生非。
Dead dogs bite not.
死狗不咬人。
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。
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。
Dog does not eat dog.
同类不相残。
Scornful dogs will eat dirty puddings.
狗再傲慢也会吃脏布丁。
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。
An old dog bites sore.
老狗咬人咬得狠。
Beware of a silent dog and still water.
哑狗和静水，二者都得防。
A dog will not howl if you beat him with a bone.
肉骨头打狗狗不叫。
Dogs that bark at a distance bite not at hand.
远处狗就叫，近身不会咬。
If the old dog barks，he gives counsel.
老狗叫，是忠告。
In every country dogs bite.
天下有狗都咬人。
Hungry dogs will eat dirty puddings.
饿狗也吃脏布丁；饥不择食。
Dogs wag their tails not so much in love to you as your bread.
狗儿把尾摇，爱的是面包。
Every dog is valiant at his own door.
站在家门口，狗也雄纠纠。
Every dog is a lion at home.
狗在家中，八面威风。
While the dog gnaws bone，companions would be none.
狗啃骨头无同伴。
Two dogs strive for a bone，the third runs away with it.
两狗相争一骨头，第三只狗衔起走。
Mad dog bites his master.
疯狗咬主人。
Do not give a dog bread every time he wags his tail.
莫因狗尾摇，次次丢面包。
A living dog is better than a dead lion.
活狗胜于死狮。
Let sleeping dog lie.
勿惊卧狗；切莫惹是生非。
Help the dog over the stile.
助人度过难关。
Every dog has his day.
片瓦也有翻身日；人人都有得意时。
Give a dog a bad name and hang him.
欲加之罪，何患无辞。
He who has a mind to beat his dog will easily find a stick.
有心打狗好找棍；欲加之罪，何患无辞。
An old dog cannot alter its way of barking.
老狗难改常吠声。
When a dog is drowning，every one offers him drink.
待到狗溺水，众人给水喝。
Fox 狐狸
The fox may grow grey，but never good.
狐狸毛色可变灰，但是本性难移。
The fox preys farthest from his hole.
狐狸捕食，远离洞府；兔子不吃窝边草。
When the fox preaches，then take care of your geese.
每当狐狸说教，当心鹅群被盗。
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。
The fox is known by his brush.
狐狸只因尾巴大，所以人人认识他。
The fox smells his own stink first.
狐狸有恶臭，自己先嗅出。
The tail does often catch the fox.
狐狸被抓，都因尾巴。
It is an evil sign to see a fox lick a lamb.
狐狸舔羔羊，不是好迹象。
An old fox is not easily snared.
老狐狸难得陷罗网。
Old foxes want no tutors.
老狐不需教师教。
The sleeping fox catches no poultry.
睡着的狐狸捉不到鸡。
You can have no more of the fox than the skin.
狐狸除了皮，旁的全无用。
The fox that had lost its tail would persuade others out of theirs.
一条狐狸丢尾巴，就劝旁的也丢它。
A fox should not be of the jury at a goose，s trial.
审鹅不应狐陪审。
The fox，s wiles will never enter the lion，s head.
狐狸的诡计永远进不了狮子的头脑。
The old goose plays not with foxes.
老鹅不跟狐狸耍。
The wolf and fox are both privateers.
狐狸与狼，抢劫大王。
Pig 猪
A swine over fat is the cause of his own bane.
猪死都因身过肥；象以齿焚。
Pigs may fly，but they are very unlikely birds.
猪儿纵会飞，终究不是鸟。
Never cast your pearls before swine.
不要把珍贵之物送给不识货的人；勿明珠暗投；勿对牛弹琴。
You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow，s ear.
猪耳朵做不成丝钱包；巧妇难为无米之炊。
Cow 牛
The cow that，s first up gets the first of the dew.
早起母牛先得露。
Not all butter that the cow yields.
母牛所产的未必全是黄油。
Many good cows have evil calves.
很多好母牛，会生坏小犊。
You cannot sell the cow and sup the milk.
不能既要卖母牛，又想喝牛奶。
Old oxen have stiff horns.
牛老角硬。
The ox is never woe，till he to the harrow go.
挂耙去耕地，牛才知辛苦。
An ox is taken by the horns，and the man by the tongue.
牛因角被执，人因舌陷身。
If the ox falls，whet your knife.
牛一倒，快磨刀；人遭难，众人踩。
The black ox has trod on his foot.
祸事临头。
The ox when weariest treads surest.
牛困走得稳。
Horse 马
The best horse needs breaking，and the aptest child needs teaching.
最好的马儿要人驯，最伶俐的孩子要人训。
A horse that will not carry a saddle must have no oats.
不愿加鞍的马，不得吃燕麦。
A good horse often needs a good spur.
好马常需好靴刺。
It is the bridle and spur that makes a good horse.
要把马练好，缰绳靴刺少不了。
A boisterous horse must have a rough bridle.
烈马要套粗笼头。
He is a gentle horse that never cast his rider.
驯良的马绝不会把骑手甩倒。
It，s a good horse that never stumbles.
好马不失蹄。
The fault of the horse is put on the saddle.
马劣勿怪马鞍坏。
Mettle is dangerous in a blind horse.
瞎马鼓勇气，正是危险事。
Old wood is best to burn，old horse to ride.
老柴好烧，老马好骑。
Every horse thinks his sack heaviest.
每匹马都认为自己驮的袋子最重。