2013年6月27日星期四

Sheep Proverbs 與羊相關的英語諺語跟短語

sheep.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都得挨絞刑; 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]到處皆有害群之馬。

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,华硕打字排版."

-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."

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