1. A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk. 闻其歌知其鸟，听其言知其人。
2. A burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
3. A cat has nine lives. 猫有九条命。
4. A good horse cannot be of a bad colour. 良马的毛色不会差。
5. A lamb is as dear to a poor man as an ox to the rich. 穷人的'一只羔羊比富人的一头牛还要珍贵。
6. A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy. 懒羊嫌毛重。
7. A lion at home, a mouse abroad. 在家凶如狮，在外却如鼠。
8. A living dog is better than a dead lion. 一条活狗胜过一头死狮。
9. All cats love fish but fear to wet their paws. 猫都爱吃鱼，却怕爪弄湿。
's fish that comes to his net. 到了网中都是鱼。
11.A man is not a horse because he was born in a stable. 人并不因为生在马厩里就成了马。
12.A man knows his companion in a long journey and a little inn. 路遥知马力，日久见人心。
ass endures his burden but not more than his burden. 驴子能负重，但不堪超过力之所及。
enemy's mouth seldom speaks well. 狗嘴里吐不出象牙。
nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse. 对牛弹琴。
worms are bred in a stagnant pool, so are evil thoughts in idleness. 虫蛆在死水中孵化，邪念在懒惰中养成。
17.A thief knows a thief as a wolf knows a wolf. 贼了解贼，正如狼了解狼。
nd bad luck comes good luck. 塞翁失马，焉知非福。
er be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion. 宁为犬首，不作狮尾。
er half an egg than empty shell. 半只蛋也比空壳好。
who shareth honey with the bear hath the least part of it. 与熊分蜜糖，得不到多少。
y is sweet, but the bee stings.蜜糖是甜的，但蜜蜂会螫人。
the beard were all, the goat might preach. 如果有了需就什么都行，那么山羊也可以说教了。
tingales will not sing in a cage. 夜莺困笼不唱歌。
preaches better than the ant, and she says nothing. 蚂蚁不说话，但最善于说教。
ing brave, nothing have. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
barking dog sets all street a-barking. 一狗吠声响，狗吠满街坊。
