1、I live in gardens and fields and forests. I used to be a caterpillar.毛虫I am a. （butterfliy） 4、I live in a house called a coop. I have two legs, two wings and a tail. I eat worms and bugs and grain. I lay eggs. I am a. （chicken） 5、I live in lakes and rivers. I eat fish and birds. I have four legs and
2、 a long tail. I have lots of pretty teeth. I am a. （crocodile） 6、I have four legs. Im very smart and I like to play. I like to smell things. I can wag my tail. 摇摆, I am a. （dog） 7、Im very, very big. I like to eat peanuts and hay. n.干草I have four legs and two big ears. My long nose is called a trunk.
3、 干线, 树干, 躯干, 箱子, 主干, 象鼻I am an.（elephant） 8、I live in the ocean. I swim on my side. I love to hide in the sand. My eyes are both on the same side of my head. I am a. （flounder） 比目鱼9、My skin is green and slippery. I have four legs and webbed feet. adj.作成蜘蛛网状的, 有蹼的I eat bugs and little fish. I can swi
4、m under water and hop on land. I am a. （frog） 10、I live in a bowl. I can swim. I have a tail. I also have fins and big eyes. 鳍, 鱼翅I am a. （goldfish） 11、I have four legs and a long tail. I eat oats and hay. 燕麦I love to run fast. I let people ride on my back. I am a.（horse） 12、I live in the ocean. I h
5、ave eight legs, two big claws and a tail. My body has a hard shell. I eat anything I can find. I am a. （lobster） 龙虾13、I live in the ocean. I like to eat crabs. I can change colors. My eight legs are called tentacles. （动物）触须、触角,I am an. （octopus） octopus n.章鱼14、I have a tail. I can fly. Im covered in
6、 colorful feathers. I can whistle and I can talk. I am a. （parrot） 鹦鹉,15、I have a little tail. My nose is called a snout. 猪嘴I live on a farm. I can say, Oink-oink oink 美 （猪的）呼噜声I am a.（pig） 16、I have four legs and a flat tail. My face looks like a ducks face. I live in the water. I am brown and furr
7、y. I am a. （platypus）n.动鸭嘴兽 17、I am small and shy. I have eight legs. I eat bugs. I catch them in my web. I am a. （spider） 18、I live in the ocean. I move slowly. I eat clams.蛤ge/. I have five arms. I am a.（starfish） 19、I have four legs and a tail. I have no teeth. I can swim and dive underwater. I c
8、arry my house around with me. I am a. （turtle） 20、I live in the ocean. I swim wherever I want. I sing to my family. I can breathe through a hole in the top of my head. I am a. （whale） look like a house ,but my body is covered by black and white stripes. can run very quickly. I have antlers（鹿角）on my
9、head. am an animal kept by farmers to produce milk. am not a fish but look like a large fish and live in the am a warm-blood mammal.（热血哺乳运动） have a very long neck and can eat the leaves on top of the tree. am known for my cleverness and cunning.（狡猾） like eating like to use my wool to make coats. loo
10、k like a dog. But people and animals are all afraid of me, because I like eating them. names begin with W and end with E. I am the largest animal in the world and I live in the sea. I have beautiful blue skin. And no part of my body is thin. Im not a fish but I breathe air. I dont have much hair . M
11、en sometimes want to catch me for my body, I have huge fins I dont have feet. What am I I am. 1：斑马/zebra 2：鹿/deer 3：奶牛/cow 4：海豚/dolphin 5：长颈鹿/giraffe 6：狐狸/fox 7：羚羊/antelope 8：狼/wolf 9：鲸鱼/whale三个动物单词代表三类人 无论是习惯还是玩笑，我们常常把胆小的人称作“老鼠”，把脑子不好使的人称作“笨猪”，把愚蠢的人称作“蠢驴”。英文和中文一样喜欢用动物的名称来形容人。下面就介绍三种动物，它们都各自对应一类人：1
12、crab螃蟹有许多腿，还有一双很厉害的钳子。大概是由于它的相貌，人们都认为它是一种性情急燥、容易动怒的动物。正因为这样，美国人把那些性格暴燥，脾气很坏的人叫做crab。例如，学生经常把老师叫做crab，特别是当老师要执行学校规章制度的时候：I dont like any of my teachers much，but the one I hate the most is Missus Gray. Shes such an old crab，always scolding us for making noise，chewing gum，not doing our homework.所有的老师我都
13、不太喜欢。但是，我最恨的是格雷小姐。她真是只老螃蟹，老骂我们不安静、吃口香糖、不做家庭作业。美国人不仅把crab用于妇女，而且有时也用在男人身上。例如：My neighbor is such an old crab. He practically does not allow me to listen to music and watch TV. Whenever I turn on my radio or television set，he knocks on my door and angrily orders me to stop.我的邻居可真是只老螃蟹。他不让我听音乐和看电视。每当我打
14、开收音机或电视机，他就会来敲我的门，怒气冲冲地要我把它们关掉。2 shrimp大约八百年前，shrimp这个字首先是用来指那些个子矮小的人，后来人们才把虾称为shrimp。现在人们还是经常叫个子矮小的人为shrimp。Basketball is a game for tall people. But once in a while a player like Mugsy Bogues comes along. Mugsy is a real shrimp-only meters tall. But hes so quick and clever he can play on equal ter
15、ms with all those giants.篮球是适合个子高的人打的球。可是偶然也会出现像马格西博格这样个子矮小的球员。马格西博格体格实在是矮小，身高只有一米六。但是他机智灵活，和那些个子高大的球员一样地打球。The great French leader Napoleon was shorter than everybody around him，so youd have to call him a little shrimp. But for a shrimp，he certainly made the rest of Europe tremble.法国伟大的领导人拿破仑比他周围的人
16、都矮，所以你可以说他像只小虾。但是作为一只小虾，他却震憾了整个欧洲。3 turkey美国人很喜欢吃turkey火鸡。每逢感恩节和圣诞节，火鸡总是家家户户盛宴的主菜，有时人们甚至把感恩节称为“火鸡日”。尽管美国人很喜欢吃火鸡，但是大多数人认为火鸡不仅很难看，而且还笨头笨脑的。所以，要是你把某一个人叫做turkey，那就等于说那个人无能、很笨。I wouldnt go out on a date with Mary if she was the last woman in the world. Shes such a turkey with that boring personality and
17、stupid grin.便我在世界上找不到其他女人，我也不想约玛丽一起出去玩。她那性格很让人讨厌，还有她那傻笑。她真是个笨蛋。This man came with a good recommendation from his last job，but it turns out hes just a turkey who simply cant do anything right！这个人来的时候，他原来工作的公司还给他写了很好的推荐信。可是，他原来是个笨蛋，干什么都干不好。英语中关于动物的习惯用法Bird 鸟1. He eats like a bird他吃得很少。2A bird in the h
18、and is worth two in the bush谚双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。3Were all early birds in my family because we live on a farm. 由于我们生活在农场，所以全家人都起得很早。4. Birds of a feather flock together谚物以类聚，人以群分。5Thats for the birds!那毫无意义！6Its an ill bird that fouls own nest谚家丑不可外扬。7. A little bird told me有人私下告诉我。 Horse 马8. He eats like a h
19、orse他吃得很多。9Thats just a lot of horse and donkey dust! 那不过都是些废话!10Its time to study now and stop horsing around习时间已到，别胡闹了。11I got it straight from the horse s mouth我是听当事人亲口说的。12. Just hold your horses！忍耐一下吧！13. She works like a horse all day long她整天辛辛苦苦地干活。14Thats a horse of a different color! 那完全是另外
20、一回事。15You can take a horse to the water，but you cant make him drink！谚带马到河边容易，逼马饮水难！Monkey 猴16Dont get your monkey up for nothing别无缘无故生气。17. You shouldnt monkey about with that machine, if you dont know how to fix it假如你不懂得修，就别瞎弄这台机器。18What kind of monkey business has been going on while Ive been away
21、 我不在的时候，出了什么事了Chicken 小鸡19Come on! Dont be chicken! 来，别害怕！20Well，shes certainly no spring chicken她当然不再是个小丫头了。21Dont count your chickens before theyre hatched! 谚不要过早乐观!Owl 猫头鹰22. He is as blind as an owl他真是个瞎子。23. Hes a wise old owl他是个智叟。Bear 熊24Every time l see my grandfather，he gives me a big bear
22、hug每次见到爷爷，他都要紧紧地拥抱我。25Her husband is a real bear她丈夫脾气确实坏。Bee 蜜蜂26Shes always as busy as a bee她总是忙忙碌碌。Snail蜗牛27He walks at a snails pace他走路慢吞吞。Worm 虫28He wormed his way through the narrow passage他好不容易才走过那条狭窄的小路。29Every time l take the kids to the movies，they always worm around in their seats每次我带孩子们去看
23、电影，他们好像总也坐不住似的。30l am a worm today今天一点精神也没有。31A worm will turn谚如果被逼太甚，最温顺的人也会反抗。Ants 蚂蚁32Youd think he has ants in his pants你会觉得他坐立不安。Bug 臭虫33It really bugs me when the bus comes late and l cant go to work on time。由于汽车晚点而不能按时上班，真让我感到烦恼。34l dont feel wellI think I picked up some kind of bug in m trav
24、els abroad我感觉有点不适，可能是出国旅行时偶染微恙。35Hes a camera bug他是个摄影迷。Fish 鱼36Never offer to teach fish to swim谚不要班门弄斧。37Hes like a fish out of water他感到生疏。38He drinks like a fish。他喝起酒来不要命。39Alls fish that comes to his net。凡是到手的他都要。hog 猪40When we were young，my sister and l shared the same bed，but she usually hogge
25、d all the room小时候姐姐和我共睡一张床，可她总是占很多地方。41When he does something，he usually goes the whole hog他要干什么，就真的干到底。Crab 蟹42When he gets up in the morning，hes usually a crab（或in a crabby mood）他早上起床时，总是很烦躁。Sheep 羊43She had a rather sheepish smile. 她笑起来很害羞的样子，44He is a black sheep 他是个败家子。dog 狗45Did you hear that
26、Bob got a scholarshipWhat a lucky dog！听没听说鲍勃得了奖学金他真幸运。46He doesnt have（或stand）a dogs chance他根本没有机会。47Whos the top dog in the company 公司里谁是头儿48Give a dog a bad name and hang him. 欲加之罪，何患无辞。49Every dog has his day.谚人人皆有得意时。50Love me，love my dog谚爱屋及乌。51Barking dogs do not（或seldom）bite谚 吠犬不咬人。fox 狐狸52Wa
27、tch out for himHes an old fox.防着点儿，他是只老狐狸精。Mule 骡53Hes more stubborn than a mule他顽固得很。Ape 类人猿54He went ape when he heard that he got the highest grade他听说自己得了最高分的时候，高兴得要发狂。Cat 猫55Whatever you do，just dont let the cat out of the bag！不管你干什么，只是不要泄露秘密！56The weather was terrible yesterday. It rained cats and dogs a whole day 昨天的天气真可怕,下了一整天的倾盆大雨。57A cat has nine lives.谚猫有九命。58That cat wont jump这一手行不通。Lamb 羔羊59What a lamb she is! 她真是个小宝贝儿！60She looks like a lamb她看上去很温柔。
