11.A cock is bold on his dunghill.
; M7 \. a3 h. e! I: E5 [* T 站在粪堆上,公鸡也称王。
+ j( {' h7 V, X( E 12.A barley-corn is better than a diamond to a cock.' b" m+ `7 ~$ @- _8 O* O
对一只公鸡来说,一颗麦粒优于一颗钻石。
' e& ?( x/ R) N, f$ l 13.He that will have his farm full,must keep an old cock and a young bull.
6 _1 x3 A% H' A g$ t9 m 想使农庄充裕,就得养一只老公鸡和一头小公牛。5 c3 q6 ?. F) S0 \" U4 l
14.If the hen does not prate,she will not lay.
2 i8 u( [- K5 ^1 k9 f% m) u, H) G, z: v 不叨叨的母鸡不下蛋。% G, F4 [. l, w$ e/ I9 B d
15.It is no good hen that cackles in your house and lays in another's.
+ I+ F$ x0 X1 s% D$ z( C 这样的母鸡可不好:在你家里咯咯叫,却到别家去下蛋。
, J/ T3 P5 z0 _( `4 K# b 16.Fat hens lay few eggs.3 |& F8 c5 K& |* r" h
肥鸡下蛋稀。: o% D; n7 n: c
17.Grain by grain,and the hen fills her belly. }4 ?3 y W6 N% Z
一颗接一颗,母鸡填饱肚。
5 ^! D! l6 J* d% [' R3 S# | 18.A duck will not always dabble in the same gutter.
1 _$ ~! q z, K4 e( L1 F! y 一只鸭子不会常在同一条沟中玩水。
; P, Z$ @1 O ?6 F- c 19.It is a blind silly gooes that comes to the fox's sermon.8 G j0 M* u( n- `1 c
只有盲目的笨鹅才会去听狐狸讲道。
& X, w0 p$ B$ \4 c4 U- ?1 {; q 20.What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.& S" }4 B5 c- |1 P- O) s3 n
适用于甲的也适用于乙。4 V' O7 _% p2 `5 @0 Q4 n4 J
21.All his geese are swans.
9 A! H( X/ w. i: \ 他喜欢夸大其词;敝帚自珍。! ~% g* r/ P) a) z; J% m
22.All your swans are geese.
& s C5 k8 G3 ?7 b* O: ?9 ? 你的美好希望(或诺言),全部成了泡影。
1 Q0 R; g" b' H# {! ~) M3 G 23.Each bird likes to hear himself sing.+ x( | i- ^# W% p$ d/ y n
每一只鸟都爱听自己歌唱。7 o7 @% b1 O9 q9 H: s* X: |: Q
24.The bird loves her nest.
/ ~5 a' J; P+ a8 K# p" \2 O# n 鸟爱自己的窝。* \% t$ y( U: U+ v) X
25.Birds of a feather flock together.
$ G" T1 _: i' [) f 物以类聚,人以群分。 |