Recently, Ron Baalke, an explorer from California, encountered a rare Hermorio Pres caterpillar in Peru. When this caterpillar feels dangerous, its tail will be disguised as a snake's head, which is very realistic.
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There are many animal-related slang in English, such as old dog for old man, old cat for old woman, as poor as a church mouse. Let's introduce some slang about animals
1. Walls have ears partition walls with ears
If the wall has ears, won't any secrets be overheard? So be careful with the "ears in the wall".
Shhh! Walls have ears. Don't say anything about our business here.
hush! The partition wall has ears, don't talk about us here.
Rack your brain(s) racked his brains
"Rack" means to exploit, squeeze, make pain, rack your brain is to exploit and squeeze your brain, make it painful, and "racking your brain" is simply a perfect fit.
Put all of these codes on a paper, so you won't have to rack your brain to remember them anymore.
Write these passwords on a piece of paper, and you won't have to rack your brains to memorize them.
3. Kill two birds with one stone and two birds with one stone
It literally means "kill two birds with one stone", or two birds with one stone.
Everyone would agree that it is a good idea to kill two birds with one stone.
Everyone agrees that this is a good way to kill two birds with one stone.
4, test the water to test the water, explore the bottom
"Testing the waters and getting to the bottom" is a process that must be done before doing anything that is not certain, so as not to make mistakes because of blindness.
Bob always tests the water before making a decision.
Bob always figures it out before making a decision.
5, a mountain of stress pressure mountain
The pressure is as big as a mountain, at this time you should seriously think about how to reduce the pressure, and don't let the pressure crush your spirit.
Those exams make me feel under a mountain of stress.
Those exams made me feel stressed.
6, Fine feathers make fine birds
Good-looking feathers can make birds more beautiful, of course, good-looking clothing can also make people more attractive, is it God synchronization?
I don't see why I should have to wear a necktie for a job interview.
I don't understand why I have to wear a tie when I go to an interview.
Fine feathers make fine birds.
People dress by clothing.
7, big mouth big mouth
If you want to keep your secrets, then first stay away from the "big mouth" people.
I'm not going to tell you the secret because you have a big mouth.
I'm not going to tell you the secret because you're a big mouth.
8, same old, same old
As before, doesn't that mean "the old way"?
How are you doing?
How is everything?
Same old, same old.
It's still the same old way.
9) Be in the spotlight comes into focus
Isn't this simply too graphic, and isn't the focus always in the spotlight of the public?
He is used to being in the spotlight.
He was used to being the center of attention.
10, the lesser of two evils the lesser of two evils
Choose the least risky, this is the answer that will apply in any adverse situation!
I think you should choose the lesser of two evils.
I think you should choose the lesser of two evils.
11, Better late than never
We have known since childhood that "it is not too late to make up for the lost sheep", and when the loss has been caused, our best practice is to correct the mistake in time and minimize the loss.
Let's do it. Better late than never.
Let's get started, it's better to be late than not to do well.
12 Snake in the grass lurks dangerous, dark enemy
How could I ever have trusted that snake in the grass
I believed exactly what the traitor said.
Regarding the snake, we all know the snake essence face, so what does the snake essence face say?
Pointed chin, skinny face:
V-shaped face V型脸（蛇精脸）
oval goose egg face
Oblong long oval face
Round round face
Square face
Triangle inverted triangle face
Diamond diamond-shaped face
Heart-shaped face
Rectangle rectangular face
Pointy chin face pointed chin, melon face
There are a few more special ones
1. Game face
Game face is an informal expression of the American language. Switch to game face, your expression should be quite serious, full of fighting spirit, and release the style of competing with people.
example:
He was wearing his game face in the finals.
He was scrappy in the final.
2. Poker face
Remember the song "Poker Face" that Lady Gaga sang? Poker face is what we often call "poker face", which means "expressionless, no emotion".
-I never know whether the boss likes my work or not.
I never knew my boss was dissatisfied with my job.
-Neither do I. He keeps a real poker face!
Me too, he's always expressionless!
3. Long face
Please raise your hand when you see the long face thinking of "Roll Fu"! However, long face is not a long face, but "elongated face, unhappy".
Why the long face?
Why pull a face?
And long face looks similar to a straight face, which means "face without expression", but mostly "suppress laughter or emotions and pretend to be serious"
as:
It was hard to keep a straight face.
It's hard not to laugh.
4. Human face
If you put a human face on some kind of dongdong, it means that it is to make this dongdong more human, which is conducive to the understanding of small partners and more grounded. And a human face can also express something that takes into account the needs of ordinary people.
This was science with a human face.
This is humane science.
5. Baby face
Grow a cute baby face, English can use baby face~
He has a baby face.
He has a baby face.
Also associated with baby is baby fat
如：Amy's face looks a bit plump with her baby fat.
Amy's face was swollen and a little baby fat.
Let's take a look at the English proverbs related to the zodiac
Rat – Rat
smell a rat: Suspected of doing something wrong
a rat race: fierce competition
rats desert a sinking ship: Shipwrecks flee first, a proverb that refers to those who scramble for safety when they encounter danger or hide away when they see difficulties.
Cow - Ox
Ox-eyed: Describes a person with big eyes
The black Ox has trod on sb's foot: Indicates that a calamity has befallen someone
Tiger – Tiger
Paper tiger: A metaphor for an enemy that seems to be strong but is actually weak
Ride the tiger: Means living in a very uncertain or dangerous way
Rabbit – Hare
Hare: Refers to people who don't buy tickets when they take a bus
make a hare of sb.：愚弄 某人
start a hare: Ask a side issue in the discussion
You start a hare ever time at the meeting. In every discussion you ask questions that are not related to the question.
First catch your hare.
Don't be too early (meaning: don't be too optimistic).
You cannot run with the hare and hunt with hounde.
Don't please both sides (meaning: don't play duplicity).
Dragon - Dragon
Dragons occupy a lofty place in the minds of Chinese people, and there are many idioms about dragons, and they contain positive meanings. Such as "Dragon Leaping Phoenix", "Dragon Dragon Tiger Step" and so on. However, in the foreign Chinese, the words praising the dragon are very few and pejorative. For example, "dragon" refers to violent people, harsh people, etc. Phrases made up of dragon also have a derogatory connotation.
Dragon's teeth: the root of the fight
the old Dragon：魔鬼。
Snake – Snake
The snake refers to the cold and sinister, the hypocritical, the despicable. American slang refers to a man or male Affee who pursues and deceives a young girl. It can be seen that in English, "snake" often contains a pejorative meaning.
John's behavior should him to be a snake. John's actions show that he is a cold and insidious man.
A burnt child dreads the fire
Once bitten by a snake, ten years afraid of well rope
Horse – Horse
Get on the high horse: Set up shelves, look at everything
work like a horse: Hard work
Horse doctor: veterinarian, quack
Dark horse: An unexpected winner in a competition
The voters were surprised when the dark horse won the nomination.
When the no-name man won the competition, the voters were taken aback.
Sheep – Sheep
In English, it means shy and shy people, cowards, tame people. There are many proverbs about sheep.
As well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.
Stealing sheep and stealing lambs is hanging (death); stealing big thieves is a thief (meaning: one does not do, two do not stop).
Monkey - Monkey
Monkey as a verb means fooling, fooling around, and tricking around. Such as: Stop monkeying about with the TV set!
Many of the phrases, idioms, and slang that go well with the word monkey are very interesting.
put sb's monkey up
Your last word has really put his monkey up
make a monkey of：愚弄
a monkey with a long tail：抵押
Get the monkey off: Quit drug addiction
have a monkey on one’s back：毒瘾很深
Chicken – Cock
Refers to the leader, the leader, the spirited man, and the colorful phrase formed by the cock
Cock of the walk/school: The man who dominates others
a cock of the loft / dunghill: The man who reigns supreme in the small world
Live like fighting cocke: Life is good, especially good food
Cock - and - bull story: Absurd stories, nonsense
Dog – Dog
In addition to metaphors, Dog also has colorful phrases, proverbs, etc. in English. Dog is a noun that refers to bad guys, unloved (or unwelcome) people, and sometimes adjectives can refer to a variety of people.
You dirty dog: You bad boy
a lucky dog: Lucky
a dumb dog: A silent person
Pig – Boar
Words used in English for pigs are pig (pig, piglet, wild boar), hog (edible pig), sow (mullet), swine (pig: old usage). The Zodiac uses boar, a metaphor for greed.