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猫和狗在英文中的谚语[共5篇]

第一篇：猫和狗在英文中的谚语Wordsandtheirstories:DogTalkByJillMoss16February,2013Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogramWORDSANDTHEIRSTORIES.Americansusemanyexpressionswiththeworddog.PeopleintheUnitedStateslovetheirdogsandtreatthemwell.Theytaketheirdogsforwalks,letthemplayoutsideandgivethemgoodfoodandmedicalcare.However,dogswithoutownerstocareforthemleadadifferentkindoflife.Theexpression,toleadadog'slife,describesapersonwhohasanunhappyexistence.Somepeoplesayweliveinadog-eat-dogworld.Thatmeansmanypeoplearecompetingforthesamethings,likegoodjobs.Theysaythattobesuccessful,apersonhastoworklikeadog.Thismeanstheyhavetoworkvery,veryhard.Suchhardworkcanmakepeopledog-tired.And,thesituationwouldbeevenworseiftheybecamesickasadog.Still,peoplesayeverydoghasitsday.Thismeansthateverypersonenjoysasuccessfulperiodduringhisorherlife.Tobesuccessful,peopleoftenhavetolearnnewskills.Yet,somepeoplesaythatyoucanneverteachanolddognewtricks.Theybelievethatolderpeopledonotliketolearnnewthingsandwillnotchangethewaytheydothings.Somepeoplearecomparedtodogsinbadways.Peoplewhoareunkindoruncaringcanbedescribedasmeanerthanajunkyarddog.Junkyarddogsliveinplaceswherepeoplethrowawaythingstheydonotwant.Meandogsareoftenusedtoguardthisproperty.Theybarkorattackpeoplewhotrytoentertheproperty.However,sometimesapersonwhoappearstobemeanandthreateningisreallynotsobad.Wesayhisbarkisworsethanhisbite.Ajunkyardisnotafunplaceforadog.ManydogsintheUnitedStatessleepinsafelittlehousesneartheirowners'home.Thesedoghousesprovideshelter.Yettheycanbecoldandlonelyinthewinter.Husbandsandwivesusethisdoghousetermwhentheyareangryateachother.Forexample,awomanmightgetangryatherhusbandforcominghomelateorforgettingtheirweddinganniversary.Shemighttellhimthatheisinthedoghouse.Shemaynottreathimnicelyuntilheapologizes.However,thehusbandmaydecidethatitisbesttoleavethingsaloneandnotcreatemoreproblems.Hemightdecidetoletsleepingdogslie.Dogexpressionsalsoareusedtodescribetheweather.Thedogdaysofsummerarethehottestdaysoftheyear.Arainstormmaycoolthewea