同学们，你们对猫熟悉吗？猫，分家猫、野猫，是猫科动物，也可作为一种宠物。家猫的祖先据推测是起源于古埃及的沙漠猫，波斯的波斯猫，已经被人类驯化了 3500年（但未像狗一样完全地被驯化）。今天我们就一起来学习一些关于“猫”的谚语吧
A cat has nine lives.
猫有九条命。（英国迷信，指猫的生命力强）
A cat in gloves catches no mice. = Muffled cats catch no mice.
[谚]带手套的猫捉不到耗子；四肢不勤，一事无成；怕沾污手指的人做不出什么事。
A cat may look at a king.
[谚]猫也可以看国王。（指小人物也应有些权利）
Agree like cats and dogs
[口]像猫和狗一样合不来，完全合不来
All cats are grey in the dark. = At night all cats are grey.( When candles are out, all cats are grey.)
[谚]猫在暗中都是灰色；黑暗中难分丑美
as weak as a cat= as weak as water
身体非常虚弱
copy cat
盲目的模仿者
enough to make a cat/ horse laugh
极其可笑；让人笑掉大牙
enough to make a cat speak
[口]令人惊讶；事情太出奇
Fat cat
美国政治运动的出资人，捐献大宗政治款项的富人；安于现状的懒汉；以权谋私的人，享受特权的人。
Has the cat got your tongue?
[口]猫把你的舌头叼去了吗？为什么不吭声？
It rains cats and dogs.
下倾盆大雨，大雨滂沱。
let the cat out of the bag
说走了嘴，（无意中）泄露秘密
like a cat on hot bricks
局促不安，如热锅上的蚂蚁
live like cat and dog
[口]整天吵架
old cat
脾气坏的老太婆
see/ watch how the cat jumps= wait for the cat to jump
观望形势然后行动；看风使舵，随机应变
That's like putting the cat near the goldfish bowl.
引狼入室，等于把猫放在金鱼缸旁。
The cat did it.
[口谑]是猫打破的；不是我搞的。
The cat is out of the bag.
[口]秘密泄露；真相大白。
The cat jumps.
[口]形势清楚了。
The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream.
[谚]掩耳盗铃；猫偷吃奶油的时候，总是闭着眼睛。
The cat would eat fish and would not wet her feet.
猫儿想吃鱼，又怕湿了脚。（想吃鱼又怕腥；想得到某种东西又怕麻烦或担风险）
The scalded cat fears cold water.
[谚] 被烫过的猫，连冷水也怕。（一朝被蛇咬，三年怕井绳）
Watch sb. as a cat watches a mouse.
象猫盯耗子般地盯着某人。
When the cat's away, the mice will play.
[谚]猫儿不在，老鼠成精。（大王外出，小鬼跳粱）
