1.Bird

　　(1) Kill two birds with one stone. 一箭雙雕；一舉兩得。

　　(2) A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 雙鳥在林不如一鳥在手。

　　(3) Birds of a feather flock together. 物以類聚，人以群分。

　　(4) It’s an ill bird that fouls own nest. 家丑不可外揚(yáng)。

　　(5) Fine feathers make fine birds. 人要衣裝，馬要鞍。

　　(6) A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk. 聽音識(shí)鳥，聞言識(shí)人。

　　(7) Each bird loves to hear himself sing. 鳥兒都愛聽自己唱。（自我欣賞）

　　(8) You cannot catch old birds with chaff.(粗糠). 用粗糠捉不住老鳥。（有經(jīng)驗(yàn)的人難騙。）

　　(9) Birds in their little nests agree. 同巢之鳥心兒齊。

　　2. Cat

　　(1) A cat has nine lives.貓有九條命；吉人天相。

　　(2) Cats hide their claws. 知人知面不知心。

　　(3) All cats are grey in the dark.. 黑暗之中貓都是灰色的。（人未出名時(shí)看起來都差不多。）

　　(4) A gloved cat catches no mice. 戴手套的貓，老鼠抓不到。（不愿吃苦的人成不了大事業(yè)。）

　　(5) When the weasel and the cat make a marriage, it is a very ill presage. 黃鼠狼和貓結(jié)親，不是好事情。）

　　(6) Who will bwll the cat? 誰去給貓系鈴？（誰愿意為大家冒風(fēng)險(xiǎn)？）

　　(7) The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream. 帽偷吃奶油的時(shí)候總是閉著眼睛。（掩耳盜鈴）

　　(8) There are more ways of killing a cat than by choking it with butter. 殺貓的辦法很多。（達(dá)到目的的途徑很多。）

　　(9) Care kill a cat. 憂慮愁死貓。

　　3. Chicken

　　(1) Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched. 雞蛋未孵出，先別數(shù)小雞。（不要過早樂觀。）

　　4. Crow

　　(1) A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often. 江山易改，本性難移。