1：A bird is known by its note， and a man by his talk。 听音识鸟，闻言识人。

2：One swallow does not make a summer。 一燕不成夏。

3：A son never thinks his mother ugly，and a dog never shuns its owner’s home however shabby it is。儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫。

4：It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait。 智者不上两次档。

5：Scornful dogs will eat dirty puddings。 狗再傲慢也会吃脏布丁。

6：A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush。 双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。

7：The mouse that has but one hole is quickly taken。 只有一个洞的老鼠，很快就被抓住。

8：Go to the sea， if you would fish well。 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。

9：Don’t trust a goat with the kitchen-garden，or a wolf with sheepfold。 不能请羊管菜园，不能请狼管羊圈。

10：A running horse needs no spur。 奔马无需鞭策。

11：Let sleeping dogs lie。 勿惹事生非。

12：Don’t be a dog lying、in the manger。 莫学狗占马槽不吃草。（不要占着茅坑不拉屎。）

13：Every dog is a lion at home。 狗在家门口就成了狮子。

14：A growing youth has a wolf in his belly。 年轻人，在成长，吃起饭来像饿狼

15：Lock the barn door after the horse is stolen。 失马之后锁马厩。（亡羊补牢）

16：He that makes himself a sheep shall be eaten by the wolf。 甘心做绵羊，必然喂豺狼。

17：Who will bwll the cat? 谁去给猫系铃？（谁愿意为大家冒风险？）

18：Each bird loves to hear himself sing。 鸟儿都爱听自己唱。（自我欣赏）

19：A cat has nine lives。猫有九条命；吉人天相。

20：Dead dogs bite not。 死狗不咬人。