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每一种语言都有传递其文化内涵和智慧的谚语，具有悠久历史的中文自不必说，但西方的英语虽然历史不长，却同样有很多谚语或歇后语，蕴含着生活的哲理和智慧。1、 Lead a cat-and-dog life.过着猫狗生活，特指感情恶劣的夫妇生活，经常吵架，水火不容。活学活用：Cat ─ A cat has nine lives. 猫有九命，指命大。─ It is raining cats and dogs. 正大雨倾盆。─ has a cat's sleep.打盹，打瞌睡。─ Shoot the cat. 饮酒过多而呕吐的口头话。Dog ─ Lead a dog's life. 过困苦的日子。─ dog's chance 指极有限的一点机会。─ a sly dog 指人滑头、奸猾。─ dog's sleep 指打盹，但一有声音就会醒。Lead ─ 动词，过日子，或指带领、率先─ lead the way 带路─ lead an army 带一支军队─ lead him by the nose 指使人盲从，乖乖就范服从─ vanity can lead to greed 虚荣心会导致贪婪─ take the lead （名词）in swimming 领先─ gain the lead in a race 在赛跑中领先2、 Love is in the eyes of the beholder.意谓情人眼里出西施；beholder 是指看见者活学活用：Love is blind. 爱情是盲目的，同上句有同样意思。Love token 爱情纪念品Love sickness 相思病One-sided love 单恋Fall in love with 爱上某人 |
