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动物是人类的朋友。在英文中，有很多关于“动物”的习语，他们充分利用到了动物的特性，有趣生动地体现在习语中。 剧透一下，标题的"be a chicken"，真的不是你想的那个意思。

 

1 a little bird told me 天机不可泄露 "How did you know the news?" "Oh, a little bird told me." 你怎么知道这件事的？ 天机不可泄露！

 

2 as gentle as a lamb 天真无邪的；温文尔雅的 She is as gentle as a lamb. That's why everybody likes her. 她天真无邪，所以很多人都喜欢她。

 

3 be a chicken 做一个懦夫 Don't be a chicken. Talk to her about your love for her. 不要做懦夫，告诉她你有多爱她。

 

4 be a cold fish 冷血动物

He rarely talks to his colleagues. He's a cold fish. 他很少和他的同事说话。他很冷血。

 

5 be like a fish out of water 在一个环境中感到不舒服

After her divorce, she was like a fish out of water. 她离婚之后，过得很不自在。

 

6 chicken out 因为害怕拒绝做某事

He chickened out just at the time they were taking him to operating theatre. 当他们带他去手术室时，他因为害怕拒绝了。

 

文本来源：佛山英语培训机构 爱德华国际英语