有趣的英文句子
1. Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you. 麻烦没来找你，就别去自找麻烦。
第一、四个trouble是动词，第二、三个trouble是名词。
2. I think that that that that that student wrote on the blackboard was wrong. 我认为那个学生写在黑板上的那个“that”是错误的。
第一个that是连词，引起宾语从句;第二、五个that是指示代词“那个”;第三个that在这儿相当于名词;第四个that是关系代词，引起定语从句。
3. I know. You know. I know that you know. I know that you know that I know. 我知道。你知道。我知道你知道。我知道你知道我知道。
4. We must hang together, or we'll be hanged separately. 我们必须团结在一起，否则我们将被一个个绞死。
这是一句双关语。前面的hang together是“团结一致”的意思，后面的hanged是“绞死”的意思。
5. The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog. 那只敏捷的棕色狐狸跳过了一只懒惰的狗。
这个句子包含了英语中的26个字母。
6. Was it a bar or a bat I saw? 我看到的是酒吧还是蝙蝠?
这是一句回文句，顺着读和倒着读是一样的。
7. 上联： To China for china, China with china, dinner on china. 去中国买瓷器，中国有瓷器，吃饭靠瓷器。
下联：到前门买前门，前门没前门，后门有前门。
这是一副对仗工整、妙趣横生的英汉对联。下联中的第二、四、五个“前门”指“大前门”香烟。
8. 2B or not 2B, that is a ?
这是一种文字简化游戏。它的意思是：To be or not to be, that is a question. (生存还是毁灭，那是一个问题。)
与12属相相关的趣味英语
Rat
smell a rat 觉得可疑
I smelt a rat when he started being so helpful!
the rat race 激烈的竞争
Living in a big city is one big rat race.
play cat and mouse with sb. 欲擒故纵，(像猫抓耗子似地)欺负(折磨、虐待)某人
The policeman decided to play cat and mouse when he saw the woman steal the dress in the store.
Ox
a bull in a china shop 经常闯祸的人，笨手笨脚的人
He‘s like a bull in a china shop, always knocking things over.
take the bull by the horns 不畏艰险
You can‘t just sit back in a situation like this. You should take the bull by the horns. 3
like a red rag to a bull 使愤怒
Any statement against the government is like a red rag to a bull to that minister.
till the cows come home 永远地，无限期地
If you‘re waiting for him to pay you, you‘ll wait till the cows come home!
kill the fatted calf 热情款待，设宴欢迎
He welcomed me at home by killing the fatted calf
Tiger
paper tiger 貌似强大而实质虚弱的敌人
As long as we are not of this kind of threat, the paper tiger‘s true face will come out in the wash.
Hare
hunt with the hounds and run with the hare 同时支持相对立的两派, 脚踩两只船
Which team are you going to support? Make up your mind now. You can‘t hunt with the hounds and run with the hare
Dragon
sow (the) dragon‘s teeth挑起纠纷或引起争端
Wherever he went, he sowed (the) dragon‘s teeth by preaching racial segregation.
Snake
a snake in the grass潜伏的危险或敌人，阴险而伪善的朋友
How could I ever trust that snake in the grass?
Horse
hold your horses 忍耐，克制，别急躁
Don‘t get so angry. Just hold your horses and find the appropriate solution
put the cart before the horse 本末倒置
Surely you‘re putting the cart before the horse by buying all this furniture before you‘ve got the house.
flog a dead horse徒劳，浪费精力
You‘ll just be flogging a dead horse if you try to make her change her mind about it.
high horse自大，盛气凌人
When the president visited his hometown in the remote village, he rode the high horse among the local people.
Sheep
a wolf in sheep‘s clothing披着羊皮的狼，伪装善良的坏人
Mrs. Martin trusted the lawyer until she realized that he was a wolf in sheep‘s clothing.
as well be hanged for a sheep as (for) a lamb一不做，二不休;索性蛮干
Dad said I was to be home from the dance by eleven o‘clock, but I enjoyed myself so much that it was midnight before I realized it, so I thought I might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb and stopped on till the end.
a black sheep害群之马，败家子
Every privileged class tries at first to whitewash its black sheep; if they prove incorrigible, they‘re kicked out.
Monkey
monkey about / around胡闹，恶作剧
The boys were monkeying about in the playground, and one of them
got hurt.
monkey with胡乱折腾，瞎摆弄
You‘ll break the TV if you don‘t stop monkeying about with it.
get (have) one‘s monkey up生气，发脾气
Don‘t get your monkey up for nothing.
Cock
cock one‘s snook (snoot) to (at) sb. 瞧不起某人
The artist cocked a snook at the critics by exhibiting an empty
frame.
cock up把……弄糟
They completely cocked up the arrangements for our holiday.
Dog
a dog in the manger占着茅坑不拉屎的人，自私自利的人
Don‘t be such a dog in the manger. Lend your bicycle to him since you will not go out this afternoon.
top dog处于支配地位
Brazil can well be said to be the top dog in the soccer circles of the world.
lead a dog‘s life过困苦的生活
Many new immigrants in the U.S. initially endure a dog‘s life.
put on the dog炫耀，摆阔;竭力表现自己，似乎自己非常重要，而事实并非如此
They put on the dog in front of their guests, but the guests were not impressed.
Pig
pigs might fly无稽之谈，奇迹可能会发生
“The management might offer us a decent pay rise.” “Pigs might fly!”
buy a pig in a poke(未见实物而)乱买东西(吃了亏)
You‘ll have to show me the car; I don‘t intend to buy a pig in a poke.