课外链接：动物俚语
Alligator
See you later alligator 回头见■ Animal
Animal 动物
Be careful. He’s an animal!
■ Ant
Ants in the pants (to have) 焦躁不安；不耐烦
Do you have ants in your pants or what?
Antsy 焦虑的；不耐烦的
He’s always so ansty.
 
■ Ape
Ape over something or someone (to go) 对某事或某人如痴如狂
He went ape over the present I gave him.
Ape shit over something or someone (to go) 对某事或某人如痴如狂
He went ape shit over the new car his father gave him.
 
■ Ass
Ass 傻瓜，蠢人
What an ass!
Move your ass!
Jackass 傻瓜，蠢人
Don’t be such a jackass!
 
■ Bat
Bats in the belfry (to have) 精神失常；发疯
He got bats in the belfry.
Batty 疯疯癫癫的，疯狂的
You’re batty!
Blind as a bat 完全看不见东西的；瞎的
Without my glass, I’m blind as a bat.
 
■ Bee
Bee in one’s bonnet (to have a) 心情不好，头脑有点不正常
She sure has a bee in her bonnet today!
Busy as a bee 忙得团团转
He never seems to have time to talk. He’s always busy as a bee.
Mind one’s own bee’s wax (to) 管自己的事，别管闲事
Mind your own bee’s was!
 
■ Bird
A little bird told me 消息灵通人士告诉我
Do you know that bird?
Bird legs 很细的腿
For a runner, he sure has bird legs.
Birds of a feather flock together 相像的人彼此吸引
Early bird 早起者
You’re such an early bird!
适者生存英语Eat like a bird (to) 吃得很少，胃口很小
She eats like a bird.
For the bird (to be) 不称心的，令人厌恶的
This car is for the birds!
Give/flip someone the bird (to) 向某人伸出中指作下流的姿势
I waved to her from my car and she gave/flipped me the bird!
Jailbird 囚犯，犯人
He’s a jailbird.
The early bird catches the worm. 早起的鸟儿有虫吃
 
■    Buck
Buck羚羊
Can you lend me five bucks?
Buck up (to) 振作起来；愉快起来
Buck up! Things are getting better!
 
■ Bug
As snug as a bug in a rug 非常舒适，极其安逸
Were you comfortable in your new bed last night?  I was as snug as a bug in a rug.
Bug 感冒，病毒
My sister can’t come to your party ‘cause she caught a bug.
Bug (to) 烦扰，使恼怒
Stop bugging me!
Work out all the bugs (to) 解决；纠正所有的问题
My new invention is almost ready. I just need a few more hours to work out all the bugs.
 
■ Buffalo
Buffalo (to) 愚弄，欺骗
I can’t believe how I was buffaloed into buying this!
 
■ Bull
Bull shit （粗俗却流行）胡说八道，胡扯
That’s a bunch of bull shit.
Bull-headed 固执的；愚笨的
Sometimes you can be so bull-headed!
Cock-and-bull story 无稽之谈
Every time I go to his house, his father tells me cock-and-bull stories.
Take the bull by the horns (to) 采取主动；大胆果断
You’ve got to just take the bull by the horns and do it yourself.
■ Bunny
Dumb bunny 愚蠢的人，傻瓜
What a dumb bunny!
Ski bunny 滑雪时穿着时尚的女子
 
■ Butterfly
Butterflies (to have) 紧张不安的，恐慌的
I always get butterflies when I speak in front of large groups.
 
■ Camel
Straw that broke the camel’s back (the) 最终使人无法忍受的事
She borrowed my dress again without asking? That’s the straw that broke the camel’s back!
 
■ Cat
Cat call （对漂亮女子发出的）嘘声，口哨声
You should hear the cat calls she gets whenever she walks down the street!
Catnap 打盹，瞌睡
I’ll meet you at the movies right after I take a little catnap.
Copycat 模仿他人行为的人
Every time I buy something, she buys the same thing! She’s such a copycat!
Curiosity killed the cat 好奇伤身；好奇多问危险大
Pussy cat 讨人喜爱的人
He’s such a pussy cat.
Rain cats and dogs (to) 下倾盆大雨
It’s raining cats and dogs outside.
Something the cat dragged in 刚进房间的人
Look what the cat dragged in.
The cat’s got your tongue? （因为震惊，害怕而）说不出话了吗？