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无论是在中国还是英国，牧羊作为传统畜牧业里的一种，历史源远流长。在汉语和英语里与“羊”有关的短语表达还真不少。小洛带大家一起来看看这些表达，考考你的翻译能力！
羊的各种说法 sheep – 羊， 通常是指绵羊
ewe – 成年的母羊 a female adult sheep
ram – 成年的公羊 a male adult sheep
lamb – 羔羊 a baby sheep
goat – 山羊
英语里的“羊”成语 Black sheep – 黑羊，比喻不按社会常规做事的人，或者是一个家庭中的叛逆者、败家子。
例句：Uncle Burt was the black sheep of the family. He played in a heavy metal band instead of going to university. Burt叔叔是家里的黑马，他是一个重金属乐队的成员，没去上大学。
As innocent as a lamb – 象小绵羊般天真无邪。
例句：Little Jenny is 4 years old and is as innocent as a lamb, everybody adores her. 小Jenny 四岁，超级天真可爱，大家都特别喜欢她。
Separate the sheep from the goats – 把绵羊和山羊分类， 比喻区分合格与不合格者或区分好坏。
例句：We had to sort out the sheep from the goat for the school choir. 为了选出能参加学校唱诗班的学生，我们把申请者分成了合格和不合格的两类。
中文里的“羊”成语 亡羊补牢 – better late than never
饿狼扑羊 – a starving wolf sees a tasty lamb and desperately tries to catch it. This phrase describes the action as fast, forceful and possibly desperate.
羊肠小道 – a long, narrow winding road
顺手牵羊 – walk off/walk away with something.
如果形容某人顺手偷走东西，则可以说 to have sticky fingers
挂羊头卖狗肉 – to sail under false colours 或者 false advertising
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