羊作为十二生肖之一，在中国文化中象征善良，温顺。关于羊的成语、诗词古往今来也有很多。但是它们的英语表达你都知道吗？下面就一起来学习吧。
亡羊补牢：better late thannever
成语解读：It’snot late to mend the barn even though the sheep are lost already.
出了问题以后想办法补救，可以防止继续受损失。
例句：Youshould have apologized earlier， but better late thannever.
与亡羊补牢意思相近的短语有A stitch in time savesnine(一针及时省九针/小洞不补，大洞吃苦)，指Ifyou fix a small problem right away, it will not become a biggerproblem later. 如果能够适时处理一个小漏洞，就能防微杜渐，事半功倍。例：Let’spatch the roof before that hole gets bigger. A stitch in time savesnine.
顺手牵羊： five-fingerdiscount
成语解读：pick up something on the sly or steal something under cover of anemergency.
顺手把人家的羊牵走，现比喻乘机拿走别人的东西。
例句：Theman gets parts for his motorcycle from the factory using hisfive-finger discount.
马上学：关于偷东西还有一些其他表达： snatch， steal， grab，pick-pocketing。Snatch指迅速夺取，Shesnatched the gun from his hand. Steal表示悄悄地做，偷，例：Thethief didn’t steal money， but a flute and a flute case.Grab表示抢夺，霸占，例：Thedog grabbed away the meat from the man.Pickpocketing指扒窃，例：Surprisingly，pickpocketing is common in some European countries.Pickpocket是名词形式，表示扒手。
羊入虎口：be in deepwater
成语解读：asheep falls into a tiger’s mouth， which describes someone orsomething is in a perilous or dangerous position.
比喻弱者陷入险恶的境地，面临被残害的处境。
例句：Weare going to be in deep water if the bank refuses to authorize abigger loan.
马上学：其他类似表达还有skating on thin ice和walkingon icy ground，指tobe in a risky situation如履薄冰。例：Itry to stay well informed so I don't end up skating on thin icewhen the teacher asks me aquestion.
替罪羔羊： a scapegoat
成语解读：Aperson who is held responsible for something bad that has happened，although it is not his or her fault.
为他人的错误或罪行而背黑锅的人。
例句：Shefelt she had been made a scapegoat for her boss’smistake.
马上学：替罪羊还可以用a fall guy表示，事实上这个词来源于运动。“替罪羊”最早指靠摔跤赚钱的人。十九世纪末，摔跤在美国是一项非常受欢迎的运动，但许多比赛结果都是内定的。摔跤比赛中的目标是要把对手的肩膀按倒在地板上。这叫一次击倒。有时，有人会付钱给其中一个摔跤手让他故意被击倒。他会同意成为输家，也就是“替罪羊”。其他相似的表达，如，背黑锅可以说takethe rap，
例：John robbed the bank, but Tom took the rapfor him.
陷害某人是frame someone，
例：He claimed that he had been framed by hisboss.
来源：网络 日期：2015年2月28日
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