1. enough to make a cat speak

1. enough to make a cat talk

2. 天下乌鸦一般黑。

2. All crows are black in the world.

3. White-faced wolves wear straw hats and pretend to be good people.

3. White-faced wolves wear straw hats and pretend to be good people.

4. The cat is out of the bag

4. The cat is out of the bag.

5. The cat and dog may kiss, yet are none the better friends 猫狗可以相吻，但不会成为好友。

5. The cat and dog may kiss, yet they are no better friends.

6. 官方用黑皮书有很长的历史了。最早的始于十二世纪后期，由财政大臣掌管，用于记录皇室收入。到了14世纪，类似的黑皮书被用于记录航海事务。但是咱们这条俗语中的黑皮书指的是亨利八世时期关于修道院腐败调查记录的官方报告，用来记录罪恶、堕落、品行不端、*荡、令人憎恶的人。当时亨利八世试图极力削弱宗教势力以脱离罗马教皇统治，因此黑名册上记录的都是所谓的犯了罪的修道院的教士名字

6. The official use of black books has a long history. The earliest ones date back to the late 12th century, under the control of the Minister of Finance, used to record the royal income. By the 14th century, similar black books were used to record maritime affairs. However, the black book referred to in this common saying is the official report on the investigation of monastery corruption during the reign of Henry VIII, which was used to record sins, decadence, misconduct, debauchery, and detestable individuals. At that time, Henry VIII tried to severely weaken the religious power to break away from the rule of the Pope in Rome, so the names of monks from the so-called criminal monasteries were recorded in the black list.

7. 脸红是美德的颜色。

7. A rosy face is the color of virtue.

8. A living dog is better than a dead lion一条活狗胜过一头死狮

8. A live dog is better than a dead lion.

9. The scalded cat fears cold water

9. The burned cat fears cold water.

10. 的记载，最初的黑名单是查理二世登基前在流放途中建立的。他记下了所有涉及他父亲查理一世的审判和处决的人的名字。1660年他重回王位后，把他黑名单上所有人都抓获，处死了13人，其余的都监禁了。后来“黑名单”就用来记录不受欢迎或者需要改造的人的名字。

10. According to the records, the original blacklist was established during the exile before Charles II ascended the throne. He recorded the names of all those involved in the trial and execution of his father, Charles I. After he returned to the throne in 1660, he captured everyone on his blacklist, executed 13 of them, and the rest were imprisoned. Later, the term "blacklist" was used to record the names of undesirable or reformable individuals.

11. Blushing is the color of virtue.

11. Blushing is the hue of virtue.

12. like a cat on hot bricks

12. Like a cat on hot bricks

13. 看风使舵, 随机应变

13. Be flexible and adapt to changing circumstances.

14. to blackball someone排斥，拒绝与之来往；投反对票

14. to blackball someone - to exclude someone, to refuse to associate with them; to cast a vote of disapproval

15. a horse of another color

15. a horse of a different color

16. 10非常滑稽 真是十分好笑

16. 10 Extremely funny; it is truly very amusing.

17. All the cats are grey in the dark 猫在暗中都是灰色的。

17. All the cats are grey in the dark - Cats appear grey in the dark.

18. a horse of the same colour

18. a horse of the same color

19. 近朱者赤，近墨者黑。

19. "Those who associate with the red will become red, and those who associate with the black will become black."

20. 黑牛可耕田，白马堪运货。

20. The black ox can till the fields, and the white horse is fit for transporting goods.

21. Care killed the cat 忧虑缠身

21. Care killed the cat - Anxiety killed the cat.

22. enough to make a cat(horse) laugh

22. Enough to make a cat (horse) laugh

23. There are no black eggs in the white henhouse.

23. There are no black eggs in the white henhouse.

24. 在18世纪的英国，高级俱乐部的会员身份申请是由已有会员投票决定的。每人往布袋内投放一个球，白球代表同意加入，黑球代表不同意。这种习惯一直延续到维多利亚时期。

24. In 18th-century Britain, the application for membership in high-level clubs was decided by the existing members through voting. Each person would drop a ball into a bag, with a white ball representing agreement to join and a black ball representing disagreement. This practice continued until the Victorian era.

25. 白虎当头做，无灾便是祸。

25. If the White Tiger confronts you at the head, no disaster is but misfortune.

26. 黑虎百虎，惹不起地老虎。

26. Black Tiger, a hundred Tigers, can't provoke the Earth Tiger.

27. copy cat

27. Copycat

28. to be in someone’s black book(s)在某人黑名册上；不受某人喜爱，失宠于某人

28. to be in someone’s black book(s) - to be disliked by someone, to be out of favor with someone

29. A cat in gloves catches no mice 戴手套的猫抓不住老鼠。

29. A cat wearing gloves catches no mice.

30. Near Zhu is red， near Mo is black.

30. Near Zhu is red, near Mo is black.

31. A cat may look at the king 猫有权看国王

31. A cat may look at the king — A cat has the right to look at the king.

32. The crows are generally black.

32. The crows are generally black.

33. Has the cat got your tongue

33. Has the cat got your tongue?

34. let the cat out of the bag

34. Let the cat out of the bag

35. 白脸狼戴草帽，假充善人。

35. The white-faced wolf wears a straw hat, pretending to be a good person.

36. A cat has nine lives 猫有九条命。

36. A cat has nine lives - A cat has nine lives.

37. The cat is out of the bag 泄露了秘密；走漏了风声

37. The cat is out of the bag - The secret has been revealed; the news has leaked out.

38. 牧羊人不喜欢黑绵羊，因为它们的毛不如白羊毛值钱，而且又染不成白色。早期的牧羊人还认为黑羊会惊扰羊群里其他的羊只。1598年，Thomas Bastard在写作中指控黑绵羊为野蛮动物。市场行情、迷信加上偏见如此风行，以至于到了18世纪晚期，任何不似其他人一样而行为“出格”的人都被叫做“黑绵羊”。

38. Shepherds dislike black sheep because their wool is not as valuable as white sheep wool, and they cannot be dyed white. Early shepherds also believed that black sheep would disturb the rest of the flock. In 1598, Thomas Bastard accused black sheep of being wild animals in his writing. Market trends, superstition, and prejudice were so prevalent that by the late 18th century, anyone who acted "out of the ordinary" unlike others was called a "black sheep."

39. a cat-and-dog life 争争吵吵的日子

39. a cat-and-dog life - days of constant squabbling and disputes

40. agree like cats and dogs

40. be as incompatible as cats and dogs

41. to black list someone把某人记于黑名单中

41. to blacklist someone - to put someone on a blacklist

42. It's raining cats and dogs 倾盆大雨

42. It's raining cats and dogs - It's pouring with rain heavily.

43. old cat

43. old cat This seems to be a direct translation from another language, possibly from a language that uses Roman numerals to express numbers. The phrase "43. old cat" could be interpreted as "43 old cat" in English, where "43" is a number and "old cat" refers to an elderly cat.

44. 1局促不安 如热锅上的蚂蚁

44. 1 Restless and uneasy, like ants on a hot pot.

45. It rains cats ahd dogs

45. It's raining cats and dogs.

46. 根据John Milton (

46. According to John Milton (

47. “加尔各答的黑洞”指的是18世纪加尔各答的威廉城堡中的一个地牢。1756年，英国人在印度建立的贸易中心——东印度公司为了预防与法国军队可能的冲突，开始在公司总部威廉城堡周围加强防御工事。当时的印度行政长官警告他们停止下来，没人理他，于是他夜袭威廉城堡，把146个英国俘虏关在一个小不点儿地牢里，拥挤程度至于所有人都得站着，排得密密的，根本没有坐的空间。高温加上空气不流通，到了第二天一早只有23人还活着。当然这是英国方面的说法，印度人拒绝承认此事，声称这是个杜撰的故事，一个让大英帝国对孟加拉实施军事手段的借口。历史究竟怎样我们已经不得而知了，但是这个俗语就这么流传下来了。

47. "The Black Hole of Calcutta" refers to a dungeon in the William Castle in 18th-century Calcutta. In 1756, the British East India Company, a trade center established by the British in India, began to strengthen the defensive works around its headquarters, the William Castle, to prevent possible conflicts with the French army. The then Indian administrator warned them to stop, but was ignored. He launched a night raid on the William Castle, locking 146 British captives in a small dungeon, so crowded that everyone had to stand tightly packed together with no room to sit. The high temperature and poor ventilation led to only 23 people surviving by the next morning. Of course, this is the British version of the story, and the Indians refuse to acknowledge it, claiming it is a fictional tale and an excuse for the British Empire to resort to military measures in Bengal. How history actually unfolded is unknown to us now, but this idiom has been passed down.

48. If a white tiger acts as a leader， no disaster is a disaster.?>

48. If a white tiger acts as a leader, no disaster is a disaster.

49. cat's paw 为他人"火种取栗"的人

49. cat's paw refers to someone who does others' dirty work or gets into trouble for someone else.

50. live like cat and dog

50. live like cats and dogs