sheep(n.羊,绵羊,羞答答的人,胆小鬼,信徒。)一词在英语里常有一种"受害者"、"软弱之辈"、"没有抗拒能力的人"的意思，从下面这些习语和谚语中我们就能感觉出：

　　a wolf in sheep's clothing披着羊皮的狼,口蜜腹剑的人

　　a black sheep害群之马;拒绝参加罢工的工人

　　a lost sheep迷途羔羊,迷失正道的人

　　a sheep among wolves落入狼群;落在一群恶汉手中的善良人

　　as a sheep among the shearers仿佛落在剪羊毛工人手里的绵羊

　　count sheep数羊(心里计数以求入睡)

　　follow like a sheep盲从

　　return to one's sheep [muttons]回到本题

　　separate the sheep from the goats区别好人和坏人

　　sheep and goats善人与恶人(来自《圣经》)

　　sheep that have no shepherd乌合之众

　　A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy.懒羊自觉羊毛重。

　　As soon goes the young lamb's skin to the market as the old ewe's.老羊皮上了市，小羊皮也跟着来。

　　As well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb.偷大羊或偷小羊反正都得挨绞刑;一不做二不休

　　Carrion crows bewail the dead sheep and then eat them.乌鸦吃死羊，先要哭一场；猫哭老鼠假慈悲。

　　Every time the sheep bleats it loses a mouthful.羊每叫一次，就少吃一口。

　　If one sheep leap over the dyke, all rest will follow.一羊跳过沟，众羊跟着跳。

　　If the beard were all,the goat might preach.如果长胡就好，山羊也可讲道。

　　It is a foolish sheep that makes the wolf his confessor.蠢羊才向狼忏悔。

　　Make sheep's eyes at somebody愚笨地向某人献殷勤

　　One butcher does not fear many sheep.屠夫不怕羊多。

　　One scabbed sheep infects the whole flock.一只羊生癣，群羊受害。

　　The dust raised by the sheep does not choke the wolf.羊踩起的灰尘挡不住狼。

　　The life of the wolf is the death of the lamb.有活的狼就有死的羔羊。

　　There is a black sheep in every flock.到处都有害群之马。
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