6. Frog
(1) The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean. 井底之蛙,不知大海。
7. Fox
(1) The fox may grow grey, but never good. 狐貍毛色可變灰,但是本性難移。
(2) The fox preys farthest from his hole. 狐貍捕食,遠(yuǎn)離洞府。(兔子不吃窩邊草。)
(3) When the fox preaches, then take care of your geese. 每當(dāng)狐貍說(shuō)教,當(dāng)心鵝群被盜。
(4) When the fox says he is a vegetarian, it’s time for the hen to look out. 狐貍說(shuō)它吃素的時(shí)候,母雞就得注意。
8. Fish
(1) The best fish swim near the bottom. 好魚(yú)常在水底游。
(2) Never offer to teach fish to swim. 不要班門(mén)弄斧。
(3) Go to the sea, if you would fish well. 不入虎穴,焉得虎子。
(4) There’s as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it. 海里的好魚(yú)多的是。
(5) It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait. 智者不上兩次檔。
(6) If water is noisy, there are no fish in it. 咆哮的水中無(wú)魚(yú)。(夸夸其談?wù)邿o(wú)真才實(shí)學(xué)。)