12種毛小孩片語/諺語/慣用語，國際狗狗日一起遛【狗英文】！

狗英文片語 1：dog days 酷暑期

劍橋字典解釋：the hottest days of the summer

例句：The dog days of summer are a difficult period for those who have to work out in the open. 對那些必須在戶外工作的人來說，夏季的三伏天很難熬。

狗英文片語 2：dog's life 悲慘的生活

劍橋字典解釋：a very unhappy and unpleasant life

例句：I’ve been working so hard. I’m tired of living a dog’s life.
我一直努力工作，我厭倦這非人的悲慘生活。

狗英文片語 3：work like a dog 勤奮地工作

劍橋字典解：to work very hard

例句：You can work like a dog and still not make ends meet.
你可以拼命工作，但還是不能維持生計。

狗英文片語 4：dog-tired 精疲力竭的

劍橋字典解釋：extremely tired

例句：I can safely say, I have never been so dog-tired as that night in Chicago.
我可以肯定地說，我從來沒有像在芝加哥的那個晚上那樣累過。

狗英文片語 5：sick as a dog 病得十分嚴重

劍橋字典解釋：vomiting a lot

例句：I was sick as a dog after last night's meal.
昨天晚上吃完飯後，我吐得一塌糊塗。

狗英文片語 6：dog eat dog 弱肉強食

劍橋字典解釋：used to describe a situation in which people will do anything to be successful, even if what they do harms other people

例句：It's a dog-eat-dog world out there. 這是一個損人利己的無情世界。

狗英文片語 7：go to the dogs 大不如前

劍橋字典解釋：If a country or organization is going to the dogs, it is becoming very much less successful than it was in the past

例句：This firm's gone to the dogs since you took over!
這公司自你接手已大不如前！

狗英文片語 8：the tail wagging the dog 本末倒置、轉移焦點

劍橋字典解釋：a situation in which a large group has to do something to satisfy a small group

例句：The prime minister keeps wagging the dog to keep people from actually finding out about the scam and its details. 總理不斷轉移焦點，以防止人們真正了解騙局及其細節。

狗英文片語 9：dog in the manger 占著茅坑不拉屎

劍橋字典解釋：someone who keeps something that they do not want in order to prevent someone else from getting it

例句：Stop being such a dog in the manger and let your sister ride your bike if you’re not using it.
不要占著茅坑不拉屎，如果你不使用它，就讓你妹妹騎你的單車。

狗英文片語 10：fight like cat and dog 爭吵不休

劍橋字典解釋：to have angry arguments all the time

例句：The politicians tend to fight like cat and dog during general elections.
大選期間，政客們容易像貓狗一樣爭吵不休。

狗英文諺語 11：you can't teach an old dog new tricks 本性難移

劍橋字典解釋：said to mean that it is very difficult to teach someone new skills or to change someone's habits or character

例句：I tried to make my grandmother learn how to use a smartphone but it was just like you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.
我試圖教我的祖母如何使用智慧型手機，但這就像你不能教一隻老狗新把戲。

狗英文諺語 12：every dog has its day 凡人皆有得意日/風水輪流轉

劍橋字典解釋：said to emphasize that everyone is successful or happy at some time in their life

例句：I know you're shocked that the dopey kid got a better grade than you, but hey, every dog has its day. 我知道你很震驚那個笨孩子的成績比你好，但凡人皆有得意日。

總結：12種【狗英文】片語/慣用語/諺語

1. dog days 酷暑期
2. dog's life 悲慘的生活
3. work like a dog 勤奮地工作
4. dog-tired 精疲力竭的
5. sick as a dog 病得十分嚴重
6. dog eat dog 弱肉強食
7. go to the dogs 大不如前
8. the tail wagging the dog 本末倒置、轉移焦點
9. dog in the manger 占著茅坑不拉屎
10. fight like cat and dog 爭吵不休
11. you can’t teach an old dog new tricks 本性難移
12. every dog has its day 凡人皆有得意日/風水輪流轉