《狼狈为奸》成语英译与典故

三十六、狼狈为奸

传说有一种野兽叫做狈，

它和那狡猾的野狼是同类，

只是它两只前腿长得短，

行动时必须趴在狼脊背。

这两个家伙常配合，

专门和人类来作对，

偷咬鸡鸭猪羊兔，

使农家各种牲畜不敢喂。

生活中常见坏人勾结干坏事，

不妨把他们比作狼和狈。

“狼狈为奸”作成语。

骂得坏人肝胆碎。

The Wolf and the Bei Are in Cahoots

It is said in one of the Chinese myths，there was an animal named Bei，which belonged to the family of the sly wolf.Its fore legs were shorter than its hind legs，so when it walked it had to put its fore legs on the wolf's back.The two beasts were often in collu⁃sion with each other，and deliberately ran counter to mankind，stealing their poultry and their domestic an⁃imals.The farmers thereby were afraid to raise any birds and herds.

In real life if you see two vicious men doing a bad deed you may compare them with the wolf and the Bei，and take“the Wolf and the Bei Are in Cahoots”as an idiom to tongue⁃lash the bad guy.