Most tigers are orange with black stripes or a pale colour with brown stripes. The colour and the stripes help a tiger hide well in long grass or in the shade of trees.

大多数老虎毛色橙黄，带黑斑纹，或呈苍白色，带褐色斑纹。毛色和斑纹有助于老虎隐藏在深草丛中或树荫之下。

A tiger is one of the most powerful animals in the wild. Are we praising a person or not when we liken him to a tiger? That depends. “A tiger” may refer to a ferocious man. A brave soldier is a tiger in a fight. An active, energetic young man works like a tiger.

老虎是最凶猛的野兽之一。当我们把一个人比作老虎的时候，是不是称赞他呢？那就行看情况而定了。老虎可以指凶残的人。勇敢的士兵在战斗中像只老虎。一个活跃的、精力充沛的年轻人干起活来虎虎有生气。

“How can one get the tiger cubs if one does not enter the tiger’s den?” This is a common Chinese saying. Indeed, occasionally one has to take necessary risk to get something. For this idea English people have their own saying: ”Nothing venture, nothing gain.”

“不入虎穴，焉得虎子？”这是常用的中国谚语。的确，偶尔也要冒点必要的风险，才能赢得一些东西。英国人表达这一观念，也有自己的谚语：“不冒险，无所得。”