1·John is a dog in the manger.
约翰是个占着茅坑不拉屎的人。
2·A dog in the manger.
狗展马槽，占着茅坑不拉屎。
3·No child wants to play with a dog in the manger.
没有哪个孩子想和占着茅坑不拉屎的人一起玩。
4·I'd better quit now. I don't want to be a dog in the manger.
我最好现在离职。我不想占着茅坑不拉屎。
5·I won't be named a dog in the manger again. You shall stay: now then!
我不要再被人叫作马槽里的一只狗了，现在你得留在这儿。
6·Eg. No one likes to make friends with him because he is a dog in the manger.
没有人喜欢和他交朋友，因为他是个损人而不利己的人。
7·I'd like to ask you to consider it again and not to be a dog in the manger .
我劝你还是再考虑考虑，不要干那既损人又不利己的事。
8·If you don't know how to skate, why don't you give the skates to me? Don't be a dog in the manger.
你若不知道怎么滑冰，干吗不把冰鞋给我？别占着茅坑不拉屎了！
9·If you don't know how to skate, why don't you give the skates to me? Don't be a dog in the manger.
你若不知道怎么滑冰，干嘛不把冰鞋给我？别占着茅坑不拉屎。
10·Don't be such a dog in the manger. Give the tennis bat to me since you have classes this afternoon.
别这么不够朋友。既然你今天下午没课把网球拍借我用一用。