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北京新東方酷學酷玩夏令營輕松學習英語:
原來看英文電影的時候經(jīng)?吹街魅斯眯┢嫫婀止值挠嘘P(guān)動物的詞組來描述自己的心情,總覺得有些不可思議。記得以前看電影和原版書的時候常常看到有人用“holy cow"來描述自己的震驚。看到這個詞組的時候我倒是覺得很震驚,“!币材苡脕肀硎咀约旱男那?做了一些了解之后才知道,其實英文里面也有很多詞組和諺語是跟動物有關(guān)的。這和中文是一樣的。下面我們就來看看吧,很有意思的~
rat 鼠
smell a rat 覺得可疑
i smelt a rat when he started being so helpful!
the rat race 激烈的競爭
living in a big city is one big rat race.
play cat and mouse with sb. 欲擒故縱,(像貓抓耗子似地)欺負(折磨、虐待)某人
the policeman decided to play cat and mouse when he saw the woman steal the dress in the store.
ox 牛
a bull in a china shop 經(jīng)常闖禍的人,笨手笨腳的人
he‘s like a bull in a china shop, always knocking things over.
take the bull by the horns 不畏艱險
you can‘t just sit back in a situation like this. you should take the bull by the horns.
like a red rag to a bull 使憤怒
any statement against the government is like a red rag to a bull to that minister.
till the cows come home 永遠地,無限期地
if you‘re waiting for him to pay you, you‘ll wait till the cows come home!
kill the fatted calf 熱情款待,設(shè)宴歡迎
he welcomed me at home by killing the fatted calf.
tiger 虎
paper tiger 貌似強大而實質(zhì)虛弱的敵人
as long as we are not afraid of this kind of threat, the paper tiger‘s true face will come out in the wash.
hare 兔
hunt with the hounds and run with the hare同時支持相對立的兩派, 腳踩兩只船
which team are you going to support? make up your mind now. you can‘t hunt with the hounds and run with the hare.
dragon 龍
sow (the) dragon‘s teeth 挑起糾紛或引起爭端
wherever he went, he sowed (the) dragon‘s teeth by preaching racial segregation.
snake 蛇
a snake in the grass 潛伏的危險或敵人,陰險而偽善的朋友
how could i ever trust that snake in the grass?
horse 馬
hold your horses 忍耐,克制,別急躁
don‘t get so angry. just hold your horses and find the appropriate solution.
put the cart before the horse 本末倒置
surely you‘re putting the cart before the horse by buying all this furniture before you‘ve got the house.
flog a dead horse 徒勞,浪費精力
you‘ll just be flogging a dead horse if you try to make her change her mind about it.
high horse 自大,盛氣凌人
when the president visited his hometown in the remote village, he rode the high horse among the local people.
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