七、马—Horse
英美国家的人很喜欢马,因此,用“horse”这个词组成的词组、成语、谚语非常之多,此举几例:
1.get on the high horse. 摆架子,目空一切。
2.work like a horse. 辛苦的干活。
3.horse doctor. 兽医、庸医。
4.dark horse. 竞争中出人意料的获胜者。
如:The voters were surprised when the dark horse won the nomination. 那个无名小卒在竞争中获胜时,投票者无不大吃一惊。
八、羊—Sheep
英语中指害羞而忸怩的人,胆小鬼,驯服的人。有关sheep的谚语不少。
1.As well be hanged for a sheep as alamb. 偷羊偷羔都是绞(死);偷大偷小统是贼(意指:一不做,二不休)。
2.There's a black sheep in every flock. 每一羊群里都会有一只黑羊,丑儿子家家有(意指:每个家里都会有个败家子。)
3.He that makes himself a sheep shall be eaten by the wolf. 甘心做绵羊,早晚喂豹狼(人弱受人欺)。
4.The sheep who tallk speace with a wolf will soon be mutton. 羊向狼乞求和平,很快就会变成羊肉(意指,切勿向敌人乞求和平)。
九、猴—Monkey
monkey作名词时指顽童、淘气鬼,猴子似的人,易受欺的人。如:What are you doing, you young monkey! 你在干什么呀,小捣蛋鬼!
monkey作动词时指胡闹、瞎弄、捣蛋。如:Stop monkeying about with the TVset! 不要瞎弄电视机!
与monkey一词搭配的词组、习语和俚语很多非常有趣。如:put sb's monkey up. 使某人生气,激怒某人;Your last word has really put his monkey up. 你最后一句话实在使他大为生气;又如:make a monkey of 愚弄;a monkey with along tail. 抵押;get the monkey off. 戒除吸毒恶习;have a monkey on one's back. 毒瘾很深。
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