时间:2019-02-01 作者:英语课 分类:英文语法词汇


英语课

   喵星人(cat)和汪星人(dog)这一对欢喜冤家,在习语中都有各自丰富的表达,快来看看我们熟悉的“喵”和“汪”都有哪些你不知道的故事!


  1. let the cat out of the bag 露出马脚;泄露秘密
  这就是我们常常说的露马脚喽,在英语中,用猫来表达同样的意思。据传,乳猪曾是非常抢手的食物,但一些狡诈的商家将小猫装在帆布口袋中冒充乳猪销售。一些谨慎的顾客就会先let the cat out of the bag 将小猫放出来,商家自然就露出马脚了!
  Eg:Their engagement 1 was to be a secret but the ring on her finger let the cat out of the bag.
  他们俩订婚原本想保密的,可是她手指上的戒指却把这个秘密泄露出来了。
  2. like a cat on hot bricks 2/like a cat on hot tin roof 像热锅上的蚂蚁;坐如针扎
  Eg:He’s like a cat on hot bricks before a game.
  比赛之前他坐立不安,就像热锅上的蚂蚁。
  3. see which way the cat jumps 见机行事;随机应变
  这个习语源于一种击打木片的游戏----tip cat,玩家需要看清木片(cat)的运动方向再进行击打,看木片的方向这一动作也就引申为见机行事了。
  Eg:We shall see which way the cat jumps before deciding which team to join.
  我们应该先观望一下形势再决定让哪个组加入。
  4. rain cats and dogs 倾盆大雨;风雨交加
  关于这个短语的来源,流传最广的说法是中世纪城镇因为使用的排水系统非常简陋,暴雨时不仅污水横流,还有一些小猫小狗的尸体。如此狗和猫便与瓢泼大雨有了联系。
  Eg:According the weather report, it'll rain cats and dogs. So we have to call the journey off.
  天气预报说会有大雨,为此我们不得不取消了旅程。
  5. let sleeping dogs lie 不要招惹是非,莫自找麻烦
  这是个非常形象的表达,试想一下,如果打扰了别人家睡的正香的看门狗,接下来应该会有一段自讨苦吃的经历了。
  Eg:Don't tell him that we are not submissive to him, just let the sleeping dogs lie.
  我们不要自找麻烦,别对他说我们不服从他。

n.订婚,婚约,约定,约会
  • I can't see you on Monday because I have a previous engagement.星期一我不能见你,因为我有约在先。
  • It was my mother's very own engagement ring.这正是我母亲自己的订婚戒指。
n.砖( brick的名词复数 );砖块;积木;可靠的朋友
  • He compounded water, sand and soil and formed bricks. 他用水拌和沙和泥土做成砖块。
  • The United Auto Workers hit the bricks against General Motors. 联合汽车工人工会举行罢工,反对通用汽车公司。
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