时间:2019-02-04 作者:英语课 分类:美国习惯用语


英语课

  我们上次讲了由hog 1这个词发展而来的两个习惯用语,今天再学两个。大家一定记得hog就是猪。到过猪圈看过喂猪食的人一定知道猪看到饲料会怎么样地争先恐后,兴奋得发狂。今天要学的第一个习惯用语就来自这种场面:go hog wild。 习惯用语go hog wild流传已久,差不多有一个世纪了。它既可以描述高兴得发疯的样子,也可以表示万分激怒。

我们听个例子,想想这里的go hog wild说的是哪一种心理状态。说话的是个爸爸。他在描述自己带一条小狗回家给孩子们一个惊喜。你能想象孩子见了小狗时的情景吗?

例句-1:The kids went hog wild, chasing the poor puppy all around the house, then fighting over who got to hold it, pet it and give it a bowl of dog food.

他说:孩子们简直高兴得发疯,把可怜的小狗追赶得满屋子团团转,接着又争着抢着要抱它,抚摸它,并给它吃一碗狗食。

这里的went hog wild显然表示高兴得发疯。

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然而养一条可爱的小狗并不老是那么逗乐的。这位爸爸有一天下班回家发现小狗把家里面垃圾撕得满地都是。更气人的是它还在津津有味地大啃爸爸那双最心爱的皮鞋。

例句-2:I went hog wild when I saw this mess, I chased him around, cornered him and was about to spank 2 him when he wagged his tail and licked my hand and I couldn't be mad any more.

他说:我看到这一团糟气得简直发疯。于是我到处追小狗,把它赶到角落里没处逃的地方正要打它,它却又摇尾巴又舔我的手,让我再也生不起气来了。

这段话里的went hog wild意思是气得发疯。

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我们再来学个带有hog这个词的习惯用语: hog heaven。 Heaven是天堂,但是可以用来泛指任何带来极大快乐的地方。想象一下在泥塘里打滚的猪有多自得其乐。这泥水塘可说是它的天堂了。这可能就是hog heaven这个习惯用语的出典。我们听个例子来体会hog heaven含义是什么。

例句-3:Have you tried that new restaurant that serves all you can eat for seven dollars? It's hog heaven if you like nothing better than to stuff yourself until you can't eat one more bite.

他说:你去过那家新餐馆了吗? 那儿供应每人七美元,吃饱为止的自助餐。这地方对好吃又喜欢把自己塞得涨破肚子的人说来是天堂。

好吃胃口又大的人去这样的餐馆是得其所哉,然而这并不配合每个人的胃口,可见hog heaven是某些人乐在其中的地方。这些人在那儿得到的往往是物质方面的满足。

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人各有所好。我们接着要听人说他大学同学Jerry的hog heaven. Jerry最喜欢去健身房练举重,练就一身发达的肌肉。

例句-4:Jerry gets so tired lifting weights that he barely has the strength left to get home. But then he's in hog heaven down at the beach when the girls crowd around to admire all his bulging 3 muscles.

他说:Jerry举重累得几乎连回家的力气都没了。但是在海滨当一群姑娘围着观赏他鼓鼓的肌肉的时候,他就觉得飘飘然而忘乎所以了。

这里的be in hog heaven意思是处于自我陶醉的境地。尽管苦练身体或大吃大喝让某些人觉得其乐无穷,是某些人的hog heaven,但都只是让某些人乐在其中;不是每个人,因为人各有所好。



n.猪;馋嘴贪吃的人;vt.把…占为己有,独占
  • He is greedy like a hog.他像猪一样贪婪。
  • Drivers who hog the road leave no room for other cars.那些占着路面的驾驶员一点余地都不留给其他车辆。
v.打,拍打(在屁股上)
  • Be careful.If you don't work hard,I'll spank your bottom.你再不好好学习,小心被打屁股。
  • He does it very often.I really get mad.I can't help spank him sometimes.他经常这样做。我很气愤。有时候我忍不住打他的屁股。
膨胀; 凸出(部); 打气; 折皱
  • Her pockets were bulging with presents. 她的口袋里装满了礼物。
  • Conscious of the bulging red folder, Nim told her,"Ask if it's important." 尼姆想到那个鼓鼓囊囊的红色文件夹便告诉她:“问问是不是重要的事。”
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