时间:2019-02-06 作者:英语课 分类:实用英语


英语课

 “见世面”怎么说?


顾名思义,“去见世面”就是指“去见以前未曾见过的东西,去经历以前未曾经历的风雨”。在英语中,“见世面”可用短语to see the elephant 1来表示。其渊源嘛,当然与大象有关系。 19世纪初,嘉年华在美国各地巡回演出,每到一个小村庄,都会让当地百姓感受到新奇的异国风情。在众多的异域表演中,最吸引人的莫过于大耳朵、长鼻子的非洲象了,它在当时的北美,可是罕之又罕的“瑰宝”。久而久之,to see the elephant开始用来形容“见过某物之后就再也不用看其它的事物了”,很应了我们中国的“黄山归来不看岳”。 19世纪中期,城市的发展让大批农村人离开家乡到城市去“淘金”,“to see the elephant”恰切地形容了农村人将要在陌生环境中见世面,经历风雨,经受磨练。另外,大约到1840年,see the elephant进入军事词汇,指“士兵第一次上战场”。

n.大象
  • He's never seen an elephant before.他以前从未见过大象。
  • I saw a white elephant.我看到一只白象。
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