时间:2019-02-13 作者:英语课 分类:卡卡课堂早餐英语


英语课

   很早之前,看过一本叫做《天才在左疯子在右》的书。我记得书有讲到一个女孩子,说自己每天接触到的,看到的都不是人。她将自己的妈妈看成了猫,把自己看成小鼹鼠,将诊治她的心理医生看作了一只大蜘蛛。虽然这听似荒诞离奇,但是这个女孩说她看到的这些动物和对应的人之间,在行为模式上有着惊人的相似。


  古今中外,我们的语言中,经常出现拿动物比作人的现象(如笑面虎,孺子牛等)。而心理学中,也把人的性格分为:老虎型,孔雀型,考拉型,猫头鹰型,变色龙型。
  而英语中,也有很多用动物来形容人的表达。今天我们就来学习下最常见的几组有关动物的英文地道习语吧!
  New Words:
  goose n. 鹅;鹅肉;傻瓜
  owl 1 n. 猫头鹰;枭;惯于晚上活动的人
  lobster 2 n. 龙虾;龙虾肉
  sunscreen n.(防晒油中的)遮光剂;防晒霜
  No.1
  as free as a bird 无拘无束
  Travelling makes you feel as free as a bird.
  旅行会让你感到自由得像鸟儿一样,无拘无束。
  Now that her exam is over, she is as free as a bird.
  考试结束后,她变得无拘无束。
  No.2
  as silly as a goose 非常蠢
  You are being as silly as a goose.
  你又傻了,呆鹅。
  No.3
  as wise an owl非常明智
  I always listen to my father, he’s as wise as an owl.
  我总是听我爸的话,他和猫头鹰一样明智。
  No.4
  as busy as a bee 忙得团团转
  She never has free time anymore, she’s as busy as a bee with work.
  她一点自由时间都没有,工作忙得一塌糊涂。
  No.5
  as red as a lobster 非常红、红得像条龙虾
  Whenever he gets mad, he becomes as red as a lobster.
  他一生气,脸就红得像龙虾似的。

n.猫头鹰,枭
  • Her new glasses make her look like an owl.她的新眼镜让她看上去像只猫头鹰。
  • I'm a night owl and seldom go to bed until after midnight.我睡得很晚,经常半夜后才睡觉。
n.龙虾,龙虾肉
  • The lobster is a shellfish.龙虾是水生贝壳动物。
  • I like lobster but it does not like me.我喜欢吃龙虾,但它不适宜于我的健康。
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