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发表于 15-3-2006 22:45:00|来自:新加坡
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<FONT size=2>八. 羊——Sheep <BR><BR>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。 <BR><BR>1. As well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.偷羊偷羔都是绞(死);偷大偷小统是贼(意指:一不做,二不休)。 <BR><BR>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。) <BR><BR>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)。 <BR><BR>4. The sheep who tallks peace 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)。 <BR><BR>九. 猴——Monkey <BR><BR>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! <BR><BR>monkey作动词时指胡闹、瞎弄、捣蛋。如:Stop monkeying about with the TV set !不要瞎弄电视机! <BR><BR>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 a long tail.抵押;get the monkey off.戒除吸毒恶习;have a monkey on one’s back.毒瘾很深。 </FONT><BR><BR> |
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