動(dòng)物習(xí)語(yǔ)趣談

漢語(yǔ)中有很多跟動(dòng)物相關(guān)的表達(dá)，例如“別把我當(dāng)小白鼠!”或者“他淋成了個(gè)落湯雞。”等。這些表達(dá)能讓我們的語(yǔ)言更形象生動(dòng)，英語(yǔ)里面也有很多類(lèi)似的表達(dá)，一起來(lái)看一下吧!

1. Students in Class One will act as guinea pigs among the new teaching reform.

一班的學(xué)生將充當(dāng)本次新課改的實(shí)驗(yàn)對(duì)象。

2. Handmade lace is as rare as hen's teeth; most lace is made by machine.

手工制作的蕾絲極為罕見(jiàn)，大部分是機(jī)器做的。

3. Don't mention anything about that to your father. It's like a red rag to a bull.

不要在你爸面前提起那件事。他聽(tīng)了肯定會(huì)生氣的。

4. If you say that to her, you will be stirring up a hornet's nest.

如果你把那件事告訴她，那簡(jiǎn)直就無(wú)異于捅了馬蜂窩。

5. I thought he was going to have a cow when I told him I'd lost his key.

當(dāng)我告訴他我丟了鑰匙時(shí)，我以為他會(huì)大發(fā)雷霆的。

6. He was like a cat in hot bricks before his driving test.

駕駛考試之前，他緊張得像熱鍋上的螞蟻。

7. The plan is a dead duck: there is no money.

計(jì)劃告吹了，因?yàn)闆](méi)有錢(qián)。

8. The government should not waste money supporting lame ducks.

政府不應(yīng)浪費(fèi)資金去扶持那些無(wú)前景的企業(yè)。

9. He is a real home bird. He seldom takes part in the social events.

他真的很宅，很少出去參加社交活動(dòng)。

10. He forgot the umbrella this morning and was caught in the rain like a drowned rat.

今天早上他忘記帶雨傘了，被淋得像落湯雞似的。

11. If you learn English parrot-fashion, you'll never know what English is.

如果你只是死記硬背，你將永遠(yuǎn)學(xué)不會(huì)英語(yǔ)。

12. Damian just isn't the violent type. He wouldn't hurt a fly.

戴米恩不是那種有暴力傾向的人，他連只蒼蠅都不忍心殺。

13. He told us some cock-and-bull stories about having lost all his money.

他鬼話連篇，告訴我們他把錢(qián)都弄丟了。