从新概念三册漫谈动物
<p>在新概念第三册的数篇课文中都讲到动物。如第一课<span word="A">A</span> <span word="puma">puma</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="large">large</span>，第九课 <span word="Flying">Flying</span> <span word="Cats">Cats</span> 和第十九课 <span word="A">A</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="dear">dear</span> <span word="cat">cat</span>都讲<span word="cat">cat</span>，十六课的<span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="lamb">lamb</span>等等。</p><p>纵观中西方文化，英汉两种语言中概念意义相对应的词汇，由于社会文化背景的不同，其国俗语义可能相去甚远。英语中经常出现与动物有关的习语，往往与字面意思相差很大。如：</p><p>1.<span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cat">cat</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="s">s</span> <span word="pajamas">pajamas</span> 了不起的东西、人、主意等</p><p>2.<span word="a">a</span> <span word="cat">cat</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="life">life</span> 经常吵架的生活（在一起居住者）</p><p>3.<span word="a">a</span> <span word="cat">cat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hell">hell</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="s">s</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> 一点儿机会也没有</p><p>4.<span word="Play">Play</span> <span word="cat">cat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mouse">mouse</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="sb">sb</span>. 对某人时好时坏，忽冷忽热</p><p>5.<span word="Put">Put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cat">cat</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pigeons">pigeons</span>. 引来可能招惹是非或麻烦的人或事物</p><p>这里将重点介绍几个常用习语：</p><p>1. <span word="Let">Let</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cat">cat</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bag">bag</span>. 泄露秘密</p><p>为了更好的理解，这里附上这些短语的来源。</p><p><span word="Origin">Origin</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="tradesman">tradesman</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="s">s</span> <span word="trick">trick</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hiding">hiding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cat">cat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bag">bag</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pig">pig</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="smart">smart</span> <span word="buyer">buyer</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bag">bag</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cat">cat</span> <span word="jumped">jumped</span> <span word="out">out</span></p><p>举例: <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="s">s</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="secret">secret</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="sister">sister</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cat">cat</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bag">bag</span>.</p><p>2. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="swing">swing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cat">cat</span> : <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="in">in</span>.</p><p><span word="vOrigin">vOrigin</span>: <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seize">seize</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cat">cat</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tail">tail</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="swing">swing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="heads">heads</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reasonable">reasonable</span> <span word="belief">belief</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span>.</p>
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