Mares nest: 子虚乌有
<p><span word="Mare">Mare</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nest">nest</span>: 子虚乌有</p><p>先来个汉语词汇小测试！请问：哪些成语能表达“虚幻、不真实的事物”？——“海市蜃楼”？“镜花水月”？或者“子虚乌有”也能勉强入列——您或许会问，这么晦涩的词会有相应的英文表达吗？当然！比如，今天谈的“<span word="mare">mare</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nest">nest</span>”。 说到<span word="mare">mare</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nest">nest</span>的渊源，简单地近乎荒诞——因为母马从不筑巢穴，所以<span word="mare">mare</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nest">nest</span>（母马的巢穴）自然也就不会存在。由此，“<span word="mare">mare</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nest">nest</span>”常用来比喻“原以为重要的追求，到头来来却空欢喜、梦一场”。或许，人们又觉得，不会筑巢的母马既使筑巢穴也会搞得一团糟（更为荒诞的推理），所以，“<span word="mare">mare</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nest">nest</span>”又可用来指代“杂乱、无序、棘手”的状况。 值得一提的是，<span word="mare">mare</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nest">nest</span> 常与动词<span word="find">find</span>搭配，举两个例子： <span word="He">He</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="be">be</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mare">mare</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nest">nest</span>.（他一直以为那个女孩会嫁给他，到头来却是空欢喜一场。） -<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> 60-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="pregnant">pregnant</span>. 传说一个60岁的老太太怀孕了。</p><p>-<span word="It">It</span> <span word="proved">proved</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mare">mare</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nest">nest</span>. 根本就是子虚乌有。</p>
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