俗语：败家子，害群之马
<p>俗语：败家子，害群之马</p><p>谜语里迸出的“词汇”：“俄亥俄州”的别名 跳蚤市场败家子，害群之马“<span word="love">love</span>”为“零蛋”</p><p>还记得我们“词海拾贝”之谜语系列？今天，再来一个脑筋急转弯，看看单词如何从谜语里跳出来。做好准备—— <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="sheep">sheep</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="grass">grass</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="sheep">sheep</span>?（为什么“黑羊”吃的草比白羊少？）</p><p>呵呵，谜底是—— <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="sheep">sheep</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="sheep">sheep</span>.（黑羊比白羊少。） “黑羊”比白羊少，确实是不争的事实。此外，如若细细品味，这世上的“败家子”终究是少数嘛。英语中，“<span word="black">black</span> <span word="sheep">sheep</span>”表示“败家子、败类、害群之马”。 据记载，“<span word="black">black</span> <span word="sheep">sheep</span>（<span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span>）”（败家子）最早出现于19世纪早期。关于它的渊源，一种观点认为，早期的牧羊人不喜欢混杂在白色羊群中的黑羊，认为其是邪恶的象征。此外，从商业价值来看，黑绵羊的毛不如白色羊毛珍贵，不像白色羊毛那样容易染色。 说到“黑色代表邪恶”，这里有必要列举一个例外：如若在商业报道中看到短语“<span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="black">black</span>”，可要注意了，它极可能表示“（公司）盈利”。据说，公司的帐簿上，通常用“<span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="red">red</span>”（红色的字）表示赤字，由此，“<span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="black">black</span>”（黑色的字）则表示“盈利”。 看下面两个相关例句：<span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="manager">manager</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="black">black</span>.（自从他任经理以来，公司就一直赢利。） <span word="Dick">Dick</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="sheep">sheep</span>, <span word="always">always</span> <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="family">family</span>.（迪克是个败家子，总给家里招惹麻烦。）</p>
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