英语讲义【155】有动物的惯用语(上)
<p> 和中文一样，英语有不少惯用语与动物有关。下面便是些好例子：</p><p> （1） <span word="An">An</span> <span word="eager">eager</span> <span word="beaver">beaver</span>：做事特别卖力的人</p><p> <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="holidays">holidays</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="December">December</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tour">tour</span> <span word="except">except</span> <span word="Jason">Jason</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="eager">eager</span> <span word="beaver">beaver</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span>.</p><p> （2） <span word="A">A</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="bee">bee</span>：忙碌的人</p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="isnt">isnt</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Nancy">Nancy</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="rushing">rushing</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="bee">bee</span>.</p><p> （3） <span word="Have">Have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bee">bee</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="bonnet">bonnet</span> <span word="about">about</span> : 对苦思不已</p><p> <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="income">income</span> <span word="bread">bread</span>-<span word="earner">earner</span>, <span word="Ali">Ali</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bee">bee</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="bonnet">bonnet</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="monthly">monthly</span> <span word="income">income</span>.</p><p> （4） <span word="Make">Make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bee">bee</span>-<span word="line">line</span> <span word="for">for</span> ：径直朝向</p><p> <span word="After">After</span> <span word="class">class</span>, <span word="student">student</span> <span word="rushed">rushed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="classroom">classroom</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bee">bee</span>-<span word="line">line</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nearest">nearest</span> <span word="canteen">canteen</span>.</p><p> （5） <span word="An">An</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="bird">bird</span>：早起的人</p><p> <span word="Morning">Morning</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="six">six</span>? <span word="No">No</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> ! <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="bird">bird</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span>.</p><p> （6） <span word="A">A</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="bird">bird</span>：爱在家里的人</p><p> <span word="Jasons">Jasons</span> <span word="youngest">youngest</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="doesnt">doesnt</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="life">life</span>; <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="bird">bird</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="through">through</span>.</p><p> （7） <span word="A">A</span> <span word="birds">birds</span>-<span word="eye">eye</span>, <span word="view">view</span> <span word="of">of</span>：鸟瞰；概观</p><p> （<span word="i">i</span>） <span word="From">From</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plane">plane</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="birds">birds</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span> <span word="buildlngs">buildlngs</span>.</p><p> （<span word="ii">ii</span>） <span word="Jasons">Jasons</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reader">reader</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="birds">birds</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="elements">elements</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="English">English</span>.</p>
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