英语讲义【156】有动物的惯用语(下)
<p> 我们之前曾举出了17个有动物的惯用语。这个星期再继续举出些例子，供大家参考。</p><p> （1） <span word="Top">Top</span> <span word="dog">dog</span>：处支配地位者</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="why">why</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="often">often</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="super">super</span> <span word="power">power</span>, <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>?</p><p> （2） <span word="Go">Go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span>：堕落；（经济）衰退</p><p> <span word="No">No</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="properly">properly</span> <span word="managed">managed</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p><p> （3） <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="donkey">donkey</span> <span word="work">work</span>：呆板的例常工作</p><p> <span word="Jack">Jack</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="with">with</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="donkey">donkey</span> <span word="work">work</span>.</p><p> （4） <span word="A">A</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="duck">duck</span>：容易被打击的对象</p><p> <span word="Out">Out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="open">open</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hunter">hunter</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="duck">duck</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="unseen">unseen</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>.</p><p> （5） <span word="A">A</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="fish">fish</span>：冷漠无情的人</p><p> <span word="Among">Among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="guests">guests</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span> <span word="Wees">Wees</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="unfeeling">unfeeling</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="fish">fish</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span> .</p><p> （6） <span word="A">A</span> <span word="fish">fish</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span>：如鱼离水；不适应</p><p> <span word="Qi">Qi</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="likes">likes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="party">party</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fish">fish</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="there">there</span>.</p><p> （7） <span word="Have">Have</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="fish">fish</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fry">fry</span>：另有更重要的事要干</p><p> <span word="As">As</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="fish">fish</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fry">fry</span> <span word="yesterday">yesterday</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="Davids">Davids</span> <span word="invitation">invitation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span>.</p><p> （8） <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="plenty">plenty</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="fish">fish</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>：可供选择的人或事还很多</p>
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