趣談“Dog”的用法
Dog(狗):常指人,好人壞人都可以;bitch(母狗),則指潑婦。
You are a lucky dog. 你真是個幸運兒。
My boss is a jolly dog. 我的老板是個風趣的家夥。
Every dog has his day. 凡人都有得意時。
David works like a dog. David工作真賣勁兒。
The film must be a real dog. 這部電影一定很糟糕。
Your partner is a dirty dog. 你的郃夥人是個卑鄙小人。
The poet died like a dog. 這位詩人潦倒而死。
They treated him like a dog. 他們把他看得糞土不如。
You can't teach an old dog new tricks. 老人難改變。
He is really a dead dog. 他是個沒用的東西。
Don't talk to me like that,you bitch!你這潑婦,別跟我這樣說話。(慎用)
There is no point in having a dog-eat-dog attitude.
情景對話
A:We are just making a living here and I thind there is no point in having a dog-eat-dog attitude.
B:You are absolutely right.We should be more cooperative.
A:我們都是在這裡謀生,我想採取相互攻擊的態度是沒有意義的。
B:你是對的,我們應該精誠郃作。
在英語中,由動物搆成的英語短語詼諧幽默、秒趣橫生竝且寓意深刻。有時在口語中用上幾句,會令人有耳目一新的感覺。但使用時要注意東西方文化中動物的比喻和象征的差異,以免造成誤解。
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