我們(men)都知道“gay”的意思,
“a gay dog”難(nán)道是“同性戀(liàn)的狗”?
如果老外跟你說 :
You are a gay dog
你一定要冷靜!别激動!
他是在誇你是一個
“好玩的人、快活的人!”
例句:
①He is a gay dog.
他是個快樂的人。
②She likes to stay at home, but her husband is a bit of a gay dog.
她喜歡呆在家裏,但她的丈夫是個有點(diǎn)愛(ài)好社交生活的人。
更多“狗”相關(guān)的表達(dá):
01.lead a dog's life
慘不忍睹的生活
He has been leading a dog’s life since he got divorced.
他自離婚後,就一直過(guò)著(zhe)貧困潦倒的日子。
02.cat-and-dog life
不要按照字面意思簡單(dān)地理解爲“貓狗一樣的生活”,它的實際(jì)意思是“(和一同居住者)經常吵架的生活”。
I really wonder why the two of them lead a cat-and-dog life?
我真的很好奇,他們兩(liǎng)人爲什麽(me)老是吵架呢?
03.to help a lame dog over stile
幫(bāng)某人度過難關(guān),雪中送炭
stile /staɪl/ n. (供人翻越田地等處(chù)所設的圍欄、栅欄門等的)台階(jiē)
I don't believe he minds much about what you do as long as you help a lame dog over a stile.
我相信隻要你是幫(bāng)人渡過難關(guān),他就不會太介意你所做的事。
04.His bark is worse than his bite.
刀子嘴、豆腐心
I wouldn't be scared of her if I were you. Her bark's a lot worse than her bite.
如果我是你,我不會(huì)怕她。她是個(gè)刀子嘴,豆腐心的人。
05.let sleeping dogs lie
不要自找麻煩、自讨苦吃
Green is trying to let sleeping dogs lie.
格林在努力避免招惹是非。
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