兔年說(shuō)兔：關(guān)于兔子的英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)

今年是兔年，在中國(guó)的文化中，兔子總跟“膽小、溫順、乖巧”聯(lián)系在一起。在英語(yǔ)中，兔子有rabbit、bunny、hare三種表達(dá)，那么英語(yǔ)中的兔子形象跟漢語(yǔ)中的有什么差別呢?

1. Each time they asked him a question, he was like a rabbit caught in the headlights.

每次他們問(wèn)他什么問(wèn)題，他就像受了驚嚇的兔子一般呆立在那兒。

2. The Greens have ten children. They really breed like rabbits.

格林家有十個(gè)孩子，他們可真能生!

3. The governor pulled a rabbit out of a hat by putting together a budget without increasing taxes.

州長(zhǎng)突然想出了解決問(wèn)題的辦法，不用增加稅收就能平衡預(yù)算。

4. All these screaming children are driving me mad as a March hare.

這些尖叫的孩子快把我逼瘋了!

5. Now's your chance. Do it! Quick like a bunny!

現(xiàn)在你的機(jī)會(huì)來(lái)了!去吧!快點(diǎn)!

6. Most of the snow bunnies come here to socialize.

大部分來(lái)學(xué)滑雪的女孩實(shí)際上都是來(lái)找男朋友的。

7. Her computer crashed an hour ago and she's lost a morning's work - she's not a happy bunny.

她的電腦一小時(shí)前死機(jī)了，一上午做的東西全不見了，她煩著呢!

8. I am not going to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds. I must act for her.

我不會(huì)兩邊都討好，我得為她說(shuō)話。

9. No matter what people's reaction is, she just rabbits on.

不管別人有什么反應(yīng)，她只是說(shuō)個(gè)不停。

10. The old lady has rabbit ears.

那個(gè)老太太愛打聽閑事。