很早之前,看過(guò)一本叫做《天才在左瘋子在右》的書(shū)。我記得書(shū)有講到一個(gè)女孩子,說(shuō)自己每天接觸到的,看到的都不是人。她將自己的媽媽看成了貓,把自己看成小鼴鼠,將診治她的心理醫(yī)生看作了一只大蜘蛛。雖然這聽(tīng)似荒誕離奇,但是這個(gè)女孩說(shuō)她看到的這些動(dòng)物和對(duì)應(yīng)的人之間,在行為模式上有著驚人的相似。
古今中外,我們的語(yǔ)言中,經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)拿動(dòng)物比作人的現(xiàn)象(如笑面虎,孺子牛等)。而心理學(xué)中,也把人的性格分為:老虎型,孔雀型,考拉型,貓頭鷹型,變色龍型。
而英語(yǔ)中,也有很多用動(dòng)物來(lái)形容人的表達(dá)。今天我們就來(lái)學(xué)習(xí)下最常見(jiàn)的幾組有關(guān)動(dòng)物的英文地道習(xí)語(yǔ)吧!
New Words:
goose n. 鵝;鵝肉;傻瓜
owl n. 貓頭鷹;梟;慣于晚上活動(dòng)的人
lobster n. 龍蝦;龍蝦肉
sunscreen n.(防曬油中的)遮光劑;防曬霜
No.1
as free as a bird 無(wú)拘無(wú)束
Travelling makes you feel as free as a bird.
旅行會(huì)讓你感到自由得像鳥(niǎo)兒一樣,無(wú)拘無(wú)束。
Now that her exam is over, she is as free as a bird.
考試結(jié)束后,她變得無(wú)拘無(wú)束。
No.2
as silly as a goose 非常蠢
You are being as silly as a goose.
你又傻了,呆鵝。
No.3
as wise an owl非常明智
I always listen to my father, he’s as wise as an owl.
我總是聽(tīng)我爸的話,他和貓頭鷹一樣明智。
No.4
as busy as a bee 忙得團(tuán)團(tuán)轉(zhuǎn)
She never has free time anymore, she’s as busy as a bee with work.
她一點(diǎn)自由時(shí)間都沒(méi)有,工作忙得一塌糊涂。
No.5
as red as a lobster 非常紅、紅得像條龍蝦
Whenever he gets mad, he becomes as red as a lobster.
他一生氣,臉就紅得像龍蝦似的。
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