漢語中有許多習語都和身體部位有關,英語也不例外,下面一些例子供大家參考。
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1. An eye for eye, a tooth for tooth.以眼還眼,以牙還牙。例如:& s4 @! ?1 z- g" a
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A: Are you going to tell John』s supervisor what he did?
* o/ ^3 ?) Z3 i, o* H, ] B: Sure. He told my supervisor when I did the same thing.
: b) F3 {& `( K+ i8 |& g3 g A: An eye for eye, a tooth for tooth.
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- _% ~) G2 Y z 此句源自《漢莫拉比法典》,指用對方做事的同樣方法來報復。這與漢語中的說法十分相似,很好理解。7 }3 d* |7 u0 N7 b7 y+ \
9 e( b; ]) `- }, Y/ K1 G5 J 2. get cold feet 膽怯;例如:
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A: What happened to Jim? I thought he would go skydiving with us.
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/ t! f5 A+ A; [2 x3 ]' y 有人會因為腳浸入海水覺得冷而放棄游泳,「get cold feet」由「腳變涼「而轉到「膽怯」之意,十分形象。
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3. I need that like I need a hole in my head.完全不需要。例如:
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0 A& |* x7 U4 G A: I』m having a hard time deciding what car to get.8 H( m7 \$ q$ Q, G1 d: ]- O7 r
B: Look at this one. Why not buy it?$ O- U0 S) S' A+ e5 a2 ]6 D
A: I need that like I need a hole in my head.
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5 U3 Z( X, Y- n r* h9 W 在頭上除了眼,耳,鼻,口之外,不需要別的「洞」了,因此就轉為「完全不需要」的意思。此句生動有趣,在口語中運用一下很不錯哦!
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# h1 {7 q }( b; Y' {8 R5 W8 d$ l9 v 4. It』s as plain as the nose on your face.很明白,很清楚。例如:/ \4 ]+ {0 D3 L; g0 M/ ~( d
2 O8 u# ^. s. n: g' O, d A: Do you think Nancy is going to quit? She hasn』t said anything.
5 o7 h5 o) u& g" { B: It』s as plain as the nose on your face.
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直譯為「就像看你臉上的鼻子一樣,我看得很清楚。」
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5. Let』s not split hairs.不要拘泥於細節。例如:. y, p# l6 d3 b- _, E9 s+ g q
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A: Well, I don』t agree. I should get $5.02 and you should get $4.48.
/ F& a4 H0 K; k% V B: Let』s not split hairs, OK?2 M. N! f4 T: h" e+ A4 T* W0 Q. R
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這句話直譯是「不要把頭髮劈開。」本來就很細的頭髮還要再分開是沒有必要的,實際是指不要過分拘泥於細小的事情,斤斤計較。. _. d8 g1 @/ Y: u, j
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1 x: c! N! l% Z) T6 u6 X A: Kate asked Henry to help her start a business.
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A: Yeah, Henry doesn』t know anything about business.
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$ D# U1 j X, u# h1 j* A3 Y 其實這句話是「If the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.」的省略形式,源自《聖經》。常常指沒有實力的領導者進行領導是不會有什麼好結果的。
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通過這些習語,我們可以瞭解到英語國家人們的風俗,歷史甚至思維方式,對於我們來說是很有好處的。 |