由植物字眼构成的英语鄙谚短语

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由植物字眼构成的英语鄙谚短语

　　跟汉语短语一样，在英语里，有很多经常使用鄙谚是由植物字眼构成的，很是的活泼、抽象。把握它们，你的白话和作文将更隧道，重生色!

由植物字眼构成的英语鄙谚短语

　　1. Smell a Rat = feel that something is wrong

　　能够用 I smell a rat 来抒发本身感受甚么工作不一般、奇异、不仇家的意义，就象闻到死老鼠的滋味一样。

　　典范对话:

　　A: How come the front door is open? Didn't you close it before we went shopping?

　　B: I'm sure I did. I can't understand it.

　　A: Frankly, I smell a rat.

　　B: Me, too. I'm convinced that something is definitely wrong here.

　　A: We'd better call the police.

　　2. Fishy = strange and suspicious

　　同 smell a rat 意义附近，也表现感受奇异和思疑，就象闻到鱼的腥臭味一样。

　　典范漫笔:

　　When the security guard(保安)saw a light in the store after closing hours, it seemed to him that there was something fishy going on. He called the central office and explained to his superior(下级) that he thought something strange and suspicious(使人思疑的) was occuring.

　　3. Take the Bull by the Horns = take decisive action in a difficult situation

　　在坚苦的前提下作出决议性的举措，或不计安危，英勇面临，间接面临，就象擒牛从牛角动手的方式。

　　典范漫笔:

　　Julie has always felt that she was missing out on a lot of fun because of her clumsiness(愚笨) on the dance floor. She had been putting off taking lessions, but she finally took the bull by the horns and went to a professional dance studio for help. She was tired of feeling left out and acted decisively to correct the situation.

　　4. For the Birds = uninteresting， meaningless, boring and silly

　　无聊、无趣，笨拙的，只是为鸟儿们筹办的。

　　典范漫笔:

　　They went to a poetry reading, but they got bored and restless. As far as they were concerned, it was for the birds! They left during an intermission(中心歇息) because they found the reading totally uninteresting and meaningless.

　　5. Straight From the Horse's Mouth = from a reliable source

　　措辞者自己的原话，或从靠得住、权势巨子人士处得来的信息。美国人在这里把措辞的人比作大马了。

　　典范对话:

　　A: How did you find out that Jill was engaged?

　　B: I got the information from a very reliable source.

　　A: You mean Jill told you so herself?

　　B: That's right. I got it straight from the horse's mouth!

　　更多的植物鄙谚;

　　1. What a stupid man(驴)!

　　真是个傻瓜!

　　2. Kate is busy as a bee(蜜蜂).

　　凯特是个大忙人。