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[[资源推荐]] “羊”话连篇

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发表于 2007-11-10 19:37:19 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
一、常见知识点



1. 羊可分为绵羊(sheep单复同)和山羊(goat)。又可细分为:



    绵羊  山羊



公羊 ram   he-goat



母羊 ewe  she-goat



小羊 lamb  kid



2. a flock of sheep 一群羊



3. wool 羊毛,(woolen)sweater/cardigan 羊毛衫,cashmere sweater 羊绒衫,mutton 羊肉, sheepskin 羊皮。



4. scapegoat 替罪羊,sheep and donkeys 懦夫和笨蛋,sheep‘s heart 胆小



二、习语



1. as well be handed for a sheep as (for) a lamb 一不做,二不休。



2. a wolf in sheep's clothing 披着羊皮的狼



3. a sheep in a tiger's skin — outwardly strong 羊质虎皮



4. cast sheep's eyes at sb. 对某人抛媚眼



5. follow like sheep 盲从



6. sheep without a shepherd 乌合之众



7. the sheep and the goats 好人与坏人



8. black sheep 败家子,害群之马



9. stand out like a camel in a flock of sheep 鹤立鸡群



10. After all, the wool still comes from the sheep‘s back— in the long run, whatever you‘re given,



     you pay for it. 羊毛出在羊身上。



11. One scabbed sheep inflects the whole flock.(谚)一只羊生疮,整群羊遭殃。



12. It‘s never too late to mend. / It is not too late to mend the fold even after some of the sheep have



     been lost. 亡羊补牢,犹未为晚。



三、典故



1. black sheep 意译:害群之马



源于英国古代的迷信传说。英国人总认为黑羊是魔鬼的化身。另外,黑羊毛也不及白羊毛值钱,常被视为“无用的次品”,因此,“黑羊”(black sheep)在英语中便有了“无用之人”、“不孝之子”、“败家子”、“害群之马”等转义。例如:There are black sheep in every flock. (谚)一群马中有劣种,一方水土有坏人。



2. separate the sheep from the goats 区分好人与坏人



源于《新约·马太福音》第25章。当耶稣随天使来到万民面前时,他要把他们分开,就像牧羊人把绵羊和山羊分开一样,他把绵羊(好人)置于右边,oman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'\">,足见羊在英语中的地位。
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