喜欢猫还是喜欢狗,这是一个能上升到人生高度的问题,男女对此问题的争论甚至可影响约会的成功与否,英语中说喜欢什么,有一个万能的表达公式 n.+person :比如
Cat person: 喜欢猫的人
Dog person: 喜欢狗的人
PS.外国人认为 dog person比较开朗、外向、易于相处、对生活充满热情;cat person则安静、内向、神经质、敏感、喜欢做深入的思考。
例句:
①Are you a dog person or cat person?
你是喜欢猫还是喜欢狗?
②I'm a cat person.
我喜欢猫。
③I'm kind of a lily person, not a rose person.
我比较喜欢百合花,不太喜欢玫瑰花。
PS.如果你是一个很受大家欢迎,喜欢和别人打交道的人,也可以说:I am a people person。
与dog有关的俚语
1、To lead a dog's life
形容人过着贫困潦倒、惨不忍睹的生活
Pikachu's been leading a dog's life since he got divorced.
皮卡丘自离婚后一直过着穷困潦倒的日子。
2、Dog eat dog
残酷、竞争激烈
Some people say we live in a dog-eat-dog world.
有人说,我们生活在一个竞争激烈的世界。
3、Work like a dog
指一个人努力、卖力地工作
现在越来越多的人认为这个表达有些贬义,可以用来自嘲,但最好不要用来形容他人。
They say that to be successful,a person has to work like a dog.
他们说一个人想要成功就得拼命工作。
4、Dog-tired
精疲力尽
Such hard work can make him dog-tired.
如此艰辛的工作使他疲惫不堪。
5、Sick as a dog
病得严重
The situation would be even worse if she became sick as a dog.
如果她病的厉害,情况会更糟。
6、Every dog has its days.
每个人都有属于自己的运气/每个人都有时来运转的一天
Don't give up and try your best I believe every dog has its day.
不要放弃,继续努力,我相信每个人都会有成功的时候。
7、You can never teach an old dog new tricks
老古董学不会新东西
You're never going to teach your father at the age of 79 to use a computer.You can't teach an old dog new tricks,you know.
不要指望教你79岁的老父亲学会电脑。年长的人学不会新事物。
8、Meaner than a junkyard dog
冷漠,不友好
He is a man meaner than a junkyard dog.
他是一个残酷、冷漠的男人。
9、His bark is worse than his bite
刀子嘴、豆腐心
I wouldn't be scared of her if I were you .Her bark's a lot worse than her bite.
如果我是你,我不会怕她。她是个刀子嘴,豆腐心的人。
10、Let sleeping dogs lie
不要自找麻烦、自讨苦吃
Pikachu is trying to let sleeping dogs lie.
11、皮卡丘在努力避免招惹是非。
Love me love my dog:
爱屋及乌
I don't really like that he still play a lot of video games.
我不喜欢他总是玩电子游戏。
Love me love my dog, as they say.
人们都说爱屋及乌嘛。
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