put on the dog: 耍派头,卖弄
英语中与“狗”相关的表达似乎有点泛滥成灾,信手拈来的如:a lucky dog(幸运儿);top dog(当权派);dog in the manger(占着茅坑不拉屎)。今天谈的to put on the dog表示“耍派头;卖弄”,它的渊源可追溯到19世纪贵夫人豢养的哈吧狗。
美国内战后,即19世纪中叶到20世纪初,一大批暴发户相继涌现,他们为了耍阔往往花很多钱去买一些品种罕见的哈巴狗。当时耶鲁大学的学生就创造了to put on the dog来嘲笑那些整日炫耀爱犬的阔太太。举个例子: John is sure putting on the dog since his rich aunt died and left him 10 million dollars. He's bought the biggest house in town and a Mercedes 600, and talks about buying some riding horses.(约翰的阿姨去世后给他留了一千万美元遗产,这下他可有资本耍阔了。他买了城里最大的一栋房子和一辆梅赛德斯600,他还说要买几匹马供他骑玩呢。) 另外,如果您看到to go to the dogs,可千万别受“to put on the dog”(耍阔)的影响。Go to the dogs意思是:“潦倒;破产”。比如说, I always thought my friend Pete had a good future. But then he got hooked on heroin and lost his job and his wife--I never saw a man go to the dogs so fast!(我总以为我的朋友皮特是很有前途的,但是后来他吸上了毒品,失去了工作,妻子也走了。我从来没有看到过任何人落魄得这么快!)
体坛英语资讯:Sun hopes to shine again in doubles
国际英语资讯:At least 108 killed in Haiti by Hurricane Matthew
体坛英语资讯:Drastic changes made in soccer team
体坛英语资讯:China fails to break no-win record jinx against S.Korea
体坛英语资讯:Gatlin hires Landis lawyer to fight ban
体坛英语资讯:France files protest after defeat by China in Fed Cup
体坛英语资讯:Sprinter Gay, swimmer Hoff win top US honours
体坛英语资讯:Kobe, Gasol spark Lakers past Magic
体坛英语资讯:Yao, LeBron earn NBA honors for January
体坛英语资讯:Harris says Yi will be all-star in NBA
体坛英语资讯:USA, France and Argentina cruise into Davis Cup last 8
体坛英语资讯:Federer, Djokovic roll into semifinals
体坛英语资讯:Wang Nan still has something to prove
体坛英语资讯:Federer and Henin win top sports awards
体坛英语资讯:Government cooperation needed in doping fight
国际英语资讯:DPRK blasts U.S. for stepping up pressure, sanctions
体坛英语资讯:Capello warns Beckham not to expect any favours
体坛英语资讯:Davenport stung by one-sided Cup loss
体坛英语资讯:Embattled Chinese womens coach tries to keep grip
体坛英语资讯:Djokovic tops Federer at Australian Open
体坛英语资讯:Tennis ace Peng ready for prime time
体坛英语资讯:Open finals: Tsonga dazzles, Shara, Ivanovic meet
体坛英语资讯:Table tennis queen seeks last Olympic ticket
体坛英语资讯:ZZ leads New Years Eve charge against Iraq
体坛英语资讯:Trail Blazers hand 12th defeat to slumping Heat
体坛英语资讯:Zhu leads Guangdong to CBA title with 31 points
体坛英语资讯:Beckham says hes fit for England selection
体坛英语资讯:Li Na wins as Peng Shuai crashes
体坛英语资讯:Ronaldos season over - report
体坛英语资讯:Vultures circling over Federer
| 不限 |
| 英语教案 |
| 英语课件 |
| 英语试题 |
| 不限 |
| 不限 |
| 上册 |
| 下册 |
| 不限 |