内容简介
大家都对 “dog（狗）” 这种动物非常熟悉。事实上，在英语中有很多用单词 “dog” 组成的短语，能生动地表达生活中的一些常见场景。比如，“you can’t teach an old dog new tricks” 就用 “老狗学不会新把戏” 来比喻 “因循守旧的人难以接受新事物”；而如果你 “病得很重”，则可以用 “sick as a dog” 来形容。看视频，跟主持人 Georgie 学习四个包含单词 “dog” 的短语。
用法总结
1. “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks” 老狗学不会新把戏，因循守旧的人难以接受新事物
- He worked with those old machines for his whole career, but now he’s trained on the new ones. Who says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks?
- Grandma doesn’t want to learn how to use instant messaging. She prefers making a phone call. I guess you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.
2. “dog-eat-dog” 狗咬狗，损人利己的，残酷无情的
- The acting world can be a bit dog-eat-dog. Everyone is competing for jobs and not many people help each other.
- The company has a bit of a dog-eat-dog culture at the moment, but the bosses are working on making the offices a nicer place to work.
3. “every dog has its day” 人总有出头之日，人皆有得意时
- The basketball team that has never won a tournament finally won, proving that every dog has its day.
- Don’t get caught up in your past failures. Every dog has its day. If you keep working hard, you will make it.
4. “sick as a dog” 病得很重
- I can’t come tonight, sorry. I feel sick as a dog.
- I have been sick as a dog since Monday and couldn’t get out of bed. That’s why I didn’t come to the meeting yesterday morning.