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AMERICAN IDIOMS
To Let Sleeping Dogs Lie & Every Dog Has His Day
今天要介绍给大家的是两个和小狗有关系的俗语。首先要讲的这一个对于大家来说或许是一个很有用的忠告。
To Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
To Let Sleeping Dogs Lie,从字面上来看,这个俗语的意思就是不要去惹正在睡觉的狗,因为睡着了狗是不会咬人的。换句话说,也就是:要是采取什么行动会给自己或者别人带来麻烦,那么最好还是保持现状,不要采取行动。下面是一个妇女在给她的朋友提出劝告:
"If I were you, I would not tell Nellie you saw her husband having lunch with another woman. It might have been perfectly innocent, so I'd let sleeping dogs lie."
“要是我是你的话,我就不会去告诉内莉你看见她丈夫和另外一个女人吃午饭的事情,也许他们根本就没有什么,所以你还是别惹麻烦了。”
下面这个例子说明每个人在采取行动前需要谨慎考虑,要想到可能产生的后果。
"Can you prove that your neighbor stole your lawnmower? If not and you call the cops, he could make real troubles for you. Better to let sleeping dogs lie!"
“你有证据证明你的邻居偷了你的割草机吗?要是你没有证据,又去报警,他可以给你制造好多麻烦的,你还是算了吧!”
下面是今天要讲的另外一个俗语:
Every Dog Has His Day
Every Dog Has His Day 这个俗语的意思是:每个人总会有实现自己愿望的一天。比如,一个公司职员很想被提升,但是,他的愿望没有实现,而另一个同事却被提升了。回到家里,他的妻子听到这一消息后,对他说:
"Darling, I know how upset you are that you didn't get the promotion. But don't take it too hard--your turn will come. You know what they say--every dog has his day."
“亲爱的,我知道你因为没有被提升而感到很不高兴,你可别把这件事情看得太重了,你以后会有机会的,就像人们说的,人人都有得意的时候呀。”
这个例子是一个作家找不到出版商出版他的作品,于是他的朋友就劝他:
"Okay, so this publisher sent back your manuscript. There are plenty of other publishers. You'll find one who'll buy it--remember, every dog has his day!"
“行了,就算这个出版商把你的手稿退了回了,那还有好多出版商呢,你会找到一个愿意接受你作品的出版商,别忘了,人人都会有机会的。”
今天我们讲了两个和小狗有关系的俗语:To Let Sleeping Dogs Lie 和 Every Dog Has His Day
To Let Sleeping Dogs Lie:不要采取什么行动来改变现状,因为改变现状可能会惹麻烦。
Every Dog Has His Day: 人人都会有实现愿望的时候。
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