Why Is HeHowling
他為什么喊
One day, a manfall introuble of his bad tooth, so he find a dentist for help. but when the dentist just want to work, the man is suddenly howling.
一天,一個(gè)人的牙齒出了問(wèn)題,所以他向牙醫(yī)尋求幫助。但是當(dāng)牙醫(yī)要開(kāi)始工作的時(shí)候,這個(gè)人突然就嚎叫了起來(lái)。
Dentist: Please stop howling. I haven't even touched your tooth yet.
牙醫(yī):請(qǐng)你不要再喊了!我還沒(méi)碰你的牙呢。
Patient: I know, but you arestanding on my foot!
病人:我知道,可是你正踩著我的腳呀!
1.Why is he howling
howl:嚎叫
eg:Listen,someone is howling!聽(tīng),有人正在嚎叫。
2.Fall in trouble
fall in表示陷入的意思。
eg:I am falling in love with Mary.我愛(ài)上了瑪麗。
3.Standing on my foot
stand on one's foot表示站在某人的腳上
在美國(guó)口語(yǔ)中還有一種類似的說(shuō)法,不過(guò)意思就大相徑庭了
stand on one's own two feet表示獨(dú)立自主,試想如果一個(gè)人能站穩(wěn)腳跟的話,他就一定可以獨(dú)立自主,靠自己的力量生存。