Subject: I am as sick as a dog.

迷你對話

A: Baby, how do you feel now?

寶貝兒，現(xiàn)在感覺怎么樣了？

B: I’m as sick as a dog.

我病得很嚴(yán)重。

地道表達(dá)

be as sick as a dog

1. 解詞釋義

俗語be as sick as a dog的來源可以追溯到至少17世紀(jì)，當(dāng)時候只是簡單的描述性語句。對狗有所了解的人都知道，狗貪吃，而且經(jīng)常亂吃東西，當(dāng)吃下去的東西導(dǎo)致身體不舒服的時候，狗的反應(yīng)又往往比較強(qiáng)烈，因此人們就用be as sick as a dog來描述病得很重的樣子。對話中“I am as sick as a dog.”的意思就是“我病得很嚴(yán)重。”特別說一下，美國人喜歡用sick，而英國人習(xí)慣用feel ill來表示“傷風(fēng)感冒等”。Sick一詞在英國通常表示“惡心，嘔吐”的意思。

2. 支持范例

e.g. Sally was as sick as a dog and couldn't go to the party.

Sally病得很嚴(yán)重，不能參加派對了。

e.g. We have no idea why the whole family was sick as dog.

我們不知道為何全家人都病得很嚴(yán)重。

e.g.Ever since I came here, I have been as sick as a dog.

自從我來到這里，就一直病得很厲害。

e.g.You father is as sick as a dog. You must come back as soon as possible.

你的父親病得很嚴(yán)重，您必須盡快回家。