在我国口语中,常把坏人称为“坏蛋”,把考试成绩得零分称为“鸭蛋”。无独有偶,英语中也有与之相对应的表达法:
a bad egg——坏人,坏人;失败的计划;
duck’s egg 或 duck’s-egg——鸭蛋,零分。
除此之外,英语中还有五花八门的“蛋”:
good egg——好人,好东西(俚);
Good egg !——真好!妙极了!
golden eggs——大利益(来自希腊杀鹅取卵的故事);
goose eggs——零分(俚),(被打而产生的)青肿块;
dumb egg——傻瓜(美俚);
curate’s egg——好坏参半的东西(英);
old egg——老朋友,老兄(俚);
hard-boiled egg——无情的人,吝啬鬼(俚);
roc’s egg——镜花水月,虚幻的事物;
Easter egg——复活节彩蛋;
nest egg或nest-egg——(转义)储备金。
英语中由egg构成的习语也很多:
1、 as sure as eggs is are eggs——千真万确,无疑地
As sure as eggs is eggs he will come tonight (今晚他肯定来)。
2、 break the egg(s) in sb’s pocket (或 in the pocket of sb.)——打破某人的计划
We have broken the eggs in the enemy’s pocket (我们已打破敌人的计划)。
3、 as full as an egg is of meat 或 as full of meat as an egg——塞满的,最好的,饱学的
He is as full of meat as an egg where the law is concerne
a bad egg——坏人,坏人;失败的计划;
duck’s egg 或 duck’s-egg——鸭蛋,零分。
除此之外,英语中还有五花八门的“蛋”:
good egg——好人,好东西(俚);
Good egg !——真好!妙极了!
golden eggs——大利益(来自希腊杀鹅取卵的故事);
goose eggs——零分(俚),(被打而产生的)青肿块;
dumb egg——傻瓜(美俚);
curate’s egg——好坏参半的东西(英);
old egg——老朋友,老兄(俚);
hard-boiled egg——无情的人,吝啬鬼(俚);
roc’s egg——镜花水月,虚幻的事物;
Easter egg——复活节彩蛋;
nest egg或nest-egg——(转义)储备金。
英语中由egg构成的习语也很多:
1、 as sure as eggs is are eggs——千真万确,无疑地
As sure as eggs is eggs he will come tonight (今晚他肯定来)。
2、 break the egg(s) in sb’s pocket (或 in the pocket of sb.)——打破某人的计划
We have broken the eggs in the enemy’s pocket (我们已打破敌人的计划)。
3、 as full as an egg is of meat 或 as full of meat as an egg——塞满的,最好的,饱学的
He is as full of meat as an egg where the law is concerne
