Americans use many expressions with the word dog

《Americans use many expressions with the word dog》由会员上传分享，免费在线阅读，更多相关内容在教育资源-天天文库。

1、Americansusemanyexpressionswiththeworddog.PeopleintheUnitedStateslovetheirdogsandtreatthemwell.Theytaketheirdogsforwalks,letthemplayoutsideandgivethemgoodfoodandmedicalcare.However,dogswithoutownerstocareforthemleadadifferentkindoflife.Theexpression,t

2、oleadadog'slife,describesapersonwhohasanunhappyexistence.美国人使用很多和狗相关的词汇。在美国，人们喜欢狗，也善待它们。他们带狗散步，让它们到户外活动，并给它们提供优质食物与医疗。然而，无人照顾的流浪狗生活就大不一样了。toleadadog'slife就描述了生活不尽如意的一类人。Somepeoplesayweliveinadog-eat-dogworld.Thatmeansmanypeoplearecompetingforthesameth

3、ings,likegoodjobs.Theysaythattobesuccessful,apersonhastoworklikeadog.Thismeanstheyhavetoworkvery,veryhard.Suchhardworkcanmakepeopledog-tired.And,thesituationwouldbeevenworseiftheybecamesickasadog.有人说，我们生活在一个竞争激烈的世界（dog-eat-dogworld）。很多人竞争同一样东西，例如好工作。他

4、们称，一个人想要成功就得拼命工作（worklikeadog）。如此坚辛的工作使人疲惫不堪（dog-tired）。同时，如果他们病得厉害（sickasadog），情况会更糟。Still,peoplesayeverydoghasitsday.Thismeansthateverypersonenjoysasuccessfulperiodduringhisorherlife.Tobesuccessful,peopleoftenhavetolearnnewskills.Yet,somepeoplesayth

5、atyoucanneverteachanolddognewtricks.Theybelievethatolderpeopledonotliketolearnnewthingsandwillnotchangethewaytheydothings.尽管如此，人们常说everydoghasitsday，意思是说人一生中总有出头之日。想要成功，人们往往需要学习新的技能。然而，有人说，youcanneverteachanolddognewtricks，以此比喻年长的人不喜欢学习新事物，不会改变他们做事的方式

6、。　ACavalierKingCharlesSpaniel,isgroomedpriortocompetingintheOklahomaCitySummerClassicDogShowSomepeoplearecomparedtodogsinbadways.Peoplewhoareunkindoruncaringcanbedescribedasmeanerthanajunkyarddog.Junkyarddogsliveinplaceswherepeoplethrowawaythingstheyd

7、onotwant.Meandogsareoftenusedtoguardthisproperty.Theybarkorattackpeoplewhotrytoentertheproperty.However,sometimesapersonwhoappearstobemeanandthreateningisreallynotsobad.Wesayhisbarkisworsethanhisbite.有些人被以一些不好的方式来与狗比较。不友好或冷漠的人们可以用meanerthanajunkyarddo

8、g来形容。Junkyarddogs生活在垃圾场。凶狠的狗通常用来看护这类场所。有人试图进入这类场所时，它们便狂吠或攻击。然而，有些人看上去凶狠极具威胁，实际没那么严重。我们就说hisbarkisworsethanhisbite.Ajunkyardisnotafunplaceforadog.ManydogsintheUnitedStatessleepinsafelittlehousesneartheirowners'home.Thesedoghousesprovideshelter.