英语口语想聊就聊 第8期:我得十分努力地工作

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经典语句
I would work like a dog.  我得十分努力地工作。
喷倒老美
Jenny 和美国邻居出去逛街，Jenny相中了一款称心的手镯，当即掏出钱就买了。邻居啧啧地叹道：“If I wanted to buy it. I would work like a dog.”,Jenny连忙劝道“Your work is not fit you. You really look like a dog.”邻居听后脸色大变。后来Jenny才知道，”look like a dog”相当于ugly的意思，她才恍然大悟，深感惭愧。
       
想聊就聊
Benjamin: The bracelet is so well suited to you. It looks very nice.
本杰明：这手镯戴在你手上真合适，看起来很漂亮。
May:Yeah, I cherish it. Because I have been working like a dog for two months to buy it.
阿美： 是的，我很珍惜，因为我努力工作了两个月菜攒钱买的。
       
知识点津
西方人把狗视为忠实的朋友，，西方人看中哪个的是狗的忠诚，喜爱它，赞美它，常把它比喻做人，英语中关于狗的习语还有很多，例如：  a lucky dog“幸运儿”，a clever dog意为“聪明的小孩，伶俐的小孩”等等。