各位同學大家好!我們今天要上的是AS課。
你一定聽過 As cool as a cucumber 吧?
除了這些,你還有聽過其他的英文比喻嗎?
這邊列出十個值得學習的比喻法給你!
1.as big as life
原意是只和「原物一樣大」,通常被用來說某個人「親自出現」了。
Ex:Johnny came in the classroom and stood there as big as life!
Johnny走進教室了,他活生生的站在那裡!
2.as black as pitch
完全黑暗,一片漆黑。pitch=瀝青
Ex:I couldn’t see anything in the room because it was as black as pitch.
那房間非常漆黑,我什麼都看不到。
3.as cool as a cucumber
非常冷靜的。cucumber=小黃瓜(或許是因為小黃瓜都是涼涼的吃,你們覺得呢?)
Ex:I stayed as cool as a cucumber during the test.
我在考試時非常地冷靜。
4.as flat as a pancake
非常平坦。
Ex:It’s a perfect day for sailing, the sea is as flat as a pancake.
海面非常的平坦,今天真適合駕船。
5.as hard as nails
冷酷無情的。nail=釘子
Ex:He is as hard as nails with his staff.
他對他的員工非常冷酷。
6.as innocent as a lamb
清白的,天真無邪的。
Ex:She couldn’t have done that terrible thing, she is as innocent as a lamb.
她不可能做出那樣糟糕的事,她是清白的。
7.as old as the hills
很老的,久遠的。
Ex:The building is as old as the hills.
這棟建築已經非常古老了。
8.as pleased as punch
非常開心的,趾高氣揚。punch=英國著名木偶戲Punch&Judy的男主角
Ex:She was as pleased as punch for winning the race.
她因為贏得了賽跑比賽而非常開心。
ps:Punch是英國著名木偶戲Punch&Judy的男主角,Punch長相逗趣,有大大的鷹勾鼻(Roman nose),雞胸駝背,聲如雞叫,完全是小丑扮相,他驕傲自滿,總是調皮地逗唱,但其實是個惡霸。
10.As sly as a fox
非常狡猾的,詭計多端的。
Ex:He is as sly as a fox. Don’t trust him.
他非常詭計多端,別相信他。
其實英文的一些比喻法都挺有趣的,大家在寫作或溝通時都可以試著用用看唷!
你還學過哪些AS呢?或是你希望我們寫些什麼嗎?
歡迎大家留言與我們分享!
source:Idioms and Expressions-“As…As”
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