步入2018，我们即将迎来我们的小伙伴、好朋友、亲人——狗狗。

Year of the Dog

在英语中，以dog代人的表达非常多，例如，lucky dog(幸运儿)，sea dog(老练水手)，top dog(大佬，很厉害的人物)，big dog(保镖)等等。这些表达中，dog已转化成“fellow”的意思。



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与狗狗有关的英语



Love me， love my dog．

意为：爱屋及乌；你若把我当朋友,也要把我的朋友当朋友。

eg.：Mary never accepted an invitation unless Anne was included in it. It was a case of love me, love my dog. 如果有人邀请玛丽而不请安妮，玛丽就不会去。这真是要求人家爱屋及乌了。



help a lame dog over a stile

意为：助人度过难关; 助人渡过难关; 仗义勇为; 雪中送炭。

eg.：He would always help a lame dog over the stile, that was his boast. 他常常对有困难的人帮一把，这是他引以自傲的事。



work like a dog

意为：辛苦工作；拼命工作。

我们常说一个人工作很辛苦，会说工作得像头牛；西方人却说，像狗一样工作。

eg.：My brother worked like a dog to become successful.我哥哥为了让自己更成功，工作很努力。

the dog days of summer

意为：一年中最热的三伏天

eg.：I can do nothing except for swimming in the dog days of summer.



rain cats and dogs

意为：下倾盆大雨。

eg.：It rains cats and dogs.下倾盆大雨。



Every dog has its days.

意为：每个人都有属于自己的运气/每个人都有时来运转的一天。

eg.：Don't give up and try your best I believe every dog has its day.不要放弃，继续努力，我相信每个人都会有成功的时候。

Dog does not eat dog．

意为：同类不相残；同室不操戈。比喻一个人不应该攻击或者伤害同伙，或者是赚他（她）的钱。

eg.：As the proverb goes: "Dog does not eat dog." They compromise with one another finally.正如谚语所说：“同室不操戈。”他们终于互相让步了。



dog eat dog

意为：白热化，这是由上一句“Dog does not eat dog”衍生出来的反义谚语，形容竞争残酷。

eg.：We live in a dog eat dog world. 当今世界竞争异常激烈。



dog tired

意为：口语中常说的“累成狗”，形容筋疲力尽的感觉。

eg.：I have worked 70 hours this week.I am dog tired.我这周工作了70个小时，已经累成狗了。