校園英語口語習慣用語 第34期:be on one's back
be on one's back 臥病
【講解】
此處的back是名詞,是"脊背"的意思,短語be on one's back原意爲"仰臥",轉義指"躺在牀上,無法起牀",在口語中引申爲"生病"。
【對話】
A:Where's Peter? I haven't seen him for quite a few days.
A: 彼得在哪兒呢?我好幾天沒見着他了。
B: He's on his back now.
B:他臥牀不起了。
A: I'm sorry to hear that. But he was all right last week.
A: 真不願聽到這個。但上週還好好的呢。
B: Yeah, he was caught in the rain the other day. He has got a very had cold.
B: 是呀,那天下了場雨,得了重感冒。