迷你對話學地道口語第480期:病得很嚴重
Subject: I am as sick as a dog.
迷你對話
A: Baby, how do you feel now?
寶貝兒，現在感覺怎麼樣了？
B: I’m as sick as a dog.
我病得很嚴重。
地道表達
be as sick as a dog
1. 解詞釋義
俗語be as sick as a dog的來源可以追溯到至少17世紀，當時候只是簡單的描述性語句。對狗有所瞭解的人都知道，狗貪吃，而且經常亂吃東西，當吃下去的東西導致身體不舒服的時候，狗的反應又往往比較強烈，因此人們就用be as sick as a dog來描述病得很重的樣子。對話中“I am as sick as a dog.”的意思就是“我病得很嚴重。”特別說一下，美國人喜歡用sick，而英國人習慣用feel ill來表示“傷風感冒等”。Sick一詞在英國通常表示“噁心，嘔吐”的意思。
2. 支持範例
e.g. Sally was as sick as a dog and couldn't go to the party.
Sally病得很嚴重，不能參加派對了。
e.g. We have no idea why the whole family was sick as dog.
我們不知道爲何全家人都病得很嚴重。
since I came here, I have been as sick as a dog.
自從我來到這裏，就一直病得很厲害。
father is as sick as a dog. You must come back as soon as possible.
你的父親病得很嚴重，您必須儘快回家。
