兔年說兔：關(guān)于兔子的英語口語

今年是兔年，在中國的文化中，兔子總跟“膽小、溫順、乖巧”聯(lián)系在一起。在英語中，兔子有rabbit、bunny、hare三種表達，那么英語中的兔子形象跟漢語中的有什么差別呢?

1. Each time they asked him a question, he was like a rabbit caught in the headlights.

每次他們問他什么問題，他就像受了驚嚇的兔子一般呆立在那兒。

2. The Greens have ten children. They really breed like rabbits.

格林家有十個孩子，他們可真能生!

3. The governor pulled a rabbit out of a hat by putting together a budget without increasing taxes.

州長突然想出了解決問題的辦法，不用增加稅收就能平衡預算。

4. All these screaming children are driving me mad as a March hare.

這些尖叫的孩子快把我逼瘋了!

5. Now's your chance. Do it! Quick like a bunny!

現(xiàn)在你的機會來了!去吧!快點!

6. Most of the snow bunnies come here to socialize.

大部分來學滑雪的女孩實際上都是來找男朋友的。

7. Her computer crashed an hour ago and she's lost a morning's work - she's not a happy bunny.

她的電腦一小時前死機了，一上午做的東西全不見了，她煩著呢!

8. I am not going to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds. I must act for her.

我不會兩邊都討好，我得為她說話。

9. No matter what people's reaction is, she just rabbits on.

不管別人有什么反應，她只是說個不停。

10. The old lady has rabbit ears.

那個老太太愛打聽閑事。