put on the dog 摆排场
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美国人总是说狗是人的最好的朋友。许多美国人对家里的狗就像对待家里的人一样好。有钱人还往往会出几千美元去买一只稀有品种的狗,我们今天要讲的一个俗语就和这种现象有密切关系:to put on the dog。

To put on the dog就是“摆排场给别人看”。大概一百多年以前,一些有钱的人往往花很多钱去买一只稀有品种的小狗来显示自己很有钱。一些阔太太们经常在接待客人的时候把一只小狗抱在腿上来炫耀自己的阔气。当时耶鲁大学的学生就创造了to put on the dog这一说法来嘲笑那些暴发户。我们来举一个例子:

Joe Doak is sure putting on the dog since1 his rich aunt died2 and left him 10 million3 dollars. He's bought the biggest house in town and a Mercedes 600, and talks about buying some riding horses.

乔多克自从他姨妈去世、留给他一千万美元遗产以后,他可真是摆阔气。他买了城里最大的一栋房子,还有一辆奔驰600型号的汽车。他还说要买几匹马玩呢。

但是有钱的人也不都是那样挥霍的。下面就是一个例子:

I had4 this friend in the army5 who was6 the son of one of the richest men in the country. But what I like about him was that he never put on the dog to show off7 his money.

我在部队服役的时候有个朋友,他爸爸是美国最有钱的人之一。我很喜欢这个朋友,因为他从来也不炫耀自己多么有钱。



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1 since syswX     
adv.后来;conj.既然,因为,自从;prep.自从
参考例句:
  • He's been working in a bank since leaving school.自从毕业后,他就一直在一家银行工作。
  • I have known him ever since I was a child.我自孩提时代起就已经认识他了。
2 died 58e059bce7f67d5fa2bd7c3d5097a174     
vbl.死亡,消逝v.死亡,枯萎( die的过去式和过去分词 );死时处于(某种状态)或具有(某种身份)adj.死亡的,消逝的
参考例句:
  • He was banished to Australia, where he died five years later. 他被流放到澳大利亚,五年后在那里去世。
  • He was utterly bereft when his wife died. 他的妻子去世时,他十分凄凉。
3 million D7QzO     
num.百万,100万;n.无数,大众
参考例句:
  • I've seen it a million times.我在书上看过无数遍了。
  • What will you do if you had a million dollars?如果你有一百万美元,你会干什么?
4 had FeBxb     
vbl.have的过去式和过去分词;conj.有
参考例句:
  • I just had a good idea!我有个好主意!
  • The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。
5 army mNBy1     
n.军队,陆军,正规军,野战军
参考例句:
  • The army numbered four to five thousand at the start.这支军队开始才有四五千人。
  • What is the total strength of the enemy army?敌军人数总共有多少?
6 was bglwv     
v.(is,am的过去式)是,在
参考例句:
  • He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
  • He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。
7 off 7Ilxf     
adj.远的;休假的,空闲的;adv.走开,出发,隔断;prep.离开,脱落,在...之外
参考例句:
  • You'd better cool off first.你最好先冷静下来。
  • I need some time off.我需要一些时间休息。
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