几条与动物相关的习语上_口语学习技巧

几条与动物相关的习语上

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1. Monkey business

1.猢狲把戏

silly or deceitful behavior; stupid or time-wasting activity

愚蠢行为或欺骗行为；毫无意义或浪费时间的举动

Our accountant has been fired as there was some monkey business with the books.

会计师对账单做了手脚，已经遭到解雇。

Are you still fiddling¹ about with those old tools? Stop the monkey business and get some new ones.

还在摆弄这些旧工具吗？别浪费时间了，换套新的吧。

2. Rat race

2.激烈的竞争

an exhausting routine, a hectic² struggle for success

累人的工作，为了成功拼命奋斗

I'm so tired of the rat race. I'd love to retire and move to the country.

这里竞争过于激烈，让人感到精疲力竭。我打算退休，移居乡下了。

She started to work from home as she couldn't stand the rat race at the office.

由于不能忍受办公室激烈的竞争环境，她开始在家办公了。

3. Cat burglar

3.飞贼

a stealthy burglar who climbs into buildings, usually through upper windows, skylights, etc.

鬼鬼祟祟的盗贼，通常通过窗户、天窗进入建筑物内

Grandfather's old telescope has disappeared from the loft³. It must have been a cat burglar that took it.

阁楼里祖父珍藏已久的望远镜不见了，一定是飞贼把它偷走了。

The inspector⁴ was surprised by the exploits of a cat burglar who only stole from upper floors and attics⁵.

有个飞贼只从上层楼面和阁楼偷窃，这令巡视员吃惊不已。

4. Top dog

4.主要人物

the most important person in a group, somebody with the dominant⁶ position or highest authority

一群人中的关键人物，占主导地位或极有威信

I don't want to be the top dog at our company, I just do my job as well as I can.

我从未想过成为公司的主要人物，只是尽我所能做好工作。

Peter is the top dog at English in our class.

皮特是我们班英语成绩最好的人。

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1 fiddling
微小的
参考例句：
He was fiddling with his keys while he talked to me. 和我谈话时他不停地摆弄钥匙。 All you're going to see is a lot of fiddling around. 你今天要看到的只是大量的胡摆乱弄。来自英汉文学 - 廊桥遗梦

2 hectic
adj.肺病的；消耗热的；发热的；闹哄哄的
参考例句：
I spent a very hectic Sunday.我度过了一个忙乱的星期天。 The two days we spent there were enjoyable but hectic.我们在那里度过的两天愉快但闹哄哄的。

3 loft
n.阁楼，顶楼
参考例句：
We could see up into the loft from bottom of the stairs.我们能从楼梯脚边望到阁楼的内部。 By converting the loft,they were able to have two extra bedrooms.把阁楼改造一下，他们就可以多出两间卧室。

4 inspector
n.检查员，监察员，视察员
参考例句：
The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school.视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。 The inspector was shining a flashlight onto the tickets.查票员打着手电筒查看车票。

5 attics
n. 阁楼
参考例句：
They leave unwanted objects in drawers, cupboards and attics. 他们把暂时不需要的东西放在抽屉里、壁橱中和搁楼上。 He rummaged busily in the attics of European literature, bringing to light much of interest. 他在欧洲文学的阁楼里忙着翻箱倒笼，找到了不少有趣的东西。

6 dominant
adj.支配的，统治的；占优势的；显性的；n.主因，要素，主要的人(或物)；显性基因
参考例句：
The British were formerly dominant in India.英国人从前统治印度。 She was a dominant figure in the French film industry.她在法国电影界是个举足轻重的人物。