高中英語的語法-學點英文諺語 了解西方文化
1. Money makes the mare ( to ) go.
mare 是母馬或母驢,這里說的是連驢馬都不得不屈從于金錢的.誘惑。這是一句很有意思的諺語,與中文里有錢能使鬼推磨的俗語有異曲同工之妙。鬼推不推磨沒有人見證過,但金錢的誘惑力卻被一次又一次的驗證。為蠅頭小利而為惡者有之,為重金出賣朋友者有之。美國也正是以重賞之下必有勇夫為信條,以重金利誘,使撲克牌人物在伊拉克紛紛就擒。當人們?yōu)榻疱X而心旌搖曳之時,道德的約束力就顯得微不足道。所謂君子愛財,取之有道,人類的軟肋不是愛財,而是貪婪。 Money talks 也是這個意思。
e.g. The terrible accident with so many victims was exposed to the whole nation at last. Apart from the shocks, people were puzzled: How come the accident was concealed for such a long time? Money makes the mare go. Journalists had been bribed.
2. Never mention rope in the house of a man who has been hanged.
《阿 Q 正傳》中,阿 Q 的頭上有塊亮光光的癩瘡疤,于是他很忌諱人家說癩字,后來推而廣之光也諱,亮也諱,再后來連燈燭都諱了。然而人們卻有意拿他取笑,等他走過來時故意說:嚯,亮起來了。于是阿 Q 便滿疤通紅的發(fā)起怒來。阿 Q 近乎滑稽的忌諱也反映出了人們害怕難堪,不敢正視自身弱點的心理缺陷。
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