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Odie的英语课 739 Animal Idioms | Bull in a china shop


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738 复习

elephant in the room 不想谈的、想回避的问题

This is the elephant in the room. 这是他们不想谈的问题。

The elephant in the room is obvious. 很明显这是他们想回避的问题。

It is time to stop ignoring the elephant in the room. 是时候面对那个不想提及的棘手问题了。


bull 公牛(牛市 bull market)

bull in a china shop

china 瓷器(good china 上好的瓷器)


bull in a china shop 

笨手笨脚,行为鲁莽冒失,容易闯祸的人

他们的行为、动作非常 careless —

careless 粗心的,马虎的,不小心的(care 仔细,小心,谨慎 + 词缀-less 没有……的,无……的)<—> careful 小心的,仔细的


My son can be a bit of a bull in a china shop, so I'm worried about taking him to the museum.

我儿子有点冒失鲁莽,带他去博物馆我就会很担心。

taking him to the museum 带他去博物馆(take someone to... 带某人到……)


再比如,今天的会议比较重要,不能太随意,可同事Helen还是冒冒失失的,之后我就说:

She went into the meeting like a bull in a china shop.

她参加会议时冒冒失失的。

go into (something) 开始(从事某种活动),开始进入(某种状态)


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