牛年的腳步
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心想事成 好運連連
牛!牛!牛!
“牛年”用英文怎麼説?
在英語中有許多單詞都可以表示“牛”,比如:
▲ cow [kaʊ]
奶牛,母牛
【相關短語】:
have a cow 暴跳如雷;焦慮不安
till the cows come home 很長時間;永遠
例如:
He kept a few dairy cows.
他養了幾頭奶牛。
▲ cattle [ˈkætl]
(總稱)牛
【英文釋義】:
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
例如:
These cattle are one of the purest breeds in Britain.
這些牛是英國最純的品種之一。
▲ bull [bʊl]
公牛
【相關短語】:
a bull in a china shop 笨拙莽撞的人,冒失鬼
take the bull by the horns 勇敢面對困境或險境
shoot the bull/breeze 聊天,閒聊
bull-headed 犟,倔,一意孤行
a red rag to a bull 激起人怒火的事物
例如:
We're rooting for the Bulls.
我們在為公牛隊加油。
▲ calf [kæf]
小牛
【相關短語】:
in/with calf 懷寶寶的
例如:
Each cow normally produces only one calf at a time.
在一般情況下,一頭母牛每次只能產一頭小牛。
▲ ox [ɑːks]
公牛,飼養的牛
【固定搭配】:
as strong as an ox 健壯如牛
Year of the Ox. 牛年
例如:
I was born in the year of the ox.
我屬牛。
十二生肖(Chinese zodiac animals)的英文表達:
ღ The Rat 鼠
ღ The Ox 牛
ღ The Tiger 虎
ღ The Rabbit 兔
ღ The Dragon 龍
ღ The Snake 蛇
ღ The Horse 馬
ღ TheSheep 羊
ღ The Monkey 猴
ღ The Rooster 雞
ღ The Dog 狗
ღ The Pig 豬
與過年相關的英文表達
▲ New Year's Eve
除夕
例如:
There's a tradition in our family that we have a party on New Year's Eve.
我們家有個傳統,全家要在除夕之夜聚在一起過年。
▲ Pay a New Year Call
拜年
例如:
I'll pay a New Year call to my uncle today.
今天我要去叔叔家拜年。
▲ lucky money
壓歲錢
例如:
I got so much lucky money during the spring festival.
過年時我得了很多壓歲錢。
春節祝福語的英文表達:
ღ Happy Spring Festival. 新春快樂
ღ Lots of luck for the new year. 好運連連
ღ May all your dreams come true. 心想事成
ღ Wish you good health. 身體健康
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