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BEC商务英语:To rattle someone's cage 故意让人恼火

2016-02-29 14:15    新东方网

  今日小常识

  Thai police found six tigers in three cages on the rooftop of an apartment block near Bangkok, this week. Tiger-trafficking is a problem in Thailand, where the animals are illegally sold for their skin, fangs and organs, which are used in medicines. The animals are now being looked after by a government wildlife facility.

  泰国警方本周在曼谷附近的一幢公寓大楼的楼顶发现6只老虎,被关在3个笼子里。老虎走私在泰国是个问题,它们的皮,牙齿和其他器官被非法销售。 现在这些动物在政府设立的野生动物设施里受到照顾和保护。

  今日短语

  如果你 rattle someone's cage, 这就是说故意让某人恼火,不悦。

  例句

  I wouldn't approach John at the moment, someone's really rattled his cage this morning and he's in a horrible mood.

  Why are you so cross? Who's rattled your cage today?

  My girlfriend deliberately hid my car keys so that I wouldn’t go out with my friends – it's really rattled my cage!

  请注意

  如果某人形容自己的处境犹如被锁在笼子里 caged in 那么意思就是空间狭小,左右受到限制。

  This flat is far too small, I feel really caged in.

  I don't like travelling on the tube during rush hour – you feel so caged in.

编辑:张雨


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