你可以天天说英语--Get Someone's Goat
对 话Jane：Hey Sheila,what's wrong? You look kind of
bummed out.
珍：嘿，希拉，怎么啦？你看起来有点郁卒耶。
Sheila：I really can't stand gym class. Mrs.
Edgerton said I run as fast as a potato.
希拉：我真的很受不了体育课。艾格顿老师刚刚居然笑我，说我跑得跟马铃薯一样快。
Jane：She said that? Wow. I don't think you're
that bad.
珍：她是这么说吗？哇，我不觉得你有那么逊耶。
Sheila： Yes, she said it in front of everyone.
She really gets my goat.
希拉：是的，她当着大家的面说了。她真的惹毛我了。
Jane：Still, that's a pretty funny joke?
珍：不过，还真的挺好笑的。
Sheila：Jane! Would you please stop laughing? I am
not a potato!
希拉：珍！拜托你别再笑了好吗？我不是马铃薯！
[多学一点点]
★Get Someone's Goat
争"She really gets my goat."，这句意思等同于 "She really
makes me very
angry."。本俚语字面上的意思是"某人的山羊被牵走"，为什么山羊被牵走会跟生气有关？其中缘由有两种可能解释，其一是跟赛马（horse
racing）有关。据说在20世纪初，人们在赛马前都会在马厩（stable）里安置一头山羊，作为参赛马的同伴(companion）。很神奇的是，马儿有了羊的陪伴，心情往往会稳定许多，比较不易
焦躁。
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