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導讀：提到莎士比亞，很多人想到的是英國文豪，劇作家，四大悲劇，四大喜劇這些標簽。 可大家知道嗎，莎士比亞還是一位“造詞專(zhuān)家”——他給英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)言貢獻了比任何人都多的詞匯，短語(yǔ)和表達!現在我們使用的很多短語(yǔ)和詞匯，都是當年莎翁自己創(chuàng )造出來(lái)的。
想要學(xué)好英語(yǔ)，深入理解英國文化的底蘊，莎士比亞可謂是不可不讀。英大今天為大家介紹7個(gè)莎士比亞創(chuàng )造的短語(yǔ)!趕快來(lái)學(xué)習~
1. A night owl
夜貓子
英文解釋?zhuān)篈 person who is active late at night
出自：The Rape of Lucrece 《魯克麗絲受辱記》
例句：
She's a night owl and has always done her best work after midnight.
她是個(gè)夜貓子，往往在午夜過(guò)后工作效率最高。
2. Wear my heart on my sleeve
感情外露
英文解釋?zhuān)篋isplay your feelings openly, for all to see.
出自：Othello 《奧賽羅》
For when my outward action doth demonstrate
The native act and figure of my heart
In compliment extern, 'tis not long after
But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve
For daws to peck at: I am not what I am.
例句：
He wears his heart on his sleeve and often gets hurt.
他是個(gè)感情外露的人，常常受傷。
3. In a pickle
處于困境，遇到麻煩
英文解釋?zhuān)篒n a difficult situation; in a mess
出自：The Tempest 《暴風(fēng)雨》
And Trinculo is reeling ripe: where should they
Find this grand liquor that hath gilded 'em?
How camest thou in this pickle?
注釋?zhuān)菏褂弥?，可以加上一些形容詞進(jìn)行強調：in a real/right...pickle
例句：
Things are in a real pickle at the moment, I'm afraid. My assistant's left and I'm completely lost without him!
現在我真是處境窘迫，我的助手離開(kāi)了，沒(méi)有他我簡(jiǎn)直不知道從何下手。
4. The milk of human kindness
人的善良天性
英文解釋?zhuān)篊are and compassion for others;kind feelings
出自：Macbeth 《麥克白》
Yet doe I feare thy Nature, It is too full o' th' Milke of humane kindnesse.
例句：
There's not much of the milk of human kindness in him. I've never known such a hard man.
他沒(méi)有什么惻隱之心，我從來(lái)沒(méi)見(jiàn)過(guò)這么冷酷的人。
5. Pound of flesh
合法但不合理的要求;(勒令償還的)全部債務(wù);(不顧一切討回的)所欠的東西
英文解釋?zhuān)篠omething which is owed that is ruthlessly required to be paid back, even if this will cause them trouble or suffering.
注釋?zhuān)涸谑褂弥?，我們可以用?dòng)詞take,demand來(lái)搭配。
例句：
They want their pound of flesh; they want every penny we owe them by next Monday.
他們一點(diǎn)不講情面，要我們在下周一之前歸還欠他們的每一分錢(qián)。
I didn't realize working hear was going to be such hard work. They really demand their pound of flesh, don't they?
我不知道在這里工作這么辛苦。他們簡(jiǎn)直不顧別人死活，是不是?
6. Sea change
大轉變;巨變
英文解釋?zhuān)篴 strong and noticeable change in a situation
出自：The Tempest 《暴風(fēng)雨》
Those are pearls that were his eyes:
Nothing of him that doth fade
But doth suffer a sea-change
Into something rich and strange.
Sea-nymphs hourly ring his knell
例句：
A sea change has been taken place in young people's attitudes to their parents.
年輕人對待父母的態(tài)度已經(jīng)發(fā)生了三百六十度轉變。
7. Set your teeth on edge
使人牙根發(fā)酸;使感到不舒服(惱怒，煩躁，緊張... ...)
英文解釋?zhuān)篖iterally, to cause an unpleasant tingling of the teeth. More generally, the expression is used to describe any feeling of unpleasant distaste.
出自：Henry IV 《亨利四世》
例句：
That noise is really setting my teeth on edge! Can you stop?
那噪聲讓我很不舒服!你能不能停下來(lái)?
It sets my teeth on edge when I hear him talking to his mother so rudely.
聽(tīng)到他跟自己的母親說(shuō)話(huà)這么無(wú)禮，我很惱火。
試著(zhù)用上面的7個(gè)詞組造句吧!看看有沒(méi)有消化呢~
