迷你对话学地道口语第480期:病得很严重

　　Subject: I am as² sick as a dog.
迷你对话
A: Baby, how do you feel now?
宝贝儿，现在感觉怎么样了？
B: I’m as sick as a dog.
我病得很严重。
地道表达
be as sick as a dog
1. 解词释义
俗语be as sick as a dog的来源可以追溯到至少17世纪，当时候只是简单的描述性语句。对狗有所了解的人都知道，狗贪吃，而且经常乱吃东西，当吃下去的东西导致身体不舒服的时候，狗的反应又往往比较强烈，因此人们就用be as sick as a dog来描述病得很重的样子。对话中“I am as sick as a dog.”的意思就是“我病得很严重。”特别说一下，美国人喜欢用sick，而英国人习惯用feel ill来表示“伤风感冒等”。Sick一词在英国通常表示“恶心，呕吐”的意思。
2. 支持范例
e¹.g. Sally was³ as sick as a dog and couldn't go to the party.
Sally病得很严重，不能参加派对了。
e.g. We have no idea why the whole⁴ family was sick as dog.
我们不知道为何全家人都病得很严重。
e.g.Ever⁵ since⁶ I came⁷ here, I have been as sick as a dog.
自从我来到这里，就一直病得很厉害。
e.g.You father is as sick as a dog. You must come back as soon as possible⁸.
你的父亲病得很严重，您必须尽快回家。

1 e   

n.英语字母表的第5个字母；C大调音阶中的第三音

参考例句：

• The "e" in " time" is a silent letter. time中的e不发音。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• You've made a mistake -- you've left out the letter e. 你出了一个错，把字母e 落了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

3 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

4 whole   

adj.整整的；全部的；完整的

参考例句：

• It snowed for two whole days.雪下了整整两天。
• The whole village was sleeping.整个村庄一片寂静。

5 ever   

adv.曾经；永远；不断地；在任何时候；究竟

参考例句：

• Have you ever been to hangzhou?你曾经去过杭州吗？
• I will be young and strong and beautiful for ever.我将永远年轻、强壮，永远漂亮。

6 since   

adv.后来；conj.既然，因为，自从；prep.自从

参考例句：

• He's been working in a bank since leaving school.自从毕业后，他就一直在一家银行工作。
• I have known him ever since I was a child.我自孩提时代起就已经认识他了。

7 came   

v.动词come的过去式

参考例句：

• I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。
• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。

8 possible   

adj.可能的

参考例句：

• It is possible to go to the moon now.现在有可能登上月球。
• They got the work over as quickly as possible.他们尽快地结束了工作。