俚语：耍派头

 俚语：耍派头

英语中与“狗”相关的表达似乎有点泛滥成灾，信手拈来的如：a lucky¹ dog（幸运儿）；top dog（当权派）；dog in the manger（占着茅坑不拉屎）。今天谈的“to put on the dog”表示“耍派头；卖弄”，它的渊源可追溯到19世纪贵夫人豢养的哈吧狗。

美国内战后，即19世纪中叶到20世纪初，一大批暴发户相继涌现，他们为了耍阔往往花很多钱去买一些品种罕见的哈巴狗。当时耶鲁大学的学生就创造了“to put on the dog”来嘲笑那些整日炫耀爱犬的阔太太。举个例子： John is sure putting on the dog since² his rich aunt died³ and left him 10 million⁴ dollars. He's bought the biggest house in town and a Mercedes 600, and talks about buying some riding horses.（约翰的阿姨去世后给他留了一千万美元遗产，这下他可有资本耍阔了。他买了城里最大的一栋房子和一辆梅赛德斯600，他还说要买几匹马供他骑玩呢。） 另外，如果您看到to go to the dogs，可千万别受“to put on the dog”（耍阔）的影响。“Go to the dogs”意思是：“潦倒；破产”。比如说， I always thought⁵ my friend Pete had⁶ a good future⁷. But then he got⁸ hooked⁹ on heroin¹⁰ and lost his job and his wife--I never saw¹¹ a man go to the dogs so fast!（我总以为我的朋友皮特是很有前途的，但是后来他吸上了毒品，失去了工作，妻子也走了。我从来没有看到过任何人落魄得这么快！）

1 lucky   

adj.幸运的，侥幸的，碰巧的，吉祥的

参考例句：

• Three is my lucky number.三是我的幸运数字。
• You are a lucky dog.你真是个幸运儿。

2 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。

3 died   

vbl.死亡，消逝v.死亡，枯萎( die的过去式和过去分词 )；死时处于（某种状态）或具有（某种身份）adj.死亡的，消逝的

参考例句：

• He was banished to Australia, where he died five years later. 他被流放到澳大利亚，五年后在那里去世。
• He was utterly bereft when his wife died. 他的妻子去世时，他十分凄凉。

4 million   

num.百万，100万；n.无数，大众

参考例句：

• I've seen it a million times.我在书上看过无数遍了。
• What will you do if you had a million dollars?如果你有一百万美元，你会干什么？

5 thought   

n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
• She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。

6 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

7 future   

adj.将来的，未来的；n.将来，未来

参考例句：

• We are still on the way of future.我们还在未来的路上。
• We all work hard in the interests of our future.我们都为我们自己的将来而努力工作。

8 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

9 hooked   

adj.钩状的，弯曲的

参考例句：

• I first got hooked on scuba diving when I was twelve. 12 岁时我开始迷上了带水肺潜水。
• He hooked his arm round her neck and pulled her head down. 他一只胳膊钩在她的脖子上，把她的头拉低。

10 heroin   

n.海洛因

参考例句：

• Customs have made their biggest ever seizure of heroin.海关查获了有史以来最大的一批海洛因。
• Heroin has been smuggled out by sea.海洛因已从海上偷运出境。

11 saw   

vbl.看见(see的过去式)；n.锯；v.用锯子锯

参考例句：

• Would you like to saw a tree for me?你能为我锯棵树吗？
• The moment I saw you,I knew you were angry with me.我一看到你，就知道你在生我的气。