Odie的英语课 743 Animal Idioms | Have a cow

742 复习straight from the horse's mouth 直接听本人/可靠人士说的，据可靠消息I heard it straight from the horse's mouth. 我直接听（他/她/他们）说的。cow 母牛，奶牛have a cow生气，恼怒，烦躁，心慌意乱= to become very angry, upset, etc.我们让别人别生气，可以说 Don't be angry. Don't get angry. 还可以说：Don't have a cow.别生气。别发火。别发那么大脾气。Have a cow 这是个美国说法，最出名的就是动画片《辛普森一家》（The Simpsons）里Bart Simpson的口头禅，他常劝别人别生气。花费 spend，过去式 spentMy dad spent $500(five hundred dollars) on a new shirt and my mom had a cow.我爸爸花了500美元买了一件新衬衫，我妈妈很生气。据说，have a cow 源于更早的一个英国表达：have kittenskitten 小猫对某事变得非常紧张、不安、焦虑= to become very nervous or upset about somethingDon't have kittens. Calm down. 别生气/紧张/焦虑。冷静。The boss will have kittens if I don't get back within an hour.如果我不在一个小时内回来，老板会很生气/烦躁的。within 在（一段时间）之内为什么会说 have kittens呢？听说在中世纪时（in the Middle Ages）,怀孕的妇女胃疼是有很多只小猫在她的子宫里抓。