我们都属马!和主播一起聊聊中西方那些关于“马”的妙语! episode artwork

EPISODE · Feb 7, 2026 · 12 MIN

我们都属马!和主播一起聊聊中西方那些关于“马”的妙语!

from 一席英语·脱口秀:老外来了

主播:Flora(中国)+ Adrian(美国) 音乐:十二生肖今年是2026年,也是中国生肖中的马年(the year of the Horse)。巧合的是,主播Flora和主播Adrian都属马!今天我们就来聊一聊,“马”在中西方文化中,究竟有着什么样的形象和用法。01. Horses in China and English 中国生肖与英文中的“马”在中国生肖文化中,每个生肖都代表着不同的特征。属马的人常被形容为勇于尝试(willing to try)、精力充沛(full of energy),并且容易迈向成功(gain success quickly)。��为什么马会有这些象征呢?很多成语中藏着马的身影:(1)马到成功:means instant success / success comes swiftly (迅速取得成功)。(2)一马当先:means take the lead (领先或带头)。(3)龙马精神:means full of energy and drive (精力旺盛、干劲十足)。这些成语不仅体现了马在中华文化中的积极象征,也呼应了属相马的人的特征。在英文语境中,马的形象也很正面。人们常将马与strong(强大)、hard working(努力)、loyal(忠诚)、majestic(庄严)等特质联系在一起(associate with)。主播Flora表示她的朋友就会用这些词来形容她;主播Adrian表示except for (除了) “majestic”,其他词对他来说都很适合。02. Common English Idioms Related to Horses 与“马”相关的英文日常习语Hold your horses → 慢慢来许多年前,当人们还用马拉车时(had horse-drawn carriages),有时候需要hold(拉住)马。“Hold your horses” is a way of telling someone to wait (别急), slow down (慢一点), or be patient (耐心些) before acting. 其实这句话在生活中很常用:要是自己有点冲动的时候,你可以自言自语一句“Hold your horses”。Straight from the horse’s mouth → 一手消息It means getting information directly from the source (源头), 不是二手的(not second-hand).比如:当你和同学说,我是从老师口中得知的这件事情,绝对是一手消息。You can say, “I heard it straight from the horse’s mouth”. 听起来有些奇怪(weird),实际上we could just say, “I heard it straight from the teacher’s mouth”。这可能是因为“马”象征着忠诚(loyal)。当然,不建议当着teacher本人的面这么说。That must be super awkward (尴尬的).Dark horse → 黑马In English, dark horse refers to a person who is little known (不起眼) but unexpectedly wins or succeeds (意外大获成功). “Dark horse”经常用在比赛语境中(context of competitions)。这和中文里的“黑马”几乎完全对应。Workhorse → 吃苦耐劳的人 / 物它形容努力(hardworking)、可靠(reliable)、坚韧的(tough)人或物。不仅可以形容人,也可以形容工具、设备等,例如:“This old laptop is a real workhorse; I’ve used it every day for six years.”(这台笔记本很耐用,我用了六年都没有坏。)Get off your high horse → 别骄傲自大当有人自大(superior)、傲慢(arrogant)的时候,你就可以说:“get off your high horse (从你的高马上下来——别自大了)”。Beat a dead horse → 徒劳它字面意思是“打一匹死马”,实际是指“没什么用,徒劳”。经常以否定形式“don’t beat a dead horse”出现。当你劝一个人不要费力去改变不可能改变的事情(something that is impossible to change)时,就可以说:“Don’t beat a dead horse”。Don’t horse around / Quit horsing around → 别闹了这是主播Adrian爸爸最喜欢对Adrian和其他兄弟姐妹(siblings)说的话。当你希望对方认真一点(act serious)时,就可以说:“don’t horse around / quit horsing around”。03. 主播们最喜欢的习语在这些关于马的习语(idioms)中,主播Adrian最喜欢“get off your high horse”,因为它总让人联想到西部电影里的牛仔(cowboys),而且特别适合用来回应那些自大的人(a comeback towards arrogant people)。主播Flora最喜欢“hold your horses”,她觉得这个说法特别可爱——仿佛每个人心里都有一匹想往前冲的马,我们要抓紧它(hold it tight),以免它突然冲出去(dash out),并且告诉它:别急,慢慢来。欢迎大家在评论区留言:你有没有喜欢的和马相关的习语或者中文的成语呢?Do you have any favorite idioms about horses, in both English and Chinese?

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