鲜活的比较：As playful as a kitten

明喻短语・中英对照全文翻译As playful as a kittenMeaning: Full of high spirits and having the desire to play.意思： 像小猫一样活泼好动；精力充沛Example:My elderly dog is as playful as a kitten. You would never believe he is almost 16 years old.例句： 我家老狗像小猫一样爱玩，根本看不出它快 16 岁了。As pleased as PunchMeaning: A person who has a feeling of self satisfaction or delight.意思： 得意洋洋；非常开心；心满意足Example:He was as pleased as Punch the day he was awarded a gold Olympic medal.例句： 拿到奥运金牌那天，他得意极了。This expression was used by Charles Dickens in ‘Hard Times’, 1854; when Sissy got into the school here, her father was as pleased as Punch.出处： 狄更斯 1854 年《艰难时世》。It originates to the puppets “Punch and Judy” which performed on the beaches of England to entertain children.来源： 源自英国木偶剧《潘趣与朱迪》。As poor as a church mouseMeaning: Extremely poor.意思： 一贫如洗；穷得叮当响Example:He is as poor as a church mouse. He cannot even afford to buy himself shoes. He’s been walking around with holes in the soles of his shoes for months.例句： 他穷得一贫如洗，连鞋都买不起，鞋底破了好几个月还在穿。As pretty as a pictureMeaning: Very pretty.意思： 如画一般美丽；非常漂亮Example:She looked as pretty as a picture today in that new flowery dress she was wearing.例句： 她今天穿那条新碎花裙，美得像画一样。As proud as a peacockMeaning: This simile implies having a very high opinion of oneself.意思： 骄傲如孔雀；非常自负、得意洋洋Example:（原文无单独例句，含义：像孔雀开屏一样炫耀自负）Origin:Chaucer used this expression in ‘The Reeve’s Tale’.来源： 乔叟在《管家的故事》中使用过。As quick as a flashMeaning: If you do something as quick as a flash, you do it very quickly, in less than a second.意思： 快如闪电；一瞬间Example:I didn’t even see the cat stealing the fish. It must have jumped up on the table and grabbed it as quick as a flash.例句： 我都没看见猫偷鱼，它一下子跳上桌叼走了。Other variations:As quick as silver同义： 像水银一样快As quick as a winkMeaning: It takes less than a second to wink so this is why we use this expression.意思： 一眨眼工夫；极快Similar to:as quick as a flash / as quick as silver与前两个意思相同As red as a cherryMeaning: Anything/anyone of a blood red colour can be compared to cherries.意思： 红得像樱桃；通红Example:He was as red as a cherry after sitting in the sun all afternoon.例句： 在太阳下坐了一下午，他脸晒得通红。Other variations:As red as a berryAs red as a lobster同义： 红得像浆果 / 红得像龙虾As regular as clockworkMeaning: The mechanisms inside a clock tick away at a regular timing. When we say something is as regular as clockwork, we mean that it is reliable. Something we can count on.意思： 像钟表一样准时；规律可靠Example:Companies rely on their customers to be as regular as clockwork with their payments.例句： 公司都希望客户付款能像钟表一样准时。*Count on = rely on/depend on意思： 依靠；信赖As right as rainMeaning: This means that everything is going to be all right be it an illness or a situation.意思： 一切顺利；身体康复；完全好起来Examples:I didn’t feel too well but after a couple of days rest, I felt as right as rain.例句： 我之前不太舒服，休息两天就完全好了。Things weren’t going too well when sales dropped in the last quarter, but now things are picking up so it looks as though everything is going to be as right as rain.例句： 上季度销量下滑，情况不太好，但现在回升了，一切都会好起来。Origins:This expression has been around since medieval times originating in Britain.来源： 源自中世纪英国，雨水被认为是正常、有益的。As safe as the Bank of EnglandMeaning: To be safe and secure.意思： 十分安全；万无一失；非常稳妥Example:Person A: “Can you look after my jewellery while I am on holiday? I would be too worried to leave it in case burglars break in while I’m away.”A： 我度假时你能帮我保管珠宝吗？我怕被盗。Person B: “Don’t worry you can leave it with me. It will be as safe as the Bank of England. I am always at home so there is no chance of anyone breaking into my place.”B： 别担心，放我这绝对安全，我一直在家，没人能进来。*Break into = enter by force with intention of stealing意思： 闯入；破门而入