用语言描绘画面：英语明喻解析

明喻短语・中英对照全文翻译As free as a birdMeaning: To feel completely free from any kind of ties.意思：自由自在；无拘无束Example:Now that I’ve left that boring job I feel as free as a bird. I don’t have to listen to that boss giving me orders from morning until night.例句：我辞掉了那份无聊的工作，现在自由自在。再也不用听老板从早到晚发号施令了。As fresh as a daisyMeaning: This is used to describe someone who is full of energy and enthusiasm especially after a good night’s sleep.意思：精神饱满；神采奕奕Example:Person A: “I’m so tired after working all day.”A：工作了一整天，我好累。Person B: “You should go to bed early tonight then. That way you’ll be as fresh as a daisy tomorrow morning.”B：那你今晚早点睡，明天早上就会精神饱满。As good as goldMeaning: This simile is used to describe a person’s behaviour - when their behaviour is exceptionally good.意思：表现极好；非常乖巧Example:Mother to babysitter: “How did little John behave today?”妈妈问保姆：小约翰今天乖不乖？Babysitter to mother: “He was as good as gold.”保姆：他表现特别好。As graceful as a swanMeaning: To display grace and elegance; gracefulness belongs more to posture and motion rather than to beauty.Swans seem to glide along the water with such grace.意思：优雅如天鹅；姿态优美Example:The figure skater glided along the ice as graceful as a swan.例句：花样滑冰选手在冰上滑行，优雅得像天鹅。As greedy as a pigMeaning: When you have an excessive desire for things especially food.意思：像猪一样贪吃；极度贪婪Example:She’s as greedy as a pig. She had four portions of ice cream today.例句：她贪吃极了，今天吃了四份冰淇淋。As happy as a larkMeaning: To be extremely happy.The bird song of the lark is melodious and cheerful which we attribute to happiness.意思：非常开心；快乐无比Example:Sally was as happy as a lark when her boyfriend sent her twelve red roses. It was completely unexpected of him.例句：男朋友送了莎莉 12 朵红玫瑰，她开心极了，完全出乎意料。If a person has a beautiful singing voice, we say: He/she sings like a lark.如果一个人唱歌好听，我们会说：他 / 她唱得像百灵鸟一样动听。As hard as nailsMeaning: This refers to a person who has no sympathy or mercy towards other people. This kind of person is hard hearted.意思：冷酷无情；铁石心肠Example:My boss is as hard as nails. She reduced the new office junior to tears today after she had lost a document. Even when the girl apologized she still showed no pity towards her.例句：我老板冷酷无情。新来的实习生弄丢文件，被她骂哭了，就算道歉也毫无怜悯。As heavy as leadMeaning: This simile is used to describe very heavy things. Lead is known for its heaviness.意思：重如铅块；非常沉重Example:Don’t try to move that box. It’s as heavy as lead. You could do yourself an injury. Wait until John gets back and he will help you.例句：别搬那个箱子，重得要命，会受伤的。等约翰回来帮你。When we are really tired it is quite common to say that your eyelids are as heavy as lead.特别累的时候，我们常说眼皮重得像铅。Example:If I don’t go to bed I’m going to end up falling asleep in front of the TV. My eyelids are as heavy as lead.例句：再不睡我就要在电视前睡着了，眼皮沉得抬不起来。As high as a kiteMeaning: When someone has taken drugs we refer to them as ‘being high’ so we compare them to a kite which flies high into the sky.意思：（因吸毒）神志恍惚；极度兴奋Example:He was as high as a kite when I saw him. He must have been on drugs.例句：我见到他时，他神志不清，肯定是吸毒了。