英语早间课堂:教您1招说"Joy"(2)

抛招：I think John just get that promotion he's been wanting so much. I say him walk out of the boss's office like that cat that just ate the canary.

我想John好像升职了，这是他梦寐以求的。我看见他从老板办公室走出来的时候，显出得意洋洋的样子。

接招：上面例句中用到了一个短语：like a cat that just ate the canary，这是一个介词短语，它通常与look这个动词搭配，用作谓语，即：look like a cat that just ate the canary。短语中的canary是指“加那利白葡萄酒”，人喝了酒后就像踩在云中雾中一样，动物也不例外。当一个人有了巨大的成就时就极为高兴，沾沾自喜地，就如同在云中雾中行走。因此，这个短语就很形象地表达出“得意洋洋的样子”“沾沾自喜的样子”的意思。

也有人是这样看待这个习语的：canary也有“金丝雀”的意思。Look like the cat that ate the canary这个俗语是用来形容一个人显得非常满足，就像一只猫终于实现了它长期以来的愿望，把鸟笼打开，把里面那只可怜的金丝雀吃了，感到很满足。Look like a cat that just ate the canary中的just是起到加强语气的作用，是可以省略的，这个短语还可以用作look like a cat that stole the cream。

我们通过下面的例句来熟悉这个短语的意思和用法。下面是关于赛马的一个例子：

My friend didn't listen to my advice and he bet twenty dollars on the horse. Why, I couldn't believe my eyes! The horse won by a nose and my friend came back with the two thousand bucks he'd just won, looking like the cat that ate the canary.

我的朋友没有听我的劝告,在那个马身上压了二十美元。我真是难以相信我的眼睛。那匹马跑得快了一点点就赢了。我那朋友拿了他刚赢的二千块美元回来,得意非凡。

我们再来看2个获奖的例子：

When Susan got the award and backed to home, she looked like the cat that ate the canary.

Susan那捧着奖杯，看上去沾沾自喜，得意扬扬的。

A : This is one of Helen's old school photos. Can you spot her?

B : I think that must be her holding the cup and looking like the cat that ate the canary!

A : 这是海伦学生时代的一张照片，你能认出她吗?

B : 我想那捧着奖杯，看上去沾沾自喜，得意扬扬的，一定是她。

好，亲爱的朋友们，我想今天的这一招说“快乐”——look like a cat that just ate the canary，您一定接住了， 下回Juliet在继续抛招，您再来接招，我们下次再见吧。