and r**k it on one turn of pitch-and-toss, and lose,and start again at your beginnings and never breathe a word about your loss;if you can force your heart and ...
a dog in the manger 因为文化传统的关系,狗在英语语言中都被当作忠实、可爱、聪敏的象征,因此与关的短语也大多为褒义之词,但 a dog in the manger 则属例外。从字面来看,a dog in the manger 是指『马厩里的狗』,读者可能觉得奇怪了,狗怎么跑到马厩里去了呢?要解释清楚这个短语的实际含义,还得『追根溯源』。 这个短语最早出现于《伊索预言》,故事的梗概...