谈虎色变成语介绍(中英互译)
导语:谈虎色变比喻一提到可怕的事情,紧张的连脸色都变了。下面本站小编讲解成语谈虎色变,欢迎参考!
To turn pale at the mention of a tiger
Long long ago,there was a farmer living in a small and tranquil village. One day,the poor guy was bitten by a hungry tiger when he went to the mountains to chop wood. Fortunately,he had a very narrow escape from the mouth of the awesome animal though it seriously hurt him. As the time elapsing,the wounds on the skin was healing day by day.
But,nevertheless,that terrible memory lingerd in his minds more than once. Some day,another resident in the village,surrounded with a host of people,was loudly talking something about the tiger. The farmer happended to passed by the crowds. His face turned totally pale the instant he heard the word “tiger”,which was all obvious symptom of considerable anxiety. Small wonder,he was more frightened than anyone else aroud since he had been badly hurt by one tiger.
Afterwards,“to turn pale at the mention of a tiger”is used to refer that somebody becomes extremly nervous when he is informed of something that he once fell victim before.
Tranlation 译文
谈虎色变 (tán hǔ sè biàn)
很久很久以前,在一个僻静的小山村里住着一个农夫。有一天,他在山上砍柴时碰到了老虎,凶猛的.老虎想吃掉他,农夫被老虎狠狠地咬了一口,但是却很幸运地逃脱了虎,捡回了一条命。随着日子一天天地过去,农夫的伤口渐渐地愈合了,但是他还是会偶尔想到那段可怕的记忆。一天,同村的一个人正在给大家讲老虎伤人的故事,讲得有声有色,周围的人都听得津津有味。农夫恰好路过,刚好听到了。他的脸色顿时变得苍白,身体不停地颤抖。这是因为他有被咬的亲身感受,所以才会有很强烈的反应。
后来,“谈虎色变”就用来比喻一提到可怕的事就情绪紧张起来,连脸色都变了。
Explanation 解释
Color: face. The original refers to the tiger bite the people really know the tiger's powerful. After the metaphor of a fear of their own things on the emotional tension.
色:脸色。原指被老虎咬过的人才真正知道虎的厉害。后比喻一提到自己害怕的事就情绪紧张起来。
Example sentences 例句
Now, the global economy is in a big predicament, people know how terrible the economic crisis, so all the people talked about the economic crisis is very tense, really "tiger" ah!
现在,全球的经济都陷入了大的困境,人们都知道经济危机有多么的可怕,因此,所有的人一谈到经济危机都很紧张,真是“谈虎色变”啊!
Synonyms 近义词
Frightened,Have a lingering fear
闻风丧胆、心有余悸
Antonym 反义词
Face does not change color,Laughing
面不改色、谈笑自若
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