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由此可见，英语确实是一个metaphor“横行”，隐喻“泛滥”的语言。
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世界有动物万千，动物的名称名词，在汉语里，它是“死”的，因为它不能用作动词。比如，你不能讲，“他狐狸了我”（尽管其意自明）。反之，英语就行。比如：Don’t fox me（别欺骗我）。英语的fox能用作动词，其含义可以是：to trick or fool by ingenuity or cunning / outwit（使……上当；以诡计或奸诈迷惑或愚弄；以智取胜）。以汉语为母语者，不得不暗羡英语名词的这种能耐！如：
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Whenever I go, my little brother dogs my footsteps.
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无论我上哪儿，我的小弟弟总与我形影不离。
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Don’t monkey with my television.
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别乱动我的电视机。
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Since the train was snaking along at a brisk clip, the diner swayed from side to side.
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列车开始弯弯曲曲地急速前行，餐车便开始左右摇晃起来。
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The starving man wolfed down the food.
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饿汉狼吞虎咽地吃完了食物。
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He fished out a coin for the boy.
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他摸出了一块硬币给这男孩。
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Jack craned to see the coins in the well.
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杰克伸长了脖子看水井中的硬币。
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Do not ape your betters.
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不要效颦。
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The hotels were all full so we had to pig it in an old hut for the night.
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旅馆都客满了，我们只得在旧棚子里对付它一夜。
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All the boys ran to put out the fire, but Mike chickened out.
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男孩都跑去救火，迈克却退缩了。
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On the whole, the students seemed serious and hard-working, but they confined themselves to parroting textbooks.
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总的来说，学生看来是认真而又用功的，但是他们只是死背教科书。
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The soldier wormed his way toward the enemy’s lines.
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士兵慢慢向敌人的防线爬去。
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dog, monkey, snake, wolf, fish, crane, ape, pig, chicken, parrot, worn等等，这些动物名称名词，摇身一变，即成动词，或“借用”该动物的形象特点，或“借用”该动物的性格特点。各种转义，琳琅登场，言简意赅，而又形象跃出。
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