"布朗尼加分"口語課堂:像……一樣
可可網友們，大家好。聽本期內容之前Rose先請大家做個造句練習。病的像……一樣；虛弱的像……一樣；規律的像……一樣；固執的像……一樣；餓的像……一樣；健壯的像……一樣。漢語中您會在省略部分用上什麼詞呢？來聽聽英文版的答案。
I had the flu last week. I was as sick as a dog. After four days in bed, I was as weak as a kitten. I barely had the strength to get out of bed. My friend Cathe called me every morning and evening to see if I needed anything. Her calls were as regular as clockwork. At first, my fever would not go away. It was as stubborn as a mule. Then I began to feel better. On day five I was as hungry as a bear. All I wanted was food. Now I'm fine. I'm as fit as a fiddle.
這一小段大致描述了上週生病的過程。首先是as sick as a dog，這樣的短語，包括之後出現的as…as結構的幾個短語，基本都可以翻譯成very 加上兩個as中間的形容詞。那麼這個短語其實意思就是very sick，病得很重。後面的as weak as a kitten，非常虛弱，虛弱的像只小貓。 病中雖然不好受，但同時體會到了友情的溫暖。朋友每天定時打電話問候，問候是as regular as clockwork，像鐘錶那麼準時，regular有規律的、定期的。Clockwork指鐘錶的發條裝置。再比如：She arrives every day at five, (as) regular as clockwork. 她每天五點鐘到，極有規律。 在剛剛感冒的初期，我一直髮燒，而且燒一直不退，as stubborn as a mule，頑固，固執的像騾子一樣。這個比喻和漢語是相似的。我們常用驢子相容倔強的人。 燒退了，病好了，開始恢復胃口，於是as hungry as a bear，非常餓，餓的像一頭熊一樣。病好了，能量也補充了，最後就是as fit as a fiddle了。這個短語我們之前有過介紹。表示very healthy，非常健康的。
相信類似的短語大家還能總結出不少，我們權作拋磚引玉之用。好了，我們下期“布朗尼加分”再見。
