点滴英语天天学第184期:雅思词汇(23)

1.表述：work like a horse

释义：To work with great intensity, energy, and persistence.（埋头工作，辛勤工作，像老黄牛一样工作）

例句：That guy has been working like a horse, hauling rubble from the collapsed building.

那家伙一直拼命干活，把碎石从倒塌的建筑物中拖出来。

We worked like horses to get all of the landscaping done before winter weather set in.

我们拼命工作，赶在冬天来临之前把所有的景观美化工作完成。

2. 表述： ( as ) strong as a horse

释义：To be very strong. （非常强壮，像马一样强壮）

例句：Our father was always as strong as a horse, so it took us all by surprise when he was hospitalized by a heart attack at the age of 48.

我们的父亲总是很强壮，所以当他在48岁的时候心脏病发作住院的时候，我们都很吃惊。

She got into weight lifting a couple years ago and is strong as a horse now!

几年前她开始练习举重，现在她像马一样强壮！

Jill: My car broke down and it's sitting out on the street.

我的车抛锚了，它就在外面的街上。

Jane: Get Linda to help you push it; she's as strong as a horse.

让琳达帮你推，她很强壮，有气力。