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校园英语口语习惯用语第288期:wear the pants in the family

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wear the pants in the family 一家之主

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讲解

该习语源于男性统治社会的习俗。从前的社会男性占统治地位,在家庭中也如此,女性处于从属地位。由于一般男子穿裤子,女子穿裙子,穿裤子遂成为统治、支配的象征。例如:Mr. Jones is henpecked by his wife. She wears the pants in the family.(琼斯先生怕老婆,他太太当家。)

【对话】

A:Our foreign teacher let us guess the meaning of "wear the pants in the family" today.

A:我们的外教今天让我们猜“wear the pants in the family”这个成语的含义。

B:Who knows?

B:有人知道呜?

A:Nobody. You know?

A:没人,你知道吗?

B:Of course. It means "be the head of the family".

B:当然,它的意思是“一家之主”。

A:I see!

A:原来如此!