點滴英語天天學第184期:雅思詞彙(23)
1.表述：work like a horse
釋義：To work with great intensity, energy, and persistence.（埋頭工作，辛勤工作，像老黃牛一樣工作）
例句：That guy has been working like a horse, hauling rubble from the collapsed building.
那傢伙一直拼命幹活，把碎石從倒塌的建築物中拖出來。
We worked like horses to get all of the landscaping done before winter weather set in.
我們拼命工作，趕在冬天來臨之前把所有的景觀美化工作完成。
2. 表述： ( as ) strong as a horse
釋義：To be very strong. （非常強壯，像馬一樣強壯）
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.
我們的父親總是很強壯，所以當他在48歲的時候心臟病發作住院的時候，我們都很吃驚。
She got into weight lifting a couple years ago and is strong as a horse now!
幾年前她開始練習舉重，現在她像馬一樣強壯！
Jill: My car broke down and it's sitting out on the street.
我的車拋錨了，它就在外面的街上。
Jane: Get Linda to help you push it; she's as strong as a horse.
讓琳達幫你推，她很強壯，有氣力。
