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　　Have kittens 极度的紧张或不安

　　Sweet, cuddly, cute: what's not to love about kittens, the most watched animals on the Internet? But giving birth to them might be a different experience altogether. Apparently, back in medieval times, a woman who suffered pains during pregnancy would often be advised by the local witch that she was, to her misfortune, carrying kittens, and that the only remedy was a magic potion to destroy the unhappy litter.

　　作为在互联网上最受关注的动物，小猫甜美而惹人喜爱。但生下它们的过程可能是一个完全不同的体验。显然，中世纪时期，一个在怀孕期间遭受痛苦的女人常常被当地的女巫建议，她很不幸地怀着小猫，唯一的补救方法是喝下魔法药水摧毁来摧毁腹中的胎儿。

　　All dressed up like a dog's dinner穿着特别或招摇的衣服

　　The Brits love their dogs – they’re the most popular pet in the UK. Dogs' dinners, however, are not usually very appealing at all – in fact, the expression a dog's dinner on its own also means a mess.

　　英国人爱狗，狗是英国最受欢迎的动物。但事实上，狗的晚餐却并不吸引人，a dog’s dinner (狗的晚餐)这样的表达本身的含义确实是负面的。

　　A cold fish 冷漠的人

　　Dictionary definition: a + adjective + fish: a person who is strange in a specified way.Although in theory any adjective can be put before fish, cold is by far the most common one.

　　字典定义：a+形容词+fish：某人在某方面较为特别。尽管在理论上其他形容词同样可以放在fish前，但cold是目前最为常用的词。

　　If you're a cold fish, you're unemotional, and perhaps even unfriendly. To sound even more British, add a bit of:

　　如果你被叫做“cold fish”，你是有较少感情波动的、甚至是不友好的。为了听起来更英式化，也会在之前添加“a bit of”

　　Like a bear with a sore head 形容人易怒

　　Brown bears have been extinct in Britain for over a thousand years, but, like wolves, they have left their mark in our fairy tales: it seems wise to stay well away from one of the most dangerous animals in the world.

　　棕熊在英国已经灭绝了一千多年，但是，像狼一样，它们在传说故事中已经留下了印记：远离这种世界上最危险的动物才是明智的举动。

　　If you're a like a bear with a sore head, you're in a very bad mood. Interestingly, this phrase is more often used to describe men than women.

　　如果你是“like a bear with a sore head”，代表你心情很糟糕。有趣的是，这个短语更多地用来形容男性而不是女性。

　　Not give a monkey's 冷漠或不关心

　　Monkeys are often associated with mischief and defiance in English: maybe your little brother is monkeying around, or your friend’s a bit of a cheeky monkey. This euphemism – there’s some debate over what the original missing word was (a monkey's what?) – captures both those characteristics.

　　Monkey(猴子)在英语中经常和恶作剧以及蔑视相关：也许你的小弟弟正在胡闹，也许你的朋友有点厚颜无耻。这种委婉语都是抓住了这些特征。对于原始词汇a monkey's 后面究竟是什么词汇也存在一些争论。

　　Like a rat up a drainpipe 形容快速且急切

　　Pity the poor rat – a shrewd but shunned animal in Britain, where it's often said that "you're never more than six foot away from" one. Rats are known to be able to squeeze through the tiniest of openings and are often found in sewers, so this expression is, as the Brits would say, spot on.

　　可怜的老鼠值得同情——在英国老鼠是一种精明但人类极力躲开的动物，但在英国人们常说，“你距离一个老鼠的距离不会超过六英尺”。老鼠因为能够挤过狭小开口并经常在下水道中被发现而被人类熟知。所以这个表达在英国较为流行，英国人常会使用。

　　If you move like a rat up a drainpipe, you move extremely fast.

　　如果你的行动like a rat up a drainpipe，表示你移动速度很快。