今天我在書中看到一句話：My book is dog eared.我一臉好奇，狗耳朵?難道是書長耳朵了?
究竟發生了什麼？dog ear到底是指什麼呢？今天我們一起來學習下，一起弄清楚吧！
01 dog ear
Dog ear 本意為“小狗的耳朵”。但是dog ear經常被用來表達"折角"。
A book or paper that is dog-eared has the pages turned down at the corners as a result of a lot of use.
書或者紙折一下的形狀，很像小狗的耳朵，所以表示摺紙，或者“做記號”。
例句
I have red this book for twice and I have dog eared the important points of the book.
我讀這本書已經兩遍了，我給這本書的重點都做了記號！
I have kept the book for almost three years. It is dog eared!
我已經保存這本書有快三年了，這書都折角了!
02 donkey's ears
我們都知道，驢的耳朵很長。外國人也是很有想象力的，驢的耳朵可以表達"時間很長"。
例句：
I have been learning for donkey's ears!
我學習很長時間了！
You have watched TV for donkey's ears, you have to finish your homework right now .
你看電視看了很久了，你現在必須要完成作業了。
03 pig's ear
單獨的時候是"豬耳朵"的意思沒錯，但是,歪果仁說make a pig s ear of時，千萬別理解成做豬耳朵！
Make a pig’s ear of means to do something badly, wrongly, or awkwardly。
這個短語實際上說的是"弄得一團糟"。
例句
I made apig’s ear of the house. I should clean it up before mom comes back from shopping .
我把家裡弄得亂七八糟，我應該在媽媽從購物回來之前收拾乾淨。
I made a pig’s ear of my friend s birthday party!
我把朋友的生日聚會搞砸了!
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