迷你對(duì)話：
A:It seems that something is praying heavy on you.What’s the matter?
A:你看上去心事重重，怎么回事？
B:Igot my father’s goatlast night.
B:做完我惹我父親生氣了。
A:What did you do to get his goat?
A:你做了什么惹你父親生氣了？
B:When I asked him to treat me like he does to my sisters, he jumped down my throat. So I took it out on him by telling him what I thought.
B:當(dāng)我要求像對(duì)待我姐姐那樣對(duì)待我時(shí)，他對(duì)我連連訓(xùn)斥，所以我就發(fā)泄了一通，把心里的想法告訴了他。
地道表達(dá)：
get someone’s goat
解詞釋義：
這個(gè)習(xí)語源于英國賽馬比賽。從前在賽馬比賽中有個(gè)習(xí)俗，即把一頭山羊和要參加比賽的馬關(guān)在一起。據(jù)說山羊和馬為伴，能是暴躁的馬平靜下來。如果大賽前夕把山羊拖走，馬屁就會(huì)心神不寧。這樣，第二天的比賽就大打折扣。這種卑劣的手法就使人十分惱火，因此就用這個(gè)習(xí)語來比喻“使人惱怒，使人生氣”。
支持范例：
Eg.It reallygot Mr. Brown's goatwhen he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets.
不得不等上兩個(gè)小時(shí)才拿到飛機(jī)票實(shí)在是讓布朗先生生氣。
Eg.The students did their best toget the teacher's goat.
學(xué)生們想方設(shè)法惹這位老師發(fā)火。
Eg.She has a quick temper.Such little things willget her goat.
她脾氣不好，這么點(diǎn)小事就能惹她發(fā)火。
詞海拾貝：
1.jumped down one’s throat：突然對(duì)某人動(dòng)怒；嚴(yán)厲斥責(zé)，憤怒指責(zé)
Eg.The teacherjumped down Billy's throatwhen Billy said he did not do his homework.
當(dāng)比利說自己沒有做家庭作業(yè)時(shí)，老師對(duì)比利進(jìn)行了嚴(yán)厲批評(píng)。
Eg.Hejumped down my throatat the mention of his wife.
一提他妻子他就暴跳如雷。
Eg.He is a tartar, each time I met him he wouldjump down my throat.
他是個(gè)刺頭，我每次遇到他，他都那么火氣十足。
2.take out on somebody：對(duì)......發(fā)泄，把情緒發(fā)泄在某人或某物，遷怒于......
Eg.Get it off your chest if you feel you've been wronged. Don'ttake it out onothers.
你有委屈就說出來, 不該拿別人出氣。
Eg.I know you've had a bad day but here's no need totake it out onme!
我知道你不痛快，可是也用不著拿我撒氣呀！
Eg.It's not my fault that you've had a bad day, don'ttake it out onme.
你這一天過得不愉快不是我的錯(cuò)，別拿我出氣。
Eg.What have the kids done to provoke you? Why should youtake it out onthem?
孩子們沒招你惹你的，你干嗎拿他們當(dāng)出氣筒？