☞你可以天天說英語 － ☞Like a Bull in a China Shop 粗手粗腳

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Lisa：Did you get someone to finish decorating the wedding cakes?

麗莎：你有沒有找人幫結婚蛋糕做最後裝飾？

Molly：Yeah, I asked Paul to do it.

茉莉：有啊，我請保羅負責。

Lisa：Paul! He』s like a bull in a china shop!

麗莎：保羅！他粗手粗腳的耶！

Molly：I guess he is kind of clumsy...

茉莉：我覺得他是有點兒不太靈巧啦?

Lisa：Remember when he used a tall ladder to paint the roof?

麗莎：妳記得他有一次爬上很高的梯子去粉刷屋頂嗎？

Molly：Yep, we had to call the firefighters to get him out of the tree.

茉莉：記得啊，我們那時還得請消防隊員把他從樹上救下來。

Lisa：I』m afraid these cakes must look very terrible now.

麗莎：恐怕蛋糕現在已經醜得不成樣了。

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★Like a Bull in a china shop粗手粗腳

china大寫時指「中國」，小寫時指「瓷器」，china shop即是「瓷器店」。本俚語字面意思為「像隻在瓷器店裡的公牛」，指人一副粗手粗腳的樣子。

★bull market股市上漲

bull market與 bear market是兩個股市投資人常用術語，前者指「股市上揚」，後者是「股市下跌」。用這兩種動物做比喻，是與牠們攻擊敵人或獵物的方式有關。