☞你可以天天說英語 － ☞Look like a Drowned Rat 像隻溺水的老鼠

對 話

Tim：Oh, man, it』s really pouring out there.

提姆：噢，我的天啊，外頭的雨下得超大。

Steve：Tim, you look like a drowned rat！

史提夫：提姆，你像隻溺水的老鼠一樣！

Tim：I know. I just came back from the park.

提姆：我知道。我剛從公園回來。

Steve：Why were you out walking around in this weather？

史提夫：這種天氣你怎麼還去外面蹓躂？

Tim：Well, I really like to read the newspaper on that bench in the park.

提姆：呃，我就是喜歡坐在公園那張長椅上看報紙嘛。

Steve：But why did you go there when it was raining？

史提夫：但是你幹嘛在下雨天去？

Tim：That bench is usually crowded, but I figured today there would be no one there.

提姆：那張長椅老是有人坐，不過我想今天應該不會有人吧。

Steve：You really have an interesting point of view on the world, Tim.

史提夫：你對世界的看法還真是有趣啊，提姆。

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★look like a drowned rat

drown指溺水，drowned為過去分詞作形容詞用，表示「溺水的」，而rat則指「老鼠」，所以本俚語字面上的意思為「像隻溺水的老鼠」，用來形容被大雨淋得全身濕漉漉兼狼狽。