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wear the pants/trousers 女性掌权当家

美国口语中常用的习语

A: Are you a happy married man?

你是个快乐的已婚男人吗?

B: Yes, I am. My wife and I understand each other.

是的。我和我妻子都互相理解。

A: You are a lucky man. How about Mr. Smith?

你是个幸运的男人。那么史密斯先生呢?

B: I don't know. But they say that Mrs. Smith wears the pants in the house.

我不太清楚。不过据说史密斯太太当家。

A: You mean she bosses her husband aroud?

这么说她管着她丈夫了?

B: That's right. She is pretty but she wants to control everything in his life.

没错。她很漂亮，但她想控制她丈夫的一切。