114 真有骨头卡在喉咙里吗？
原 文：
He said he had a bone in his throat.
原 译：
他说他感到骨鲠在喉。
辨 析：
“骨鲠在喉”其实是半个成语，后面的“一吐为快”常常省掉，但意思不变，是说某人感到心里憋着话，必须说出来才痛快，尽管表面上看和英语原句中的have a bone in one's throat相似，但意思不一样，英语是不想表态的一种借口，很难找到确切的汉语现成说法，可译成“（因为骨头卡在喉咙里）说不出话来了”。（真的喉咙哑而不适，可以说have a frog in one's throat；因伤心等喉咙哽住了则可说have a lump in one's throat。）所以原句可译成：他说他的喉咙说不了话了。英语中还有一个类似的说法：have a bone in one's leg / arm，意思为腿 / 胳膊抬不起来了（动弹不了），其实也是不愿意去某地或做某事时的一个借口而已。
英语中有许多由“have something +在身体某部位”构成的成语，实际上是一种特殊的隐喻，很形象，有的能从字面上猜出其意思，有的则猜不出来， 但都值得玩味和学习使用：
have a drop in one's eye有点醉
have bags under one's eyes （因未睡好等而）眼袋下垂
have roses in one's cheeks脸色红润（尤指女孩子）
have eggs on one's face丢丑，丢脸
have the gallows in one's face 长着一副不得善终的脸相；
have eyes at the back of one's head / neck有高度警惕性（能眼观六路）
have a hole in one's head 糊涂，缺心眼儿
have rocks in one's head 愚蠢，没有判断力
have a maggot in one's brain 想法离奇
have a flea in one's ear 遭拒绝，碰钉子
have a plum in one's mouth 讲话的样子像上层社会的人
have a spark / cowweb in one's throat 口渴
have a worm in one's tongue 爱吵架
have an ox on one's tongue 受贿而缄口
have a soft place in one's heart (for somebody or something) 喜爱，有好感
have a turkey on one's back 醉酒或吸毒成瘾
have a wolf in one's stomach 饿极了；have butterflies in one's stomach （做某事前）感到紧张
have bats in one's belfry 显得古怪，精神失常
have sand in one's craw 有勇气，有胆量
