Subject: I am as sick as a dog.

　　迷你对话

　　A: Baby, how do you feel now?

　　宝贝儿，现在感觉怎么样了?

　　B: I’m as sick as a dog.

　　我病得很严重。

　　地道表达

　　be as sick as a dog

　　1. 解词释义

　　俗语be as sick as a dog的来源可以追溯到至少17世纪，当时候只是简单的描述性语句。对狗有所了解的人都知道，狗贪吃，而且经常乱吃东西，当吃下去的东西导致身体不舒服的时候，狗的反应又往往比较强烈，因此人们就用be as sick as a dog来描述病得很重的样子。对话中“I am as sick as a dog.”的意思就是“我病得很严重。”特别说一下，美国人喜欢用sick，而英国人习惯用feel ill来表示“伤风感冒等”。Sick一词在英国通常表示“恶心，呕吐”的意思。

　　2. 支持范例

　　e.g. Sally was as sick as a dog and couldn't go to the party.

　　Sally病得很严重，不能参加派对了。

　　e.g. We have no idea why the whole family was sick as dog.

　　我们不知道为何全家人都病得很严重。

　　e.g.Ever since I came here, I have been as sick as a dog.

　　自从我来到这里，就一直病得很厉害。

　　e.g.You father is as sick as a dog. You must come back as soon as possible.

　　你的父亲病得很严重，您必须尽快回家。