广播电视英语短句 第 237 课：有关“马”的表达-1

Today, we tell about "horse" expressions. 今天，我们讲述有关“马”的表达。

In the past, many people depended on horses for transportation, farming and other kinds of work. 过去，很多人依靠马来运输、务农或做其他类型的工作。

A lot of people still like to ride horses. And, horse racing is also popular. 直到现在，很多人仍然喜欢骑马，而赛马运动也很流行。

So it is not surprising that Americans still use expressions about the animals. 因此，对于美国人来说美，仍然使用关于动物的词语表达，并不令人感到惊奇。

Long ago, people who were rich or important rode horses that were very tall. 很久以前，家庭富裕或者地位显赫的人都骑那种体型高大、膘肥身健的马。