广播电视英语短句 第 237 课：有关“马”的表达-2

Today, if a girl acts like she is better than everyone else, you might say she should get off her high horse. 今天，倘若一个女孩在言谈举止上表现得比其他任何人都出色，你可以说她“不摆臭架子”、很谦逊。

Yesterday my children wanted me to take them to the playground. 昨天，孩子们要我带他们去操场，

But I had to finish my work, so I told them to hold your horses. Wait until I finish what I am doing. 但是我还有工作要做，不得不完成。所以我就对它们说“等一等”，等我把手头的工作完成；

My two boys like to compete against each other and play in a violent way. 我的两个儿子喜欢彼此竞争，玩耍时也是以暴力的方式。

I always tell them to stop horsing around or someone could get hurt. 我一直跟他们说“别胡闹”，否则会受伤的。