今天我在书中看到一句话：My book is dog eared.我一脸好奇，狗耳朵?难道是书长耳朵了?
究竟发生了什么？dog ear到底是指什么呢？今天我们一起来学习下，一起弄清楚吧！
01 dog ear
Dog ear 本意为“小狗的耳朵”。但是dog ear经常被用来表达"折角"。
A book or paper that is dog-eared has the pages turned down at the corners as a result of a lot of use.
书或者纸折一下的形状，很像小狗的耳朵，所以表示折纸，或者“做记号”。
例句
I have red this book for twice and I have dog eared the important points of the book.
我读这本书已经两遍了，我给这本书的重点都做了记号！
I have kept the book for almost three years. It is dog eared!
我已经保存这本书有快三年了，这书都折角了!
02 donkey's ears
我们都知道，驴的耳朵很长。外国人也是很有想象力的，驴的耳朵可以表达"时间很长"。
例句：
I have been learning for donkey's ears!
我学习很长时间了！
You have watched TV for donkey's ears, you have to finish your homework right now .
你看电视看了很久了，你现在必须要完成作业了。
03 pig's ear
单独的时候是"猪耳朵"的意思没错，但是,歪果仁说make a pig s ear of时，千万别理解成做猪耳朵！
Make a pig’s ear of means to do something badly, wrongly, or awkwardly。
这个短语实际上说的是"弄得一团糟"。
例句
I made apig’s ear of the house. I should clean it up before mom comes back from shopping .
我把家里弄得乱七八糟，我应该在妈妈从购物回来之前收拾干净。
I made a pig’s ear of my friend s birthday party!
我把朋友的生日聚会搞砸了!
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