"turn turtle" 比喻翻船了!!
網路上找到的烏龜圖片超可愛的啦
turtle(海龜) 爬行時超可愛的啦!可是如果把它翻過來了,它可就四腳朝天,啥也做不了了!
成語故事:
海龜幾乎都在海中生活,只有產卵時期才會上岸,人們為了捕捉海龜,就會趁它們上岸時將牠們一隻隻翻過來,使四腳朝天的海龜動彈不得,這樣的情形被英國的船員看到,便把"turn turtle"比喻為翻船囉!在現代英語中也引申翻車哦
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Ex: The storm was super strong that the boat turned turtle in the sea.
He had a car accident on his way home and his car turned turtle, since he drove over speed!
參考書籍:英語成語故事!
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