开心学口语:他踢了一下桶
He kicked the bucket yesterday.
他昨天去世了。
Scene
Judy: Have you heard the news that Professor White kicked the bucket yesterday?
Nacy: Jessie told me about that just now. I was totally shocked.
Notes
呵呵~~ kick the bucket 其实表示死亡,去世之意,很令你意想不到吧!:)不过,这个词组确实来源于踢桶这个动作。据说,古时人上吊时,绳子套上脖子后,把垫脚的桶一踢,人就吊在空中绝命了。所以就有了这个说法!
Exercises
其实,表示“死亡”的英语委婉语有很多,不妨一起来列举一下---