地道表达A dog in the manger，不是狗当经理，原来是这个意思！有趣！180926
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A dog in the manger
占着茅坑不拉屎的人
❖ The toddler, like a dog in the manger, refused to give her older sister the notebook she needed to finish her school assignment.
这个蹒跚学步的孩子，占着茅坑不拉屎，拿了姐姐的笔记本不还，姐姐没法做学校布置的家庭作业。
A dog's life 悲惨的生活
❖ It’s a dog’s life having to do two jobs in order to survive.
必须同时做两份工作才能活下来，真是悲惨。
Why keep a dog and bark yourself?
既然花了钱让别人为你代劳，为何还亲自动手？
❖ My mother always cleans the house before the cleaning lady comes, but why keep a dog and bark yourself?
在清洁阿姨来之前，我母亲会经常打扫房间。不过，都请人了，干嘛还要亲自动手？
Put on the dog 装腔作势
❖ Frank's really putting on the dog for the big party Friday night.
为了周五晚上的聚会，Frank真是能装腔作势。
Bark v. 狗叫
❖ The dog keeps barking all the time and I can’t fall asleep.
狗不停地叫，我没法入眠。
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The dog always ___ strangers.
A. barks at
B. barked for
C. barks in