慢速英语:What a Dog's Life!

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短语讲解：

1. They say that to be successful, a person has to work like a dog.

work like a dog 像狗一样工作; 拼命工作
例句：I work like a dog all week and the taxman takes most of my pay before I even see it.
我拼命工作了整整一个星期，而结果甚至在我没看到薪金前税务员。

2. Such hard work can make people dog-tired.

hard work 劳苦；苦工；苦功
例句：He urged upon his pupils the importance of hard work.
他向学生强调了下苦功的重要性。

3. And, the situation would be even worse if they became sick as a dog.

sick as a dog 病得十分严重
例句：I feel sick as a dog.
我病得很厉害。

4. Husbands and wives use this doghouse term when they are angry at each other.

each other 互相，彼此
例句：You two know each other?
你们两个互相认识？

5. She might tell him that he is in the doghouse.

in the doghouse <美俚>受冷遇，失宠，丢脸
例句：Don't leave your boyfriend in the doghouse.
不要冷落你的男朋友。

6. We do not want it to rain cats and dogs.

rain cats and dogs 下倾盆大雨
例句：We do not want it to rain cats and dogs.
我们不希望它下倾盆大雨。