Animal names for people来自Echo陪你练口语00:0003:33
Hey guys, this week I wanted to talk to you guys about animals. When I say animals, I don’t really mean real animals, what I actually mean is animal names that are used to call certain people.
Hello,Echo的小伙伴们，这周我想跟你们谈一谈“动物”。当我提到“动物”这个词的时候，我指的不是真正的动物，而是用动物来指代人称。
Some of these meanings have negative purpose like if you were to call someone a pig or a rat, but I don’t want to talk about those. Today I want to give you 4 words like those that I just said, but more useful and socially accepted. Let’s get started!
有些“动物代称”并不是很友好，就好比你将一个人称为猪或者老鼠，但是我今天想说的不是这些。今天我想介绍四个关于动物指代人称的地道表达，一起开始学习吧！
1) Scapegoat 替罪羊
The meaning behind this word is very simple and originates from the bible where the Jewish people would use a goat to cleanse for their sins. A scapegoat is a person singled out or chosen to take the blame for others or someone on whom negative treatment is inflicted.
这个表达背后有一个源于圣经的小故事，传说中犹太教徒会用山羊来净化他们的罪孽，替罪羊就是指被挑出来为其他人承担责任的人。
Example:
I believe that there are only a a few people that can be called aG.O.A.T. Michael Jordan in basketball, Michael Jackson in music, and Bruce Lee in kung Fu.
我认为只有极少数人才能被称为“史上最佳”：篮球界的麦克乔丹、音乐界的迈克尔杰克逊以及武术界的李小龙。
That’s all for this week.
Thanks guys for listening, talk to you next time!
本期推文主创简介
美化编辑 | Kilinno
封面图片 | 宇儿
审核校对 | 小津
