英语听力精选进阶版 19594

Hair of the dog 解醉酒/以毒攻毒

Feifei: Hi Rob. Nice to see you here! I love this coffee shop by the park. And because it's outside, I can bring Fido with me.

(Fido barks)

Rob: Hello Feifei. Don't bark so loud, Fido... Oh dear... My head hurts so much...

Feifei: Oh, I didn't want to say it but... well, you don't look well, Rob!

Rob: I've got a hangover. I went to the pub yesterday to watch the football...

A dog

Does this dog have the key to your recovery?

Feifei: 然后就喝多了吧... and you had too much to drink!

Rob: Let me see: I had a beer after the first goal, and then two more... before Finn bought a bottle of whisky... and he told us to have just a small glass...

Feifei: Or half a bottle! After all this alcohol, there's nothing better than a good strong coffee! Oh, there's Finn. Hi Finn!

(Fido barks)

Finn: Fido - good boy! Hi Feifei! Hi Rob! Great match yesterday, eh?! I'd love a beer. Fancy one? Hair of the dog, you know?

Rob: Yeah, OK, go on then. The best thing for this hangover is the hair of the dog.

Feifei: The hair of the dog? 用狗毛来解酒。Is it what you use here in Britain to cure a hangover?!

Rob: That's what we say. Isn't it, Fido?

(Fido barks)

Feifei: Well, luckily I do have a pair of scissors in my bag. Come on, Fido. I'm just going to cut a little bit of your lovely long hair.

(Fido barks)

Rob: Feifei, no need to cut Fido's hair! In English, when we say 'the hair of the dog', we mean a small alcoholic¹ drink which you have to cure a hangover. It's just an expression. Finn just offered me a beer.

Feifei: Oh, 原来你的意思是解醉酒，对吧？The hair of the dog 就是喝点儿酒来解醉，以毒攻毒。不过这个短语也够怪的，为什么用狗毛来表示解醉酒？

Rob: Apparently² it comes from the phrase 'the hair of the dog that bit me'. It's a reference to a medieval belief that when someone was bitten by a dog with the disease rabies, they could be cured by putting the same dog's hair onto the infected wound. Let's hear examples of how to use this expression in today's Authentic³ Real English.

The doctor told Jane to take a couple of painkillers⁴ and to drink plenty of water. He said that would be much better than the hair of the dog!

Alan felt better after drinking a Bloody⁵ Mary in the morning. His mate said the best cure for a hangover is the hair of the dog.

Feifei: So this is a very old expression. Although I think the best cure for a hangover is not to drink too much in the first place.

Finn: I drink to that! Cheers!

Rob: Cheers! No more drinking for me for a while. Thank you for your concern, Feifei. And your hair is all yours, Fido.

(Fido barks)

Rob: For me... it's just coffee today! Bye!

Finn: And I drink to that, too. Cheers!

(Fido barks)

1 alcoholic   

adj.（含）酒精的，由酒精引起的；n.酗酒者

参考例句：

• The alcoholic strength of brandy far exceeds that of wine.白兰地的酒精浓度远远超过葡萄酒。
• Alcoholic drinks act as a poison to a child.酒精饮料对小孩犹如毒药。

2 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

3 authentic   

a.真的，真正的；可靠的，可信的，有根据的

参考例句：

• This is an authentic news report. We can depend on it. 这是篇可靠的新闻报道, 我们相信它。
• Autumn is also the authentic season of renewal. 秋天才是真正的除旧布新的季节。

4 painkillers   

n.止痛药( painkiller的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The doctor gave him some painkillers to ease the pain. 医生给了他一些止疼片以减缓疼痛。 来自辞典例句
• The primary painkillers - opiates, like OxyContin - are widely feared, misunderstood and underused. 人们对主要的镇痛药——如鸦片剂奥施康定——存在广泛的恐惧、误解，因此没有充分利用。 来自时文部分

5 bloody   

adj.非常的的；流血的；残忍的；adv.很；vt.血染

参考例句：

• He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。
• He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。