跟BBC学地道雅思口语：刺激挑衅

今日短语

英语短语 'like a red rag to a bull' 用来表示挑衅和刺激，故意让某人狂怒。

例句

今日小常识

Bullfighting has always been very popular in Spanish-speaking countries. But in Spain, Calonia's regional parliament has voted to outlaw bullfighting, making it the first area on the mainland to initiate a ban. It will be in place this year.

西班牙的斗牛运动很有名。不过西班牙的加泰罗尼亚德地区议会投票表决将取缔斗牛这项运动。这是西班牙国内第一个在法律上禁止斗牛的地区。这项法律将于今年晚些时候生效。

For my quiet grandfather his teenage neighbour's rock'n'roll-themed party was like a red rag to a bull.

Don't talk to my dad about the smoking ban. It's like a red rag to a bull.

请注意

英语里还有另一个短语 'to see red'. 它的意思是令人感到气愤。比如:

Reading about bankers' bonuses really makes me see red.

Turn up late for school and Mr Hitchens will see red.