Idiom of the Day
yellow streak
膽小如鼠
Today: Fri, 07 Aug 2020
Meaning:
If someone has a yellow streak, they can sometimes act in a cowardly way and not be very brave.
如果某人看起來有些 yellow streak【儒弱膽怯】,他們有時會表現得很懦弱,不是很勇敢。
For example:
Some people say Jimmy's got a yellow streak a mile wide, but I've never seen anything in him except courage and bravery.
有人說吉米的yellow streak【黃色條紋】有一英裡寬,但我只在他身上看到勇氣和勇敢。
Monty says he likes his yellow streak because it keeps him out of trouble. He never gets into fights or has accidents because he's so scared of getting hurt.
蒙蒂說他喜歡他的黃色條紋,因為它使他遠離麻煩。他從不打架或發生事故,因為他非常害怕受傷。
Origin:
Related to the fact that in European culture the colour yellow has traditionally been associated with cowardice or a lack of bravery. You can see this derivation in other words such as "yellow-bellied", or just "yellow", both of which mean cowardly.
這是因為在歐洲文化中,黃色傳統上與懦弱或缺乏勇氣聯繫在一起。你可以看到這個衍生詞,如「yellow-bellied【膽小的】」或「yellow」,這兩個詞都表示懦弱。
Quick Quiz
You can see Bob's yellow streak when another player is running straight at him and Bob
a. faces him without flinching
b. braces himself for the impact
c. tries to get out of the way