Like a red rag to a bull 刺激挑釁
Mexican matadora Hilda Tenorio in action during a bullfight at the Plaza Mexico. Photo by Yuri Cortez.
今日短語
英語短語 'like a red rag to a bull' 用來表示挑釁和刺激，故意讓某人狂怒。
例句
今日小常識
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.
西班牙的斗牛運動很有名。不過西班牙的加泰羅尼亞德地區議會投票表決將取締斗牛這項運動。這是西班牙國內第一個在法律上禁止斗牛的地區。這項法律將於今年晚些時候生效。
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.
請注意
英語裡還有另一個短語 'to see red'. 它的意思是令人感到氣憤。比如:
Reading about bankers' bonuses really makes me see red.
Turn up late for school and Mr Hitchens will see red.
