日用品英语趣说之belt腰带

Belt 腰带 A belt is worn around the waist. In boxing it is a foul to hit below the belt intentionally. So “hitting below the belt” is often used figuratively. It means “attack in an unfair or cowardly way”. For example, it is generally regarded as hitting below the belt if a person makes fun of his rival‘s deformity. Both drivers and passengers in moving cars should wear seat belts for seats safety. When a plane begins to take off or land，its passengers should fasten their seat belts, too. Not many people like to wear green belts. But all people like their towns or cities surrounded with green belts—areas of land where grass and trees must not be replaced by buildings. 腰带围在腰上。在拳击中，有意打对手的腰下部位那是犯规的行为。因此heating below the belt常常用于比喻，意思是“用不公正或可鄙的手段攻击”。如果一个人取笑自己对手的残疾，就通常视为是不正当的攻击。 在行车中，司机和乘客都应系上安全带。当飞机开始起飞或降落的时候，乘客也应系好安全带。绿腰带不是很多人喜欢佩戴的，但是所有人都喜欢自己的城市围上一圈圈绿化带—青草和树木不被建筑物挤掉的地带。