父亲节快到了,快来学习下这九个与“父亲”有关的英语习语

父亲节(Father's Day),顾名思义是感恩父亲的节日。约始于二十世纪初,起源于美国,现已广泛流传于世界各地,节日日期因地域而存在差异。最广泛的日期在每年6月的第三个星期日,世界上有52个国家和地区是在这一天过父亲节。节日里有各种的庆祝方式,大部分都与赠送礼物、家族聚餐或活动有关。在祝福父亲们身体健康同时,让我们来看看常见的九个与“父亲”相关的英语习语。

Like father, like son.有其父必有其子。

  • "John is as smart as his father." "Like father, like son."
    “约翰和他的父亲一样精明。”“有其父,必有其子嘛。”

father-figure 长者,父亲般的人物

  • Perhaps they need the guiding hand of a firm father figure.
    也许他们需要一个父亲般严格的指引者。

father surrogate 替代父亲角色

  • She saw him as a sort of surrogate father.
    在她心目中,他仿佛是能替代父亲角色的人。

父亲节快到了,看看下面这些与“父亲”有关的短语,你都知道哪几个?

foster father 养父

  • A few days later Edouard received a call from Profitendieu, Bernard's foster father.
    几天以后,爱德华接待了伯纳德的养父普罗菲恩迪先生的来访。

lie with one's fathers 葬于故乡

  • I will lie with my fathers.
    我去世后要葬于故乡。

father confessor 告解神父,听人吐露真情的人

  • He was their adviser, confidant and father confessor.
    他是他们的顾问、密友和倾听者。

Father Christmas 圣诞老人

  • I am going to wait for Father Christmas.
    那我不睡觉了。我要等着圣诞老人来。

father of lies 谎言始祖

  • The devil is the father of lies.
    魔鬼是谎言之父。

Many a good father hath but a bad son. [谚]贤父难免生劣子。