tailieunhanh - 101 japanese idioms phần 4

Tham khảo tài liệu '101 japanese idioms phần 4', ngoại ngữ, nhật - pháp - hoa- others phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | . -ỂB - .- - . . .w JXfGlCO 88V 1. SỉlãỉCUS _ __ even cats and rice ladles everybody and his her mother brother According to one folk etymology the rice ladle symbolizes housewives since cats and housewives are virtually universal to Japanese households the expression means everybody. An opposite interpretation holds cats to be rare and rice ladles to be universal so that the expression is all-inclusive of both rare and abundant items. Sample text Style spoken casual female A Saikin mata sukaato take ga sukoshi mijikaku natta yao ne. B Soo na no yo. Korede mata neko mo shakushi mo miịikai sukaato ni naru n desho. Kosei ga nakute iya ni naru wa ne mattaku. A i tz -ft - b L iofcj 9 fco nỉo o A It seems skirt lengths have shortened recently. B You noticed too Now everybody and her mother will be wearing shorter skirts. There s absolutely no individual style I hate it 59 29. a gold coin before a cat pearls before swine Koban is a small oval-shaped gold coin which circulated in Japan prior to the Meiịi Restoration of 1868. The expression is used when suggesting that not everyone can appreciate an object to the same degree. Similar to do not cast pearls before swine it means don t offer anything of value and merit to those who are incapable of appreciating it. Sample text Style spoken casual female A Sasaki-san no tokoro ne musukosan no fame ni gurando piano o katto n da tte. Demo musukosan wa ongoku ni wa mattaku kyoomi ga nai mitai yo. Neko ni koban to wa ano koto ne. ĩ ĨĨ - fc A ĨỈ -a T -Ci. è f 2 ttoo A I hear that Sasaki bought a grand piano for his son but the son isn t interested in music at all. That is truly a case of pearls before swine isn t it 61 30 cat s forehead extremely small in size Cats are not known to have high foreheads. The expression exaggerates the inadequacy of a space. Neko no hitai is often heard when prospective home buyers in Japan first see the size of their yard. Sample text Style spoken casual A female B male