black sheep
黑羊,败类,叛逆者
讲解:
英文有一句谚语:There's a black sheep in every family.,字面意义是「家家有只黑羊。」,意思是「任何团体都有不合群者。」。对养羊人来说,长黑毛的绵羊一文不値, 所以black sheep有「败类」、「叛逆者」的意思。
例句:
[David Limbaugh on his brother Rush:] “My dad, more than my brother,was the black sheep. He was a maverick,the lone,passionate voice of conservation. My brothers success is a kind of vindication of my father’s lifework in politics.”(出自:time,Oct. 26,1992,p. 76 )
〔戴维林保谈及他的兄弟拉许:〕「我的兄弟还不算是我们家的黑羊,我老爸才是。我老爸是个独行侠,就只有他一个人热烈呼吁保守主义。而我兄弟的成功可以说证明了我父亲投入政治的毕生 努力没有白费。」