我在厂里好比是一家之主,我不能容忍那种害群之马。
In the English language, black sheep is an idiom used to describe an odd or disreputable member of a group, especially within a family. The term stems from the genetic effect in sheep whereby a recessive gene occasionally manifests in the birth of a sheep with black rather than white coloring; these sheep stand out in the flock and their wool was traditionally considered less valuable.
在英语中,black sheep这个习语用于形容群体中格格不入或者声名狼藉的成员,尤其是家族中。这种说法来自于绵羊的一种遗传效应,有些新生绵羊因发生隐性遗传长成了黑色,而不是白色,这些羊在羊群中格外扎眼,而它们的羊毛通常没有什么价值。
Black wool was considered commercially undesirable because it could not be dyed. In 18th and 19th century England, the black color of the sheep was seen as the mark of the devil.
由于黑色的羊毛无法染色,因此没有什么商业价值。在18世纪至19世纪的英格兰,黑色的绵羊被视为魔鬼的象征。
In modern usage, the expression has lost some of its negative connotations, though the term is usually given to the member of a group who has certain characteristics or lack thereof deemed undesirable by that group.
在现代用语中,关于black sheep的一些负面含义已经消失,不过,这个习语还是经常被用来形容群体中因具有某种特殊特征或缺陷,而不受该群体欢迎的成员。
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