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Lisa：Did you get someone to finish decorating the wedding cakes?

丽莎：你有没有找人帮结婚蛋糕做最后装饰？

Molly：Yeah, I asked Paul to do it.

茉莉：有啊，我请保罗负责。

Lisa：Paul! He's like a bull in a china shop!

丽莎：保罗！他粗手粗脚的耶！

Molly：I guess he is kind of clumsy...

茉莉：我觉得他是有点儿不太灵巧啦?

Lisa：Remember when he used a tall ladder to paint the roof?

丽莎：你记得他有一次爬上很高的梯子去粉刷屋顶吗？

Molly：Yep, we had to call the firefighters to get him out of the tree.

茉莉：记得啊，我们那时还得请消防队员把他从树上救下来。

Lisa：I'm afraid these cakes must look very terrible now.

丽莎：恐怕蛋糕现在已经丑得不成样了。

[多学一点点]

★Like a Bull in a china shop粗手粗脚

china大写时指"中国"，小写时指"瓷器"，china shop即是"瓷器店"。本俚语字面意思为"像只在瓷器店里的公牛"，指人一副粗手粗脚的样子。

★bull market股市上涨

bull market与 bear market是两个股市投资人常用术语，前者指"股市上扬"，后者是"股市下跌"。用这两种动物做比喻，是与它们攻击敌人或猎物的方式有关。