lion n. 1.狮子。 2.勇猛的人。 3.名流,名人。 4.〔pl.〕名胜〔过去参观伦敦的人必去看伦敦塔的狮子〕。 5.〔L-〕【天文学】狮子座;狮子宫;【徽章】狮印;狮子纹章。 A lion at home, a mouse abroad. 〔谚语〕在家像狮子,出外成老鼠。 The lion is not so fierce as he is painted. 〔谚语〕传闻往往失实。 a lion in the way [path] 途中的障碍,拦路虎。 as bold [brave] as a lion 勇猛如狮。 lion and unicorn (捧英国皇室徽章的)狮子和独角兽。 make a lion of sb. 使某人红极一时。 put [run]one's head into the lion's mouth 轻入险境,冒险。 see the lions 〔英国〕游览名胜。 show sb. the lions 〔英国〕带领某人游览名胜。 the (old) British L- 英国的别称。 the lion 's share 最大最好的份额〔语出《伊索寓言》〕。 the lion's skin 表面的威武。 twist the lion's tail (尤指美国记者)说英国坏话。 adj. -like
C . s . lewis and his good friend tolkien , the author of the lord of the rings trilogy , were part of the inklings , an informal writers club that met in a local pub to discuss ideas for stories and lewis was always fascinated with fairy tales and myths and ancient legends together with inspiration taken from his childhood led c . s . lewis to write the lion the witch and the wardrobe ; one of the best loved books of all time 他是鲁易师的近亲,从爱尔兰远道而来鲁益师的继子,葛德格本人。鲁益师和好友托尔金,即是魔戒三部曲的作者,与其他作家在当地酒吧相聚,交流写作灵感当时鲁益师对神话传说兴趣浓厚,于是把童年回忆融合神话传说,写成狮子女巫魔衣橱,广受爱戴的一本著作。