从文字上看,中国人对狗大概没有什么好感,如狗腿子、哈巴狗、落水狗、丧家狗这类词实在算是骂人的话;英语里有狗有关的词则意思有好有坏,好的如 lucky dog (幸运儿)、 top dog (当权派,头儿)、 gay dog (快乐的人)、 every dog has his day (凡人皆有得意时)等,差的也有如 dirty dog ...
今日读书,遇到 farm gate value 一词,遍查出版的词典,没有查到。后从 answers.com 查到该词词义为 The farm gate value of a cultivated product in agriculture or aquaculture is the net value of the product when it leaves the farm, after marketing costs ...