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In the past， many people depended on horses for transportation， farming and other kinds of work. A lot of people still like to ride horses for sport. Horse racing and betting on （赌） horse racing are also popular. So， it is not surprising that Americans use a lot of expressions about horses.
Long ago， people who were rich or important rode horses that were very tall.
Today， if someone acts better than anyone else， you might tell him to get off his high horse.
And if someone is pushing you to do something， you can say， “Hold your horses！” This is a very informal way to tell someone to calm down and wait. You would not use it with your boss but you could use it with children.
Something else you could say to children if they are playing too rough or hitting each other is to stop horsing around！ When kids horse around， they could get hurt. However， kids who live in a one-horse town might have nothing to do but horse around. A one-horse town is a small town with not too much going on.
So， if you live in a one-horse town， you might like to watch a lot of television. Imagine that you are watching your favorite show when your phone rings. You do not answer it. Wild horses could not drag you away from the television. Nothing could stop you from doing what you want to do.
Sometimes a person keeps arguing a question that has already been settled. They are beating a dead horse. A dead horse is quite different from a dark horse. A dark horse is a person who surprises others by doing much better than expected. In politics， a dark-horse candidate （候选人） is someone who is not likely to win but then does.
Your friend might use another horse expression to give you some advice. If she tells you do not put the cart before the horse， she is telling you to do things in the proper order.
Here’s another piece of advice： do not change horses in midstream. You would not want to make major changes to something you’ve already started. In the past， this expression was used as an argument to reelect a president， especially during a time when the country was at war.
And one more piece of advice from the world of horses is if you fall off the horse， get right back on again. When you fail or suffer a setback it is important to try again. People doing something after a long period of not doing it are getting back in the saddle again. The saddle is the leather seat you put on a horse in order to ride it.
But people often pay no attention to even good advice. After all， you can lead a horse to water， but you cannot make it drink. This means you can give someone advice but you cannot force them to use it.
A. get off one’s high horse
B. hold your horses
C. stop horsing around
D. wild horses could not drag you away
E. back in the saddle again
F. beating a dead horse
G. do not put the cart before the horse
1. 别自认为了不起
2. 重回马鞍
3. 慢慢来
4. 勿本未倒置
5. 野马都拉不走我
6. 白费口舌
7. 不要胡闹
Long ago， people who were rich or important rode horses that were very tall.
Today， if someone acts better than anyone else， you might tell him to get off his high horse.
And if someone is pushing you to do something， you can say， “Hold your horses！” This is a very informal way to tell someone to calm down and wait. You would not use it with your boss but you could use it with children.
Something else you could say to children if they are playing too rough or hitting each other is to stop horsing around！ When kids horse around， they could get hurt. However， kids who live in a one-horse town might have nothing to do but horse around. A one-horse town is a small town with not too much going on.
So， if you live in a one-horse town， you might like to watch a lot of television. Imagine that you are watching your favorite show when your phone rings. You do not answer it. Wild horses could not drag you away from the television. Nothing could stop you from doing what you want to do.
Sometimes a person keeps arguing a question that has already been settled. They are beating a dead horse. A dead horse is quite different from a dark horse. A dark horse is a person who surprises others by doing much better than expected. In politics， a dark-horse candidate （候选人） is someone who is not likely to win but then does.
Your friend might use another horse expression to give you some advice. If she tells you do not put the cart before the horse， she is telling you to do things in the proper order.
Here’s another piece of advice： do not change horses in midstream. You would not want to make major changes to something you’ve already started. In the past， this expression was used as an argument to reelect a president， especially during a time when the country was at war.
And one more piece of advice from the world of horses is if you fall off the horse， get right back on again. When you fail or suffer a setback it is important to try again. People doing something after a long period of not doing it are getting back in the saddle again. The saddle is the leather seat you put on a horse in order to ride it.
But people often pay no attention to even good advice. After all， you can lead a horse to water， but you cannot make it drink. This means you can give someone advice but you cannot force them to use it.
A. get off one’s high horse
B. hold your horses
C. stop horsing around
D. wild horses could not drag you away
E. back in the saddle again
F. beating a dead horse
G. do not put the cart before the horse
1. 别自认为了不起
2. 重回马鞍
3. 慢慢来
4. 勿本未倒置
5. 野马都拉不走我
6. 白费口舌
7. 不要胡闹