keep on a short leash 遛狗牽的繩太短？還是得管嚴點兒
今天一開啟電腦就看到“貴州一小區8條狗遛彎後中毒身亡”的熱點事件，這其中的誰是誰非咱們不加評論，還是隻說回學英語的話題吧。說到遛狗有關的英文，大家肯定知道“walk dog”是遛狗了，關鍵就是這個“拴繩”的表達可是非常容易引起誤會的喲，大家可得千萬注意！
這個“leash”既是拴狗用的繩索，也可以當作動詞“束縛、控制”來講，所以“kept on a tight/short leash”這個短語就變了味兒，一般都是跟“人”來合用，表示“控制、約束某人”的意思，也就是我們所常說的“把某人管得很緊、管嚴點兒”的意思啦。
leash ［liʃ］ on/off a leash
keep/have somebody on a leash
be kept on a tight/short leash
n. 鏈條；拴狗頸的皮帶；（拴狗等動物用的）繩索，鏈子
v. 用皮帶繫住；束縛；控制；管束某人
【En】a piece of rope， chain， etc。 tied to an animal， especially to a dog at its collar when taking it for a walk。
拴在動物身上的繩子、鏈條等，尤指帶狗散步時拴在狗項圈上的。
a line or rope used to walk or control a dog or other animal；
用來行走或控制狗或其他動物的線或繩子。
a cord， strap， etc。 by which a dog or other animal is held in check。
用來約束拴住狗或其他動物的繩子、帶子等。
a piece of rope， leather etc fastened to a dog‘s collar in order to control it。
系在狗項圈上以控制它的繩子、皮革等。
to control someone – used humorously。
控制某人——幽默的說法。
to be strictly controlled （by someone）； to not be allowed very much independence or autonomy。
被（某人）嚴格控制；不被允許有很大的獨立性或自主性。
【Immersion Scenario Listening 沉浸情景聽力】
● Never leave your dog off the leash outside a store。
千萬不要在商店外面不栓狗繩。
● At her side on a leash trotted a small grey dog。
一條拴著皮帶的灰色小狗在她身邊小跑。
● Marcus keeps you on a short leash， does he？
馬科斯把你管得太緊了，對吧？
● All dogs in public places should be on a leash。
在公共場所所有的狗都應該用繩拴住。
【Scenario Example 場景示例】
● Please keep your dog on a leash when on the beach。
在海灘上請牽住你的狗。
● The boss has had his assistant on a short leash ever since hired her。
老闆自從僱用了他的助手後，就一直對她嚴加管束。
● she kept a tight leash on her emotions。
她嚴格控制住自己的情緒。
● I keep Mike on a short leash。 I really don’t want to， but if I give him too much rope， he will hang himself。
我把邁克管得很緊，我真的不想這樣，但是我要是太放縱他，他自己會倒黴的。
● My husband is on a business trip this week， so I have to get up earlier to walk our dog。
我丈夫這周出差了，所以我得早點兒起床去遛狗。
● Amanda has been kept on a short leash by her husband ever since she gambled away their life savings at a poker match。
自從阿曼達在一次撲克比賽中把畢生積蓄輸光之後，她丈夫就一直對她嚴加管教。
● Everyone feels like they‘ve been kept on a tight leash ever since that new manager took over。
自從那位新經理上任以來，每個人都覺得受到了嚴格的控制。
● Poor Eva seems like doesn’t get out too much these days。 I think her husband has her on a short leash。
可憐的伊娃最近好像都不怎麼出門。我想她丈夫把她管得太緊了。
● Usually it takes about three or four weeks and then we can start going off leash。
通常需要三到四個星期，然後我們就可以開始不繫皮帶了。
● The little springer spaniel mix is house-broken， and she walks alongside you if you put her on a leash。
這隻混血的施普林格西班牙獵犬很有教養，如果你把它拴在狗鏈上，它就會跟著你走。
● There are times when the media needs to be put on a leash。
有些時候，媒體需要受到約束。
