翘辫子

假如他自己不多保重身体，迟早会翘辫子。

If he does not take care of himself , he may kick the bucket sooner or later .

感谢上帝，奥利芙所有的亲戚看上去暂时都没有翘辫子之虞。

None of Olive 's relatives looked likely to pop off for the time being , thank God .

袁世凯刚刚登上皇帝的宝座就翘辫子了。

Yuan Shikai had just taken the throne when he kicked the bucket .

这个短语源自于英文俗语tokickthebucket，意即去世（翘辫子），这个表达早在1785年就已经在使用了。

This phrase comes from the idiom to kick the bucket , meaning to die , which has been in the language since at least 1785 .

【句型操练好像你快要翘辫子似的，如此急着去打电话给你儿子。

You desperately rushed to give a call to your son .

他希望在他翘辫子之前看看他的孙子。

He hopes to see his grandchildren before he turns up his toes .

来了一个小姑娘，穿着白色裙子，梳着长翘辫子。

In came a girl , wearing a white skirt with two long pigtails .

他于上周五翘辫子，我们都为此感到十分伤心。

He kicked the bucket last Friday and we are all deeply saddened by this .

我希望在我翘辫子之前去澳大利亚看看我的孙子。

I hope to see my grandchildren in Australia before I turn up my toes .

她于上周五翘辫子，我们都为此感到十分伤心。

She kicked the bucket last Friday and we are all deeply saddened by this .

你很强壮我的朋友，弱一点的人到现在应该翘辫子了。

You 're a tough one my friend , a lesser man would be dead by now .

说我们击败歧视，战胜狭隘，——打倒…——翘辫子的比喻吗？

That we 're blitzing bigotry , kicking intolerance , - and beating ... - metaphors to death ?

接着我问他能否让我把笔记本带到镇上复印，免得它翘辫子。

Then I asked if I could take the notebook into town with me and photocopy it before it died .

先生，我严肃地说，这是我的专业意见&这本子若不赶紧找人帮忙，用不着六个月就会翘辫子。

Sir , I said gravely , here is my professional opinion & if this book does not get some help soon , it will be dead within the next six months .