這個(gè)強(qiáng)盜是紐約有史以來(lái)面臨的最危險(xiǎn)的罪犯之一.“他會(huì)信手殺人的,”負(fù)責(zé)案件的人說(shuō).
對(duì) "at the drop of a feather"的英文解釋如下：
It may be based on the idiom "drop of a hat" .
This is a saying from the American west,and it appears that Native Americans,apparently,also had a tradition that certain ritual actions be done if an eagle feather falls from (say) a bonnet during certain dancing rituals.If the speaker was aware of this tradition,the saying is quite apt,as this signal is accidental.It might mean that such a person is liable to kill in response to a random event,which would make him more dangerous than someone who will kill at an understood signal.
On the other hand,of course,it could be a meaningless alteration of "drop of a hat",either by mistake or as some kind of mild witticism.People often alter set sayings for the purposes of humour (however slight the humorous effect may be).
__________________能把這段英文解釋翻譯下嗎？拜托了。我給你追加20分。"at the drop of a feather" 可能出自"at the drop of a hat"這個(gè)成語(yǔ)at the drop of a hat我知道，是“立即，毫不遲疑”的意思。不錯(cuò)，就是這個(gè)意思！