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发信人: yangs (Fight Deadlines), 信区: English
标 题: Slang of the day
发信站: 哈工大紫丁香 (Sat Dec 1 14:00:13 2001) , 转信
black sheep
Definition: Someone in a group or family who has a bad reputation; a misfit or
outcast.
Example: 1) Ted is the black sheep of our family--he dropped out of school an
d hasn't had a job in years.
2) Because of its questionable accounting practices, Greedie Corp. has become
the black sheep of its industry.
Etymology: Years ago, the wool from black sheep was less valuable than wool fr
om white sheep. As a result, farmers were not happy when black sheep were born
, and considered them to be the undesirable members of the flock.
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