going by shank’s mare走，步行

【使用地区】：英国

【释义】：

This means to go somewhere by walking，to use“Walker’s bus，”but as far as is known，no horseless Mr．Shank is responsiole for this two—hundred—year—old phrase，which is probably Scottish in origin．Neither is there any proof that the expression refers to King Edward I，nicknamed“LongShanks”because whenever he rode a pony his long legs reached to the ground．The shank is the leg，or that part of the leg below the knee，and a mare is usually slower than a stallion．Going by marrow—bone stage，a play on the once—real Marylebone(pronounced“Marrybun”)stage in London，means the same．

指走着去某地，即坐“11路公共汽车”。据了解，无马的Shank先生并非是这个使用了两百年的词语的起因，此短语可能源于苏格兰语。也没有证据表明，这个短语指的是爱得华一世国王(1239－1307)，因骑马时他的长腿总是触及地面，所以被取名叫“长腿”(Long Shanks)。Shank意为“腿”或“小腿”，母马通常比雄马跑得慢。marrow—bone stage曾是伦敦Marylebone(读音为Marrybun)舞台上演出的戏剧。going by marrow—bone stage的意思与之相同。