父亲节（Father’s Day），顾名思义是感恩父亲的节日。约始于二十世纪初，起源于美国，现已广泛流传于世界各地，节日日期因地域而存在差异。最广泛的日期在每年6月的第三个星期日，世界上有52个国家和地区是在这一天过父亲节。节日里有各种的庆祝方式，大部分都与赠送礼物、家族聚餐或活动有关。在祝福父亲们身体健康同时，让我们来看看常见的九个与“父亲”相关的英语习语。
Like father, like son.有其父必有其子。
- “John is as smart as his father.” “Like father, like son.”
“约翰和他的父亲一样精明。”“有其父，必有其子嘛。”
father-figure 长者，父亲般的人物
- Perhaps they need the guiding hand of a firm father figure.
也许他们需要一个父亲般严格的指引者。
father surrogate 替代父亲角色
- She saw him as a sort of surrogate father.
在她心目中，他仿佛是能替代父亲角色的人。
foster father 养父
- A few days later Edouard received a call from Profitendieu, Bernard’s foster father.
几天以后，爱德华接待了伯纳德的养父普罗菲恩迪先生的来访。
lie with one’s fathers 葬于故乡
- I will lie with my fathers.
我去世后要葬于故乡。
father confessor 告解神父，听人吐露真情的人
- He was their adviser, confidant and father confessor.
他是他们的顾问、密友和倾听者。
Father Christmas 圣诞老人
- I am going to wait for Father Christmas.
那我不睡觉了。我要等着圣诞老人来。
father of lies 谎言始祖
- The devil is the father of lies.
魔鬼是谎言之父。
Many a good father hath but a bad son. [谚]贤父难免生劣子。
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