lazy as Ludlam’s dog极其懒惰

【使用地区】：英国

【释义】：

Legend has it that old Mrs．Ludlam，a sorceress，had a dog who lived with her for many years in her cottage in Surrey near Farnham．So lazy was her dog that when strangers approached he always lay down or leaned up against a wall to bark，or didn’t bother to bark at all．There are several versions of the tale，all of them responsible for the proverbial British expression lazy as Ludlam’s dog．

传说，有个名叫卢得兰姆夫人的老女巫养着一条狗。这条狗和她在法汉姆附近的萨里郡的木屋里生活了许多年。她的狗非常懒，当陌生人走近时，它总是伏在地上或靠在墙边大叫，或者连叫都懒得叫一下。这个传闻有几种说法，都可能与这个谚语形式的英国用语有关。