Newspapers reported that the son of former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who also is known for his muscles, is “muscling” his way into the world of billboards by appearing in ads for blue jeans.

報道稱，前加州州長阿諾德?施瓦辛格的兒子躋身廣告界，在牛仔褲廣告中亮相。施瓦辛格素來以肌肉猛男著稱。

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Did you know that muscle is from the Latin word for “little mouse?” Apparently, the muscles Romans built up doing weight lifting looked like little mice underneath their togas.

Today, muscle also means to try to force your way into something. Example: “He muscled his way onto the crowded subway car.” Muscle also can mean big, strong bodyguards. A “lot of muscle” can mean a lot of bodyguards. You hear the word muscle used that way in a lot of gangster movies. Example: “That gangster has a lot of enemies, so he always brings a lot of muscle when he comes to town.”

你知道muscle這個詞來自于拉丁文“little mouse”嗎？很明顯，羅馬人舉重時，寬袍子下面的肌肉就像小老鼠。

如今，muscle還表示努力擠進去。比如：He muscled his way onto the crowded subway car. Muscle還可以用來形容五大三粗的保鏢。A “lot of muscle”就是說很多保鏢。在很多黑幫片里你經常可以聽到這個詞。比方說：That gangster has a lot of enemies, so he always brings a lot of muscle when he comes to town.

（中國日報網英語點津 實習生沈清 編輯：Julie）

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Renee Haines is an editor and broadcaster at China Daily. Renee has more than 15 years of experience as a newspaper editor, radio station anchor and news director, news-wire service reporter and bureau chief, magazine writer, book editor and website consultant. She came to China from the United States.