Bull是公牛。公牛有时是一种危险的动物。它野性发作时，会挺着头上尖锐坚硬的牛角向人直冲过来。那对锐不可当的牛角可是致命武器。历年来不知有多少西班牙斗牛士是在牛角下丧命的。

习惯用语take the bull by the horns要是直译就是手执牛角制服公牛。这是个相当古老的习惯用语，流传至今有两百多年了。它的确切出典已经不清楚。有一种说法是这个习惯用语起源于牧牛场。当一头怒气冲天的公牛直冲你而来的时候，你自卫反击的办法之一就是迎它而上，双手果断利落地紧紧抓住它头上两角，然后竭尽全力扭转牛头，使公牛失去平衡摔倒而被你制服。

当然这样做是需要临危不惧，迎着困难而上的勇敢精神的。我们来听个例子。说话的人终于鼓起了勇气准备去上级办公室要求加工资了。

例句-1： I'm not waiting any longer for the boss to give me the raise I deserve. I'm going to take the bull by the horns, march in and tell him I want more money or I'm leaving for another job.

他说：我再也不乖乖地等着老板来给我加工资了。我该得到更高的报酬，我要鼓足勇气迎困难而上；我打算去老板办公室直截了当地对他说：要不给我更高的报酬，我就辞职另谋出路了。

他决定不再听任老板的摆布，而要采取主动、据理力争，所以这里的take the bull by the horns含义是不畏权势，迎着困难而上。

我们再看一个例子。这回是老板在谈论一个懒懒散散、工作不力的雇员：

例句-2： I've been patient with Dick because he's my wife's cousin. But he does less work than anybody else. Today I'm going to take the bull by the horns and tell him he's fired.

他说：我一向都很容忍Dick， 因为他是我太太的表亲。但是他活儿干得比谁都少。今天我打算虎口拔牙，单刀直入地对他说他被解雇了。

由于Dick是他太太的亲戚，尽管Dick工作不力，但有碍情面他一向都对Dick相当包容，而今天他却打破情面，正视问题，干脆要辞退Dick。所以这里的take the bull by the horns含义还是克服困难、解决问题。
全名：Charice Pempengco
原名：charmaine clarice
出生名称：Relucio Pempengco
出生日期：1992年5月10日
出生地：拉古娜，菲律宾
现身高:162cm
职业：歌手
音乐风格：Pop，R＆B，Soul（流行音乐，蓝调，灵魂）
发展时期：2007—现在
最喜欢的歌手：惠特尼休斯顿，玛丽亚凯莉，席琳迪翁。
最喜欢的专辑：惠特尼休斯顿的所有专辑
最喜欢的情歌：《One more time》

charice三岁时父母离异，从四岁开始学习唱歌。九岁的时候她第一次参加电视选秀。十二岁时参加‘little big star’得了第三名。但是金子总会发光。她被邀请去瑞典灌录唱片，十四岁时又被韩国当红综艺节目《star king》两次邀请，被韩国人追捧。后来她的视频被欧美人发现，在youtube上引起了狂热的追捧。于是ellen发出了搜索令，最后终于找到了远在菲律宾的她。于是她开始被美国人认识。后来她又被邀请上了美国一线综艺节目《oprah》，被美国人熟识。她浑厚的嗓音为她带来了成功。她现在已经开始总向世界。有世界一流音乐人的赏识和培养，相信她会在更多的好机会中被世界接受。总之，现在的她，就是一个天后胚子。

Artist：Charice Pempengco
Song：Pyramid

Shawty's love is like a pyramid (ooh)
We stand together till the very end (eh ooh)
There'll never be another love for sure (ooh)
Iyaz and Charice let we go

Stones, heavy like the love you've shown (shown)
Solid as the ground we've known (known)
And I just wanna carry on
We took it from the bottom up (no no no)
And even in a desert storm (yeah)
Sturdy as a rock we hold (oh)
Wishing every moment froze
Now I just wanna let you know
Earthquakes can't shake us
Cyclones can't break us
Hurricanes can't take away our love

Pyramid, we built this on a solid rock
It feels just like it's heaven's touch
Together at the top (at the top baby), like a pyramid
And even when the wind is blowing
We'll never fall just keep on going
Forever we will stay, like a pyramid

Like a pyramid like a pyramid eh (ooh)
Like a pyramid like a pyramid eh (ooh)
Like a pyramid like a pyramid eh eh (oooh)

Cold (cold), never ever when you're close (close)
We will never let it fold (fold)
A story that was never told
Something like a mystery (yoh!)
And every step we took we've grown
Look how fast the time has flown
A journey to a place unknown
We're going down in history
Earthquakes can't shake us (oh)
Cyclones can't break us (oh)
Hurricanes can't take away our love

Pyramid, we built this on a solid rock (hey!)
It feels just like it's heaven's touch
Together at the top, (at the top baby) like a pyramid
And even when the wind is blowing (wind is blowing)
We'll never fall just keep it going (keep it going)
Forever we will stay, like a pyramid (eh oh)

Like a pyramid girl let me show you
That I love you so much
That we gonna get through (oh oh)
Even when there's storms
I will never go, Ima be the one to keep you safe (hey)
Before was our love back it up more than enough
Holding on to one another be the cover when it's rough (oh oh)
Mother nature (hey) or disaster won't stop at happy ever after

Pyramid, keep it going (like a pyramid, like a pyramid)
Oh oh ooooh (like a pyramid, like a pyramid)

Pyramid, we built this on a solid rock (solid rock)
It feels just like it's heaven's touch (oooh)
Together at the top (at the top baby, at the top girl), like a pyramid
And even when the wind is blowing
We'll never fall just keep on going (keep it going)
Forever we will stay (Charice), like a pyramid (what what)

Pyramid, we built this on a solid rock
It feels just like it's heaven's touch
Together at the top (at the top baby, at the top girl), like a pyramid (pyramid)
And even when the wind is blowing
We'll never fall just keep it going
Forever we will stay (ooh), like a pyramid

Like a pyramid like a pyramid eh
Like a pyramid like a pyramid eh
Like a pyramid like a pyramid eh eh