His mate said the best cure for a hangover is the hair of the dog.

他的朋友说治疗宿醉的最好方法就是解醉酒。

He said that would be much better than the hair of the dog!

他说那会比以毒攻毒要好得多。

The hair of the dog? Is it what you use here in Britain to cure a hangover? !

狗的毛发？这是你们英国治疗宿醉用的东西吗？

Well, apparently it comes from the phrase 'the hair of the dog that bit me'.

显然这个表达方式来自短语以毒攻毒。

Yeah, OK, go on then. The best thing for this hangover is the hair of the dog.

好的，可以。应对宿醉的最好方法就是解醉酒。

In English, when we say 'the hair of the dog', we mean a small alcoholic drink which you have to cure a hangover.

在英语中，我们用the hair of the dog表示用来治疗宿醉的一小杯酒精饮料。

And speaking of the relation between dogs and  random body parts, how did we end up with the " hair of the dog, " as a reference to a hangover  curing cocktail?

说到狗和身体任意部位的关系，我们怎么会想到用“狗毛”来指代治疗宿醉的鸡尾酒呢？