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第165講:over a barrel; over ones dead body
我們今天再來(lái)講兩個(gè)和over有關(guān)的習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)。第一個(gè)是:over a barrel. Barrel就是一只裝東西的桶。那么,什么是over a barrel 呢? Over a barrel是一個(gè)人出于某種原因受人牽制,一切都得聽(tīng)從那個(gè)人的意志行事,別無(wú)選擇。我們舉個(gè)例子來(lái)看看在實(shí)際生活中over a barrel 是怎么用的。下面是一個(gè)飯館的老板告訴我們他和他的合夥人之間存在的問(wèn)題。他說(shuō):
"My partner wants to buy out my share but he's only offering half what it's worth. Of course, he has me over a barrel because I'm anxious to retire and go to Florida and I can't find anybody else who wants to buy."
這個(gè)人說(shuō):“我的合夥人要把我的股份買(mǎi)下來(lái),但是,他只愿意付實(shí)在價(jià)值的一半。我呢,急著要到佛羅里達(dá)州去退休,又找不到別的買(mǎi)主,所以我就給我那合伙人捏在手里,任意擺布了!
美國(guó)有不少人退休后就到佛羅里達(dá)州去生活,最主要的是那里天氣好,冬天不冷,又是沿海,風(fēng)景很好。有的人甚至在退休前就在佛羅里達(dá)州買(mǎi)好了房子,準(zhǔn)備在那里渡過(guò)有生之年。當(dāng)然,美國(guó)還有其它天氣很好的地方,例如像夏威夷州,但是,夏威夷島在太平洋當(dāng)中,離開(kāi)美國(guó)大陸很遠(yuǎn),不如佛羅里達(dá)州那么方便。
我們?cè)侔焉厦孢@個(gè)句子念一遍:
"My partner wants to buy out my share but he's only offering half what it's worth. Of course, he has me over a barrel because I'm anxious to retire and go to Florida and I can't find anybody else who wants to buy."
下面這個(gè)例子是一個(gè)人在說(shuō)他的鄰居老太太,由于生活全靠侄女料理,因此她不得不受她侄女的牽制。
"That old lady has no children of her own, and she's too sick now to take care of herself. She has to depend on her niece for help. Of course her niece has her over a barrel -- she made the old lady transfer most of her savings to her own account."
這個(gè)鄰居說(shuō):“這位老太太自己沒(méi)有孩子,身體還有病,沒(méi)有辦法自己料理生活,全要依靠她侄女的幫助。她侄女于是就任意擺布她,讓她把她大部份存款轉(zhuǎn)到她的戶頭中去!
美國(guó)的老年人很少和子女住在一起。有的和孩子住的比較近。這樣,兒子女兒還可以經(jīng)常去看望他們,幫他們買(mǎi)買(mǎi)東西,做一些他們能力不及的事。但是,也有一些孩子對(duì)父母很不關(guān)心,既不去看望,連電話問(wèn)候也很少。這樣的老人晚年是比較凄慘的,單身的老人就更是如此。美國(guó)人對(duì)中國(guó)人敬仰老人的風(fēng)尚是非常欣賞的。
我們?cè)賮?lái)把這個(gè)句子念一遍:
"That old lady has no children of her own, and she's too sick now to take care of herself. She has to depend on her niece for help. Of course her niece has her over a barrel -- she made the old lady transfer most of her savings to her own account."
下面我們要講的一個(gè)習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)是:over one's dead body。Dead就是死,body就是一個(gè)人的身體。Over one's dead body按字面來(lái)解釋就成了在某
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