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第163講:cold shoulder; hot air
今天我們要給大家介紹的兩個習慣用語是以兩個對立的字組成的,第一個是冷,也就是英文里的cold,第二個是熱,也就是英文里的 hot。讓我們首先來講以cold這個字組成的俗語。
Cold shoulder. Cold is spelled c-o-l-d, and shoulder is spelled s-h-o-u-l-d-e-r. Cold shoulder.
大家都知道,cold 就是冷。Shoulder 就是肩膀。那末,cold shoulder從字面上來解釋就是:冷的肩膀。但是,Cold shoulder 作為俗語的意思就是:故意對某人很不友好,顯示出討厭或輕視某人的態(tài)度。現(xiàn)在,我們先來舉個例子。
"I always thought Mary and I were friends. But when I saw her at the supermarket today and said 'hello,' she gave me the cold shoulder -- she looked right past me like I wasn't even there."
這個人說:「我老是把瑪麗看作是我的朋友。但是,今天我在超級市場看到她,還跟她打招呼了?墒,她看都沒看我一眼,就好像我沒在那兒一樣,對我可冷淡咯!
請大家注意這個例句的最后一句話:she looked right past me like I wasn't even there. Like I wasn't even there 這樣說,嚴格來講,并不符合語法的要求,但是美國人卻都那末說。這證明口語里習慣的說法并不一定符合語法的規(guī)定,這是經常出現(xiàn)的現(xiàn)象,希望大家在學習的過程中注意這一點。我們再來把這個例句用慢速念一遍。
"I always thought Mary and I were friends. But when I saw her at the supermarket today and said 'hello,' she gave me the cold shoulder -- she looked right past me like I wasn't even there."
美國許多有錢和有地位的人都參加各種很高雅的俱樂部,這些俱樂部每年收很高的會員費,但是會員也可以享受很多俱樂部的設備和服務,例如網球場和游泳池等。一般,這類俱樂部都有他們自己的餐廳,會員可以帶朋友一起去吃飯,可以享受特殊的優(yōu)待。下面這個例句是一個人被邀請參加某一俱樂部的聚會,由于他不屬于那一階層的人,所以受到了冷遇。他說:
例句二:"It was the first time I got invited to that fancy club. People at the party were polite to me, but one of the waiters gave me the cold shoulder when I asked for a drink. Let me tell you, I'll never go to a place like that again."
這個人說:「我被邀請去那種高級俱樂部還是第一次。每個參加聚會的人倒是對我很客氣?墒钱斘覇栆粋服務員要一杯飲料的時候,他對我特別冷淡。我告訴你,我這輩子再也不去那種地方了!
請大家再聽一遍上面這個例句。
"It was the first time I got invited to that fancy club. People at the party were polite to me, but one of the waiters gave me the cold shoulder when I asked for a drink. Let me tell you, I'll never go to a place like that again."
剛才我們給大家介紹了和冷,也就是cold 這個字有關的俗語,下面我們給大家講一個由熱,也就是hot 這個字組
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