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习惯用语-give one a hand; foot the bill...

时间:2005-09-15 16:00:00

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每一种语言都有它独特的成语和俗语。美国人经常说:“Give me a hand.” 按照字面来理解,“give me hand”就是“给我一只手。”可是,它的意思却是“帮我一下忙。”

另外一个例子是:“Foot the bill.”

“Foot”的意思是 “一只脚”,而“bill”在这儿的解释是“账单”。“Foot the bill.”并不是把帐单踩在脚底下,而是付账的意思。

另外,有的时候,一个词汇有好几种解释。就拿下面一句话来作例子吧:

例句-1:“We arrived two hours late at the big blow-out for Charlie's birthday because our car had a blow-out.”

这句话里第一个blow-out是指规模很大的聚会,第二个blow-out是指汽车的轮胎炸了。整个句子的意思是:“由于我们车胎炸了,所以我们晚了两个小时才到达查理举行生日宴会的地方。”

还有一些习惯用语从字典上的意思来看是相同的,但是它们使用的场合却不同。

下面两个习惯用语就是很好的例子。

一个是“Lock, stock and barrel”,另外一个是:“Hook, line and sinker”。

Lock,stock and barrel和Hook,line and sinker都是全部的意思,可是用法却不同。

我们先来举一个Lock,stock and barrel的例子:

例句-2:“Mr. Rockefeller bought the whole oil company lock, stock and barrel.”

这句话的意思是:“洛克菲勒先生把整个石油公司买了下来”。换句话说,也就是他买了这个石油公司的大楼丶油井和其他属于这个公司的资产。

Hook, line and sinker虽然也和lock, stock and barrel一样是全部的意思,可是它还带有受骗的意思。例如:

例句-3:“I warned Sally not to believe that man's stories about how rich he was, but she swallowed them hook, line and sinker. After she married him, she found out that he owed everyone in his office money.”

他说:“我告诉沙利不要相信那个男人说的他多么有钱之类的话。可是沙利却一点都没有怀疑他。等到结婚才发现这个人几乎向每个同事都借了钱。”  

刚才我们讲解了在学英语过程中经常会碰到的一些问题。有些习惯用语从字面上看不出它们的确切意思,例如:give me a hand和foot the bill。另外还有些习惯用语在不同场合却表达不同的意思,如blow out。还有一些俗语,它们在字典上的解释是相同的,但是却有不同的用法,就像lock,stock and barrel和hook,line and sinker。


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0 birthday kRKyq     
n.生日,诞生日
参考例句:
  • Next Tuesday is his birthday.下周二是他的生日。
  • Doctor Smith sent me a birthday present yesterday.史密斯博士昨天送给我一份诞辰礼物。
0 late GxFyK     
adj.迟的,晚的;已故的;adv.很晚,很迟,晚
参考例句:
  • Why are you so late?你为什么这样晚呢?
  • I'm a little late.我有点迟了。
0 had FeBxb     
vbl.have的过去式和过去分词;conj.有
参考例句:
  • I just had a good idea!我有个好主意!
  • The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。
0 office 0vry6     
n.办公室,办事处,事务所;职务,职责,功能
参考例句:
  • I walked to the office.我朝办公室走去。
  • I went back to the ticket office at once.我马上返回售票处。
0 owed d8aea03e0a2a7e49a90d3d62728feafe     
v.感激( owe的过去式和过去分词 );应把…归功于;欠…债;(对位高权重者)忠诚
参考例句:
  • I'd completely forgotten about the money he owed me. 我完全记不得他欠我的钱了。
  • He gave me a lot of help.I owed much to him. 他给我许多帮助,我非常感激他。 来自《简明英汉词典》
0 hook oc5xa     
vt.钩住;n.钩子,钩状物
参考例句:
  • The blacksmith forged a bar of iron into a hook.铁匠把一根铁条锻造成一个钩子。
  • He hangs up his scarf on the hook behind the door.他把围巾挂在门后的衣钩上。
0 married HBbx9     
adj.已婚的;与…结婚的
参考例句:
  • I heard John got married.我听说约翰结婚了。
  • They got married last autumn.他们在去年秋季结婚。
0 stock luiwR     
n.存货,储备;树干;血统;股份;家畜;adj.存货的;平凡的,惯用的;股票的;畜牧的;vt.进货,采购;储存;供给;vi.出新芽;进货
参考例句:
  • The shop takes stock every week on Friday mornings.这家商店每星期五早晨盘点存货。
  • Experts have forecast an upturn in the stock market.专家已预测股票市场价格有上升趋势。
0 lock 80JxE     
vi.锁,锁上,锁住,紧闭;vt.锁,锁上,拘禁;隐藏;使固定,卡住;n.锁,刹车;水闸;一缕头发
参考例句:
  • This box doesn't lock.这只箱子锁不上。
  • Will you lock up the house,please?请将房门锁起来,好吗?
0 believe zQNy5     
v.相信;认为
参考例句:
  • Believe it or not,that's the way it is.信不信由你,反正事情就是这样。
  • I believe what you say.我相信你的话。
0 swallowed 3d93f8cc12a4cc3412f7ed3830a10eb6     
vt.& vi.吞,咽(swallow的过去式与过去分词形式)
参考例句:
  • Her throat constricted and she swallowed hard. 她喉咙发紧,使劲地咽了一下唾沫。
  • She accidentally swallowed the poison and death was instantaneous. 她意外地吞下了毒药,当即就死去了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
0 barrel FN8zF     
n.圆桶;一桶的量;枪管;vt.把...装桶
参考例句:
  • I drew off three pints of beer from the barrel.我从酒桶里抽出三品脱啤酒。
  • The man rolled the barrel into the yard.那个人把圆桶滚进院子。
0 because EQXyl     
conj.由于,因为
参考例句:
  • Because his car is old.因为他的汽车旧了。
  • He was late because of an accident.他是因事故而迟到的。
0 company gX4yf     
n.公司
参考例句:
  • Is this your company?这是你的公司吗?
  • Which company was that?那是哪家公司?
0 money zwEyI     
n.钱,财产,货币
参考例句:
  • We need some more money.我们还需要些钱。
  • His money comes mainly from business.他的钱财主要来自经商。
0 was bglwv     
v.(is,am的过去式)是,在
参考例句:
  • He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
  • He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。
0 oil IIJx5     
n.油,油画颜料;v.涂油,溶化,加油
参考例句:
  • China is rich in oil resources.中国的石油资源丰富。
  • It might need some oil.它大概需要一些油。
0 warned 47ff9951b01a6b094431ff82dc68e266     
v.警告( warn的过去式和过去分词 );提醒;告诫;预先通知
参考例句:
  • Motorists have been warned to beware of icy roads. 已经提醒开车的人当心冰封的路面。
  • I've warned her countless times. 我警告过她无数次了。
0 bill MdAy2     
(Bill)比尔(男名);n.帐单,钞票,票据,清单;议案,法案;广告;鸟嘴,喙;vt.开帐单,用海报宣传,把...列成表
参考例句:
  • Bill is both a good swimmer and a good cook.比尔不仅是个游泳好手,而且是个烹调能手。
  • It will save trouble if you pay the bill now.如果你现在付账就没事了。
0 rich 1Xxxs     
adj.有钱的;富裕的
参考例句:
  • He was born in a rich family.他出生于一个富有的家庭。
  • Do you want a rich husband?你想要一个有钱的老公吗?
0 bought jRNyP     
v.购买,购得( buy的过去式和过去分词 );做出牺牲以获得;够支付;买通
参考例句:
  • He bought extra food in anticipation of more people coming than he'd invited. 他预料来的客人会比邀请的多,就多买了食物。
  • He bought me a new coat. 他给我买了一件新外套。
0 found 8i5xD     
v.建立,创立,创办;vbl.(find的过去分词)找到
参考例句:
  • I found him at home.我发现他在家。
  • The United Nations was found in 1945.联合国于1945年成立。
0 arrived arrived     
v.到达,来( arrive的过去式和过去分词 );发生
参考例句:
  • Dot arrived in a state of great agitation. 多特到达时十分焦虑不安。
  • They arrived in Belgium by airplane . 他们乘飞机到达比利时。
0 blow CRzy8     
vi.吹,吹气,打气;爆炸,爆裂;n.打,打击
参考例句:
  • Make a wish and blow out the candles on your cake.许个愿吧,把蛋糕上的焟烛都吹灭。
  • His death is a great blow to his father.他的死给他父亲很大打击。
0 whole QgkwK     
adj.整整的;全部的;完整的
参考例句:
  • It snowed for two whole days.雪下了整整两天。
  • The whole village was sleeping.整个村庄一片寂静。
0 line P0Mxt     
n.线;排,行
参考例句:
  • The railway line will soon reach to our town.铁路不久就要延伸到我们镇了。
  • There is a long line at the copy room.复印室里排了好多人。