第163講：cold shoulder; hot air
今天我們要給大家介紹的兩個(gè)習(xí)慣用語是以兩個(gè)對(duì)立的字組成的，第一個(gè)是冷，也就是英文里的cold，第二個(gè)是熱，也就是英文里的 hot。讓我們首先來講以cold這個(gè)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(duì)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(gè)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(gè)人說：「我老是把瑪麗看作是我的朋友。但是，今天我在超級(jí)市場看到她，還跟她打招呼了。可是，她看都沒看我一眼，就好像我沒在那兒一樣，對(duì)我可冷淡咯。」
請(qǐng)大家注意這個(gè)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(yán)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(xí)慣的說法并不一定符合語法的規(guī)定，這是經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)的現(xiàn)象，希望大家在學(xué)習(xí)的過程中注意這一點(diǎn)。我們?cè)賮戆堰@個(gè)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(huì)員費(fèi),但是會(huì)員也可以享受很多俱樂部的設(shè)備和服務(wù),例如網(wǎng)球場和游泳池等。一般,這類俱樂部都有他們自己的餐廳,會(huì)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(gè)例句是一個(gè)人被邀請(qǐng)參加某一俱樂部的聚會(huì),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(gè)人說:「我被邀請(qǐng)去那種高級(jí)俱樂部還是第一次。每個(gè)參加聚會(huì)的人倒是對(duì)我很客氣。可是當(dāng)我問一個(gè)服務(wù)員要一杯飲料的時(shí)候,他對(duì)我特別冷淡。我告訴你,我這輩子再也不去那種地方了。」
請(qǐng)大家再聽一遍上面這個(gè)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(gè)字有關(guān)的俗語，下面我們給大家講一個(gè)由熱，也就是hot 這個(gè)字組
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