时间:2019-01-07 作者:英语课 分类:美国习惯用语


英语课

To keep one's shirt on


To lose one's shirt


我们穿的各种服装在美国的日常用语当中占有很大的地位。鞋子、袜子、手套等名称都是一些习惯用语的组成部份。今天我们要讲两个由衬衣,也就是 shirt 这个字组成的俗语。首先,我们要讲的是:To keep one's shirt on。To keep one's shirt on用中文来说,那就是:"穿着你的衬衣。""穿着你的衬衣"听起来是个好主意,可是,它到底是什么意思呢?有的时候,这是劝告别人要有耐心,不要太紧张了。例如,一个妻子对她的丈夫讲:


例句-1: "Keep your shirt on, Harry 1; we have plenty of time to catch the train."


她说:"哈里,你别太紧张了,我们还有好多时间,足够我们赶到火车站去的。"


可是to Keep one's shirt on 在更多的场合下,是指要保持冷静,在对情况有足够了解以前不要发火。比如说,有一天,我们曾在以前的课文中提到的那位丈夫晚了三个小时回家吃晚饭。一到家,他就看到他的太太火冒三丈,马上就要大发雷霆。于是,他马上就对太太说:


例句-2: "Honey, keep your shirt on, please! I'm sorry, but the boss made me work late at the office."


他说:"亲爱的,请你千万别发火。我很抱歉。可是,我的老板给了我好多活,我不得不在办公室加班嘛。"


下面我们要解释的一个和shirt这个字有关的习惯用语是:To lose one's shirt。Lose这个字的意思当然就是丢掉,或失去什么东西。一个人要是丢了他的衬衫,他回到家里恐怕那要比那个晚了三小时才回家吃晚饭的丈夫碰到的麻烦要多得多。可是,to lose one's shirt 实际上并不是真的指丢了衬衫。它的确切意思是某个人失去了他所有的一切。我们来举个例子吧:


例句-3: "Did you hear what happened to Joe? He's lost his shirt, the poor guy -- invested 2 all his money in a fancy 3 restaurant and it just went out of business."


这句话翻成中文就是说:"你有没有听到关于乔的事?这回,他可真是丢掉了一切,真可怜。他把所有的钱都投资在一家豪华的餐馆里。而这家餐馆不久前倒闭了。"


下面是另一个说明to lose one's shirt 在日常生活中是怎么用的例子:


例句-4: "Be careful of salesmen who call on the phone and offer to sell you land on the beach down in Florida. You can lose your shirt because the chances are the land is under water at high tide."


这句话的意思是:"对那些通过电话来鼓动你买弗罗里达州靠海滨的土地的推销员,你得十分小心。你要不小心就有可能会损失一切,因为这些地很可能就是那些在涨潮的时候会被水淹没的地。"


上面我们讲了两个由shirt 这个字组成的俗语。但是,尽管这两个俗语都是由shirt 这个字组成的,可是它们的意思却完全不同。第一个To keep your shirt on是指不要紧张,或者是不要在不了解清楚情况的时候就发火。我们今天讲的另外一个俗语是:To lose one's shirt,这是指是失去一切的意思。美国英语中还有不少由shirt这个字有关的习惯用语。我们以后再讲。「美国习惯用语」第十七讲就到里。欢迎下次再一起来学习美国习惯用语。再见。



vt.掠夺,蹂躏,使苦恼
  • Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天,人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
  • Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。
v.投资,花费( invest的过去式和过去分词 );授予;(把资金)投入;投入(时间、精力等)
  • The money will be invested in managed funds. 这笔钱将投资于管理基金。
  • He invested his lawyer with complete power to act for him. 他让律师全权代办。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.想像力,幻想;喜好,爱;adj.想像的,时髦的,华丽装饰的,奢侈的;技巧的;vt.想象,自认为,喜好
  • He seemed to have taken quite a fancy to her.他似乎相当喜欢她。
  • I have a fancy that it's going to rain.我想大概要下雨。
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