时间:2019-01-08 作者:英语课 分类:美国俚语


英语课

   drain作名词的时候可以指下水道。看见go down the drain这个习惯用语,你头脑里可能会出现这样的情景:有个人在洗澡的时候不小心把手上的钻戒滑落到浴缸排水孔里,在他还没来得及作出反应的时候,那宝贵的戒指就已经随着脏水一古脑儿地下了下水道。Go down the drain这个习惯用语也许正来自这种意外。


  实际上,go down the drain是在二十世纪二十年代前后开始在美国流行的,因为当时美国的多数房屋里有了排水管道装置。
  我们看个例子来体会这个习惯用语的意思吧。这位先生要来告诉我们:他把一笔款子借给弟弟Joe去开咖啡店,结果让他损失了不少钱。
  例句:Joe borrowed my savings 1 to open a coffee shop. It made money at first but then somebody opened a bigger place down the street. This competition put my brother out of business and all the money I lent him went down the drain.
  他说:Joe为了开咖啡店问我借了我的积蓄。这家店起先倒还赚钱,可是后来有人在同一条街上开了家更大的咖啡店。我弟弟竞争不过他们只好停业,我借给他的钱也全都泡汤了。
  这样看来go down the drain这个习惯用语的意思是“泡汤”或者“付诸东流”。从二十世纪六十年代以来go down the drain这个习惯用语还常被改成这样:go down the tubes。 Go down the tubes和go down the drain表达的意思相似。tube指下水管。

n.存款,储蓄
  • I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假,那样会把我的积蓄用光的。
  • By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时,他的存款已全部用完。
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