时间:2019-01-14 作者:英语课 分类:美国习惯用语


英语课

  今天要讲的习惯用语都是以chips 2这个词为主的。Chips当然是chip 1这个词的多数。和许多英文单词一样,chip 也有好几种解释。

在今天我们要讲的前两个习惯用语里,chips的意思是赌博时用来代替钱的筹码,也就是用塑料做的彩色小圆块。每当下赌注的时候,参加赌博的人都要把筹码放在桌上,表示他要下多少赌注。

好,现在我们来讲第一个习惯用语, in the chips。要是有人说,you are in the chips, 那他就是在说你有很多钱, 就象一个人在跑马场赌钱,一天下来赚了很多钱;或者是指一个投资着,一年来,他买的股票总是赚钱的,所以他也有许多钱。

好,我们来举一个例子。这是一个人在说他那开店的朋友。这个朋友开店的前几年生意很不好,可是后来情况有了好转。这个人说:

例句-1:Business 3 was 4 bad for Chen after he started his shop, and the first two years he lost money. But he hung 5 on, business picked 6 up and he set 7 up other shops. Now he's in the chips - he has enough money to last him the rest of his life 8.

这句话的意思是:陈刚开店后,生意很不好,头两年他还亏了钱。但是,他坚持了下来,后来生意逐渐好起来,他又开了其他的铺子。现在,他可有钱了, 他的钱足够让他用一辈子的。

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下面我们来讲第二个习惯用语,when the chips are down。 When the chips are down这个习惯用语是指一个人处于紧迫的或重要的情况下。

这个说法也是象第一习惯用语一样是从打扑克牌来的。当每个参加赌博的人把赌注放好了以后,你再做什么也都无济于事了,只有等着把牌翻开来看究竟谁赢了这些钱。

我们来举一个例子。 比如说,一个人有一个非常好的朋友,不管发生什么事,他总是会帮忙,解救困难的。下面就是这个人在描述他这个朋友。

例句-2:Charley is my best friend. I know I can count on him - he's always there to help me out when the chips are down and I'm in a whole 9 lot of trouble 10.

这个人是这么说他的朋友的:Charley是我最好的朋友。 我知道我能靠得上他的 - 在关键时刻,在我遇到好多麻烦的时候,他总是会帮我忙的。

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现在我们来讲今天要讲的最后一个习惯用语, let the chips fall where they may。在这个习惯用语里,chips这个词的意思就跟上面两个习惯用语里的意思不同了。在这里,chips是指小的碎木片,就象一个人在砍一颗树的时候,小木片会溅往四方,然后掉到地上。

当树被砍倒,而且也砍成木块后,砍树的人才不管这些碎木片掉到哪里去了。所以,let the chips fall where they may的意思就是你准备接受可能发生的任何事情。

还是来举个例子说明它的意思吧。下面说话的人工作一贯很努力,他帮他的公司赚了不少钱,但是老板却没有提升他,也没有给他加工资。现在他准备去见他的老板,要求加工资。从他的观点来看,他早就应该加工资了。下面是他在对他太太说话。

例句-3:Honey, I'm fed up with waiting for a raise 11. I've decided 12 to see Mr. Brown and ask him for more money or else I'll look for another job. Maybe he won't like what I say, but I'm ready to let the chips fall where they may!

这个人对他的太太说:亲爱的,我等他们给我加工资等得烦死了。我决定去见Brown先生,要求他给我加工资,否则我就去找别的工作了。也许他不爱听我说的话,但是我已经决定这样做,不管后果怎么样。

Let the chips fall where they may是一个非常有用的习惯用语。你这样说也就是告诉别人你已经决定采取行动,不管其后果如何



n.食物等的薄片;晶片,薄片,碎片;vt.削,切,削成碎片,使摔倒,凿;vi. 碎裂
  • There's a chip in this cup.这个杯子里有一个碎片。
  • The chip is the most valuable part in the computer.芯片是计算机中最贵重的部分。
n.(口语)炸土豆条(片)
  • Potato chips are served for the children.给儿童端上了炸薯条。
  • I'd like some potato chips.我想要些炸土豆片儿。
n.商业, 买卖, 交易, 生意, 事情, 事物, 营业, 商行
  • My father built his business on years of hard work. 我父亲多年奋斗创立了自己的事业。
  • We must finish up this business in a day or two. 我们必须在一两天内把这事结束。
v.(is,am的过去式)是,在
  • He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
  • He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。
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