时间:2019-01-16 作者:英语课 分类:美国习惯用语


英语课

我想大家都熟悉fight个词。它的意思是斗争、搏斗或者奋斗。你也许还听过这样一个谚语: he who fights and runs away will live to fight another day。这个谚语显然是说:生活中斗争是无可避免的。既然人生本是一场搏斗,fight这个词组成的习惯用语当然就特别多。我们从今天开始要选几个常用的一一介绍。第一个是:fight tooth and nail。Fight tooth and nail其实是fight with teeth and nails这个习惯用语的简略形式。大家可能已经知道tooth是牙齿,nail是指甲。 要是打架的时候又咬又抓的,那可真是使尽浑身解数的一场恶斗。


下面有个例子是说明fight tooth and nail怎样应用在实际生活中的。这段话说Susan由于是女性而在公司里不得重用,她据理力争,控告这家公司性别歧视。


例句-1:When Susan took her case against the company to court, people in the office were afraid to testify 1 on her behalf 2. But she went ahead anyhow, fought tooth and nail, and she won.


他说:当Susan上法庭控告这家公司的时候,办公室的人都不敢为她作证,然而她仍然挺身而出,全力拼搏,并取得了胜利。


所以fight tooth and nail是全力拼搏的意思。我们再来听个例子,这段话说的是一个小城镇对抗强大的中央政府旨意,反对在他们附近建造核能发电厂的规划。


例句-2:The townspeople fought tooth and nail against the government's plan to build the plant. They won the fight. The government had to give up the plan.


他说:镇上的人奋力抵制政府造发电厂的规划。他们赢得了这场斗争,中央政府不得不放弃了这项规划。


这儿fight tooth and nail是拼命抵制的意思。这个习惯用语往往用来说在势单力薄的情况下竭尽全力拼命奋战。


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我们再来学一个习惯用语: fight to the bitter end。Bitter end有一种特殊的意义。船员把船尾系锚绳的柱子叫bitt。系在这柱子上的锚绳的尽头称为bitter end。所以to the bitter end就是到了尽头,再没有多余的绳索了。我们来听个例子,说的是一位老太太和开发商苦苦纠缠好几年,坚持要保住自己的房子,不肯拆迁。


例句-3:Mrs. Brown fought to the bitter end to keep her house, the only one left after the developers tore down all the others. But after five years she gave up and took the money.


大家都听清楚了吧?那位布朗太太为了自己的房子可真有斗争到底的精神,开发商把周围所有的房子都拆光了,她还不动摇。但是她苦熬了五年之后,不得不改变初衷,接受拆迁费,搬家了。


从这个例子看来fight to the bitter end意思是历尽艰辛、苦斗到最后关头。


其实这个习惯用语正恰如其份地描绘出二次大战期间许多美国人为阻止美国参战而作的那种努力。这就是我们接下来要听的例子。


例句-4:A lot of Americans fought to the bitter end to keep the country from getting into World War Two. But after the Japanese attack on Pearl 3 Harbor 4, America had no choice but to go to war.


他说:许多美国人为了阻止本国卷入二次大战坚持不懈地斗争到最后关头。但是在日本袭击珍珠港之后,美国就再也没有选择余地,而只能走上战场。


这儿fought to the bitter end还是解释坚持不懈、斗争到最后关头。

 



v.证明,证实,作证
  • The fingerprint expert was asked to testify at the trial.指纹专家应邀出庭作证。
  • I can testify to this man's veracity and good character.我可以作证,此人诚实可靠,品德良好。
n.利益,方面;支持,赞成
  • Ken is not present,so I shall accept the prize on his behalf.肯没有出席,所以我将代表他领奖。
  • They fixed on him to speak on their behalf.他们已经确定他作为代表发言。
n.珍珠,珍珠母
  • He bought his girlfriend a pearl necklace.他给他女朋友买了一条珍珠项链。
  • The crane and the mother-of-pearl fight to death.鹬蚌相争。
n.海港,港口;vt.庇护,藏匿;心怀(怨恨等)
  • The harbor lies to the south of the city.港口在城市的南边。
  • At that time,our ship was tied up at this harbor.当时我们的船停靠在这个港口。
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