时间:2018-12-16 作者:英语课 分类:美国习惯用语


英语课

   今天我们要讲的一个美国习惯用语是to see eye to eye。Eye是一只眼睛, to see eye to eye,意思是观点一致,意见相同。比如说,联合国的许多成员国都认为应当制止伊朗发展核武器,在这件事上他们的看法是一致的, they see eye to eye on this matter。不过他们对如何制裁伊朗却意见分歧。They do not see eye to eye on how to sanction 1 Iran。


  要注意的是,要说到在某个问题上意见一致或不同的时候,我们通常用介词on。在刚才的句子里,我们说,They do not see eye to eye on how to sanction Iran。
  下面我们来听一个例句。 这是一个公司的老板在告诉大家为什么他的公司经营得很成功。
  例句-1:Our business has been successful because Tom and I work so well together. Sure, we have some differences in personality, but on the important things, like which businesses to invest 2 in and who to hire, we see eye to eye.
  这位老板说:我们的生意很成功, 因为Tom跟我合作得很好。没错,我们的个性不完全一样,但是在重大事情上,比如在向哪些 公司投资和雇用什么人的问题上,我们的看法是一致的。
  在美国,我们经常可以看到有关公司内部权力之争的报导。所以能找到一个在重大问题上观点一致,合作得很好的伙伴也是不容易的。
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  To see eye to eye这个习惯用语最早出现在1600年的圣经译文中,可是现在美国人仍然经常使用。下面我们再来举一个例子。 这是一个丈夫在说他的婚姻问题。
  例句-2:At the beginning of our marriage we wanted the same things, but over the years we've grown apart. Now, for example, I want a family but she doesn't, and she wants to stay in the city but I want to get out. The fact is we no longer see eye to eye.
  这个人说:刚结婚的时候, 我们有共同的愿望和追求。可是后来我们变得不一样了,比如现在我想要孩子,她不要;她想住在城里,我想搬到城外去。实际上我们就是意见不一致了。
  这个例句里说这对夫妇grow apart。Grow是成长,apart是分开。不管是大人,还是小孩,每个人在生活中天天都在成长,都有变化。夫妇俩由于学习,工作或其他因素逐渐分道扬镳的现象是很多的。这也是美国人离婚时提出的理由之一。

1 sanction
v.同意(某事),批准,认可;n.批准,国际制裁
  • Prison is the best sanction against a crime like this.为遏止这类罪行,监禁手段是上策。
  • Official sanction has not yet been given.尚未获得正式批准。
2 invest
v.投资;投入(时间等);授予,赋予
  • I have decided to invest in a new car.我已经决定买一辆新汽车。
  • The best time to invest is now.现在是投资的最佳时机。
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