[口语]“板上钉钉”用英语怎么说？
<p>从字面上看，<span word="nail">nail</span> <span word="down">down</span>意思是&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;钉下去或者&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;钉牢。如果把什么东西往下钉在地板上的话，那它的位置就固定不变，成了定局，可以引申为&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;敲定，例如：</p><p><span word="Inailed">Inailed</span> <span word="downa">downa</span> <span word="contract">contract</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="cars">cars</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="customer">customer</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="papers">papers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="faxed">faxed</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="you">you</span>.</p><p>我敲定了一个出售一千辆汽车的合约。那位顾客签了所有的文件，我已经把文件用传真发回给你了。</p><p>2. <span word="as">as</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="nails">nails</span></p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="nails">nails</span>字面意思是&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;像钉子一样硬。如果一个人像钉子一样硬的话，那人想必既顽固强硬又无情无义，是个相当难相处的人。例如：</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="isas">isas</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="nails">nails</span>: <span word="one">one</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="mistake">mistake</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="job">job</span>。</p><p>他们向我提供那家公司的一个很好的职位，但是我听说他们的老板是个很难相处的人：只要你犯一个小错，他马上把你一脚踢出公司大门，让你另谋生路。</p><p>3. <span word="another">another</span> <span word="nail">nail</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="coffin">coffin</span></p><p>棺材在死者入殓后才用钉子钉上，所以棺材钉子是送人去地下长眠的。例如：</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="ought">ought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span>. <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="cigarette">cigarette</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="isanother">isanother</span> <span word="nail">nail</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="coffin">coffin</span>.</p><p>你一定得戒烟，你每点上一枝香烟，就等于往坟墓跨近了一步。</p>
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