四个英语短语不能望文生义
<p>英语(论坛)中的俗语数不胜数，当中有的我们可以根据字面猜出意思，例如：<span word="Curiosity">Curiosity</span> <span word="kills">kills</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cat">cat</span>. 有的和中文中的俗语有异曲同工之妙，如<span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="father">father</span>，<span word="likeson">likeson</span>. 有的如果不去查的话，就真不知所云了，比如：<span word="It">It</span> <span word="rains">rains</span> <span word="cats">cats</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span>. 下面这四个短语，如果不看解释的话，你知不知道它的意思呢？试试先看例句，看能不能从上下文语境中领悟含义。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thetracks">thetracks</span>. 铁路的另一边？</p><p>历史渊源：当美国开始铺盖铁路的时候，这些铁路一般都在一个城市的中心，把这个城市划分成两半。铁路的一边往往成为富人住的地区，而另外一边就成了到处是工厂、库房的贫民窟。</p><p>真实含义：贫民区的那一边。</p><p>用法：<span word="The">The</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tracks">tracks</span>这个说法已经有一百多年了，但是人们现在还是用来指出身贫贱的人。</p><p>例句: <span word="Remember">Remember</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="Brown">Brown</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tracks">tracks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="pair">pair</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pants">pants</span>? <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brilliant">brilliant</span> <span word="student">student</span>, <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>.</p><p>你还记得在学校时我们经常笑话比尔.布朗，因为他出身贫困，只有一条裤子吗？可是，他倒是一个很聪敏的学生，后来上了医学院，现在他在纽约是一个很有名的医生。这可能就是人们常说的，穷苦人家的孩子往往能艰苦奋斗，成为有出息的人。</p>
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