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<p>在一部电影中听到两女秘书交谈的一组对话，其中一些美式惯用语(<span word="idiomatic">idiomatic</span> <span word="expressions">expressions</span>)相当管用，笔录下来供读者研习。</p><p>女秘书甲：<span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="boss">boss</span>.</p><p>女秘书乙：<span word="Why">Why</span>?</p><p>这两句话很浅白，相信不看中文字幕也听得懂。女秘书甲说的<span word="boss">boss</span>，既可解作老板，也可解作上司。我们现在继续听她怎样向同事吐苦水。</p><p>女秘书甲：<span word="He">He</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="shoulder">shoulder</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bosses">bosses</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="around">around</span>. （他老是监管着我，把我差来遣去。）</p><p>注：这句话用了两个惯用语。<span word="Look">Look</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="shoulder">shoulder</span>相当于<span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="closely">closely</span>。<span word="Boss">Boss</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="around">around</span>相当于<span word="give">give</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="orders">orders</span>，这个<span word="boss">boss</span>不是名词，而是及物动词。比方你想对朋友说“别让人把你差来遣去”，可以活用这习语说 <span word="Don">Don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="around">around</span>. 顺带一提，<span word="boss">boss</span>这个词还可以用作形容词，美国俚语中<span word="a">a</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="car">car</span>指的是“一流的汽车”。</p><p>我们继续听片中女秘书甲怎样向女同事吐苦水。</p><p>女秘书甲：<span word="When">When</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="talks">talks</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bush">bush</span>.</p><p>切勿把<span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bush">bush</span>和<span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bushes">bushes</span>混淆而闹出笑话。句中<span word="to">to</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bush">bush</span>是惯用语。<span word="Beat">Beat</span>是动词，解作“打”，<span word="bush">bush</span>是名词，指“灌木”、“丛林”。女秘书不会说她的上司“绕着丛林拍打”吧？</p><p>相信大家一定知道这不是女秘书讲话的原意，也知道惯用语十之八九不可以按字面直解。相信大家都猜到<span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bush">bush</span>这个英文成语相当于“闪烁其词”、“转弯抹角”、“旁敲侧击”，指讲话不直截了当。</p>
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