外企必备口语：我的idea被“毙掉”英文怎么说
<p>今天我们要讲由<span word="shoot">shoot</span>这个词发展而成的习惯用语。大家知道<span word="shoot">shoot</span>通常解释为“射击”，但是它在习惯用语里表达的意思可不同。</p><p>我们要学的第一个习惯用语是<span word="shoot">shoot</span> <span word="down">down</span>。<span word="Shoot">Shoot</span> <span word="down">down</span>的本意是“击落、消灭敌机”。但是人们日常把这个习惯用语应用在和飞机无关的地方。例如下面这段话说的是纽约一个企业界人士想要在香港开设办公室。我们来看看他的主意有什么下场，体会一下其中<span word="shooting">shooting</span> <span word="down">down</span>意思是什么。</p><p>例句-1：<span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="shooting">shooting</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="offices">offices</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chances">chances</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="profit">profit</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="small">small</span>。</p><p>早上参加会议的人认为开设那个办事处的费用太高，而赢利的机会又太小。于是他们毫不迟疑地否决我开设那个办事处的主意。</p><p>所以<span word="shoot">shoot</span> <span word="down">down</span>在这儿表示放弃或者否定某种想法或者方案。</p><p>我们要学的第二个习惯用语是： <span word="shoot">shoot</span> <span word="for">for</span>。<span word="Shoot">Shoot</span> <span word="for">for</span>这个习惯用语可能来自游艺场上射击得奖品的游戏。你瞄准某一目标开枪，是为了得到特定的奖品。于是 <span word="shoot">shoot</span> <span word="for">for</span> 就被用来表示试图达到某一目的或者取得某种结果。我们来看下面的例子。这段话在说美国国会在定期休会前的情形。</p><p>例句-2：<span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="rushing">rushing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="laws">laws</span>. <span word="They">They</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="shooting">shooting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="adjournment">adjournment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="hurry">hurry</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="campaigning">campaigning</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span>。</p>
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