【四级口语】美国习语：脾气暴躁
<p>今天我们要给大家介绍两个和“帽子”，也就是英文里的“<span word="hat">hat</span>”这个字有关的习惯用语。二次世界大战以前，美国人一年四季都戴帽子。男人一年之中大多数时间戴毡帽，到了夏天就戴草帽。女士们要是没有一顶时髦的帽子就好像不能出门似的。而现在，大多数美国人一年到头根本就不戴帽子。有些年轻人恐怕一辈子没买过一顶帽子。可是，那些和“<span word="hat">hat</span>”这个字有关的俗语却仍然常常出现在人们的讲话中。今天我们首先给大家介绍下面这个俗语：<span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hat">hat</span>。<span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hat">hat</span>的意思是：一有信号可以马上行动。它往往用来形容那些脾气很暴燥的人，例如像下面这个例子中的人：</p><p>例句-1: "<span word="Tom">Tom</span> <span word="Atkins">Atkins</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span>-<span word="hearted">hearted</span>, <span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="guy">guy</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>--<span word="a">a</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="temper">temper</span>. <span word="Say">Say</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="with">with</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="loud">loud</span> <span word="argument">argument</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hat">hat</span>."</p><p>这个话的意思是：“汤姆·阿特金斯一般来说是一个心地善良，很友好的人。但是，他有一个毛病，那就是脾气太坏。要是你说些什么他不同意的话，他可以马上和你大声争辩。”</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hat">hat</span>这个习惯用语不一定要用于争辩或打架的场合。它也可以解释为：在有必要的时候，某人可以立即行动，就像下面这个例子所说的一样：</p><p>例句-2: "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="involves">involves</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="notice">notice</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="bag">bag</span> <span word="packed">packed</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hat">hat</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="catch">catch</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="plane">plane</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span>."</p>
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