Up in the air 不确定
<p> 今天我们来学习一个习惯用语：<span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span>。<span word="Air">Air</span>是空气，<span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span>就是在空气中，也就是悬在空中，这个习语的意思就是：某件事还没有确定。</p><p> 通常我们会说，某个计划还没有确定(<span word="the">the</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span>)。要是有的人对某件事没有办法作出决定，你就可以说&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="their">their</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span>。下面我们来看一个例句。这是一个建筑公司的老板在说他们的一个项目为什么迟迟不能开工。</p><p> 例句-1：<span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="regulations">regulations</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="airport">airport</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="onstruction">onstruction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="golf">golf</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span>.</p><p> </p><p>&<span word="nbsp">nbsp</span>;</p><p> 因为对在机场附近兴建设施有了新的规定，因此我们在年底之前要开始修建高尔夫球场看来是不行了。这整个工程就因此悬而不定。</p><p> 这个习惯用语在18世纪中叶就开始流行了，只是当时的人说，<span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span>，到了20世纪人们才开始用<span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span>。下面我们再来看一个例句。这是一个人在说他对自己的未来一点都不清楚。</p><p> 例句-2：<span word="I">I</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="know">know</span>. <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="job">job</span>. <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="girlfriend">girlfriend</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="Everything">Everything</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span>.</p>
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