Go to pot 掉锅里了？
<p> 今天要讲的习惯用语都有关键词&<span word="mdash">mdash</span>;&<span word="mdash">mdash</span>;<span word="pot">pot</span>。我们都熟悉&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="pot">pot</span>这个词，它可以解释为煮东西的锅。</p><p> 1. <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pot">pot</span> 情况越来越糟糕;走下坡路</p><p> 这个习惯用语来自牧场，牧场上的牲口随着年龄的增长而每况愈下，最后在老得不中用的时候就难逃被屠宰的命运，然后人们会把它们切成小块扔进锅里煮了吃。这就是<span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pot">pot</span>这个习惯用语的出典，当然现在它通用的意思和描述的对象已经有所转化，意思就是情况越来越糟糕。</p><p> 让我们来看个例子。这个人在说自己的弟弟<span word="Freddy">Freddy</span>，曾几何时<span word="Freddy">Freddy</span>是运动健将，而如今他却放任自流、每况愈下。</p><p> 例句-1：<span word="My">My</span> <span word="brother">brother</span> <span word="Freddy">Freddy</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="athlete">athlete</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pot">pot</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="sits">sits</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="potato">potato</span> <span word="chips">chips</span>.</p><p> 我的弟弟<span word="Freddy">Freddy</span>曾是个运动明星，但他却放任自流，每况愈下。在中学时代每天坚持长跑八英里，但是如今他不但不锻炼还成天懒懒散散地坐在电视机前吃着炸薯片。</p><p> </p><p>&<span word="nbsp">nbsp</span>;</p><p> 2. <span word="sweeten">sweeten</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pot">pot</span> 增加有利条件;增加赌注</p><p> <span word="Sweeten">Sweeten</span>是加糖弄甜的意思。厨师烹调的时候常有一个秘诀就是在锅里加上点儿糖或者蜂蜜来调味。这样往往会使菜肴色香味俱增，更合口味。习惯用语<span word="sweeten">sweeten</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pot">pot</span>就这样流传开来了，同时这个习惯用语也有了更广泛的意义，含义是改善条件，使之更合人心意 。有时候<span word="sweetened">sweetened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pot">pot</span>也用在业务交易方面，含义是添加某些优惠条件使得一笔交易更有利可图，并因而有更大的吸引力。我们看个例子。</p>
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