“斗争”到底
<p> 今天我们要学几个以<span word="fight">fight</span>为关键词的习惯用语。大家都熟悉<span word="fight">fight</span>个词，它的意思是斗争、搏斗或者奋斗。</p><p> 1. <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bitter">bitter</span> <span word="end">end</span> 历尽艰辛、苦斗到最后关头</p><p> <span word="Bitter">Bitter</span> <span word="end">end</span>有一种特殊的意义。船员把船尾系锚绳的柱子叫<span word="bitt">bitt</span>，系在这柱子上的锚绳的尽头称为<span word="bitter">bitter</span> <span word="end">end</span>。所以<span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bitter">bitter</span> <span word="end">end</span>就是到了尽头，再没有多余的绳索了。</p><p> 例句-1：<span word="Mrs">Mrs</span> <span word="Brown">Brown</span> <span word="fought">fought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bitter">bitter</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="house">house</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="developers">developers</span> <span word="tore">tore</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="others">others</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span>.</p><p> 布朗太太为了自己的房子可真有斗争到底的精神，开发商把周围所有的房子都拆光了，她还不动摇。但是她苦熬了五年之后，不得不改变初衷，接受拆迁费，搬家了。</p><p> 其实这个习惯用语正恰如其分地描绘出二次大战期间许多美国人为阻止美国参战而作的那种努力。我们再看个例子。</p><p> 例句-2：<span word="A">A</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="fought">fought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bitter">bitter</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="Two">Two</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Pearl">Pearl</span> <span word="Harbor">Harbor</span>, <span word="America">America</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="war">war</span>.</p><p> 许多美国人为了阻止本国卷入二次大战坚持不懈地斗争到最后关头。但是在日本袭击珍珠港之后，美国就再也没有选择余地，而只能走上战场。</p>
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