令人厌烦的hard sell
<p>今天要讲的三个习惯用语里都有一个关键词，那就是<span word="hard">hard</span>。<span word="Hard">Hard</span>这个词有许多解释。它经常被用作形容词，意思是某一样东西很硬或者是做某件事很困难，有的时候也可以指很激烈。</p><p>我们今天要讲的第一个习惯用语是：<span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="sell">sell</span>，就是对某人施加很大的压力，促使他用钱来买你的东西或者用其他有价值的东西来换取你的货品。美国有许多商人通过电话来推销他们的货物。下面例句说话接到了一个推销杂志的电话。我们来听听他么是怎么样形容这个推销员的：</p><p>例句-1: <span word="This">This</span> <span word="salesman">salesman</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="aggressive">aggressive</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="take">take</span> "<span word="No">No</span>" <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="answer">answer</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="sell">sell</span>. <span word="Finally">Finally</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="mad">mad</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="liked">liked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="magazine">magazine</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hung">hung</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p>这个推销员拼命地推销，根本不接受你说&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;不，简直就是强行推销。后来我实在感到很烦就告诉他，我很喜欢那个杂志，但是他那种强行推销的方法对我不起作用，然后我就把电话给挂了。</p><p>这里的&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="I">I</span> <span word="hung">hung</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="him">him</span>.是指还没等对方说完就把电话挂了</p><p>我们现在来讲我们今天要讲的第二个习惯用语： <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="hat">hat</span>。<span word="Hat">Hat</span>就是帽子。例如西方妇女戴的那种很时髦的帽子或者是男人戴的礼帽。<span word="Hard">Hard</span> <span word="hat">hat</span>顾名思义就是硬的帽子，是那种建筑工人为了安全而戴的，用塑料或金属做的帽子。自从上个世纪六十年代以来<span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="hat">hat</span>已经成了一个习惯用语，指的是一些工人的政治信念。</p>
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