口语：付诸东流，浪费掉
<p>口语：付诸东流，浪费掉</p><p>成语“付诸东流”的意思大家都知道啦，它比喻希望落空，成果丧失，前功尽弃，好象随着流水冲走了一样。这么形象的表达方式可不只我们中国人能想到的，英语中也有类似的说法，不过他们不用“流水”冲走，而是用“顺着排水沟流走”（<span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drain">drain</span>）。</p><p>“<span word="Down">Down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drain">drain</span>”就是“付诸东流”的异国兄弟，它表示资源尚未妥善利用就都浪费掉了，常与动词<span word="go">go</span>一起出现。来看下面的例句：</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drain">drain</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="experiment">experiment</span> <span word="again">again</span>. 电一停，我们的努力全都付诸流水。现在我们的实验得整个重新来过。</p><p><span word="Rebecca">Rebecca</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="friendship">friendship</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drain">drain</span>.瑞贝卡不敢相信，他们四年的友谊就这样成了过眼云烟。</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drain">drain</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="heavily">heavily</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gambling">gambling</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="casinos">casinos</span>.自从他开始酗酒又在赌场赌博，他的财产渐渐挥霍殆尽。</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="Beckham">Beckham</span> <span word="missed">missed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="penalty">penalty</span> <span word="kick">kick</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="team">team</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drain">drain</span>.贝克汉姆踢飞了点球，球队的优势随即化为乌有。</p><p><span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drain">drain</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="wash">wash</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span>？明明自己在家可以洗车，为什么要浪费钱开到洗车店去洗呢？</p>
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