习语:风水轮流转
<p>习语:风水轮流转</p><p>参加过同学聚会的人最深的感受是什么?变化!当年默默无闻、闷头看书的人现在侃侃而谈;当年天天挨批、站墙角的人现在事业如日中天……感叹世事变化,真个是“风水轮流转,三十年河东三十年河西呀!” 习语“<span word="shoe">shoe</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="foot">foot</span>”暗含有“风水轮流转”之意,在不同语境下可译为“现在情形与以前不同啦”,“今非昔比”,“三十年河东,三十年河西”。 据说,19世纪以前,鞋和靴子是不分左右脚的,两只鞋随便换着穿。但是如果你的脚一直穿同一只鞋子,久而久之,鞋子的形状就会与穿鞋的脚一模一样。到了这时,如果左脚再穿右脚鞋——不好意思——今非昔比,你很难再像从前那样不分左右脚来穿鞋。 随着时间的推移,现代意义上的“<span word="shoe">shoe</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="foot">foot</span>”有了其比喻义:双方地位发生了变化(风水轮流转;三十年河东,三十年河西);今非昔比(形势与以前不同了)。</p><p>看例句:<span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tigers">Tigers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="league">league</span>: <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shoe">shoe</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="foot">foot</span>: <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="beating">beating</span> <span word="everybody">everybody</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="league">league</span>.在过去的十年里,我们“老虎队”一直是参加联赛的所有球队中最差的一个,比赛总是最后一名。现在不同啦,我们的队员都很年轻,球技也好,“老虎队”目前所向披靡。</p>
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