美国习语：自不量力 咬紧牙关
<p> <span word="bite">bite</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="chew">chew</span>。<span word="Bite">Bite</span>就是咬，<span word="chew">chew</span>是嚼，如果一口咬得太多，那就嚼不了了。所以<span word="Bite">Bite</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="chew">chew</span>，也就是不自量力。</p><p> 下面我们来听一个例句。这是一个爸爸在提醒他儿子，要是他参加学校的美式足球队，那会占用很多时间。</p><p> 例句-1：<span word="Listen">Listen</span> <span word="son">son</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="responsibilities">responsibilities</span> <span word="already">already</span>. <span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="manage">manage</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="job">job</span>? <span word="Be">Be</span> <span word="careful">careful</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="bite">bite</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="chew">chew</span>.</p><p> 这爸爸说：儿子，听着，你已经有许多事情要做的。现在你要参加学校的美式足球队，你还要学习，再加上打工，你肯定能安排好那么多事吗?你得小心，不要不自量力。</p><p> 苏明，我肯定你不知道<span word="to">to</span> <span word="bite">bite</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="chew">chew</span>这个习惯用语的出处。</p><p> 那到是，我真的不知道。</p><p> 美国棒球比赛时，有的运动员嘴里嚼着东西，然后吐到地上。</p><p> 我知道，他们嚼的是一种烟草。这跟<span word="bite">bite</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="chew">chew</span>有什么关系呀?</p><p> 有关系。这个习惯用语是在19世纪末期出现的。当时的意思就是提醒运动员不要把嘴里塞满了烟草，以免嚼起来不舒服。</p><p> 原来如此。有的棒球运动员和有些农民现在还有嚼烟草的习惯，只是不像以前那么常见了。</p>
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