美国习语：当机立断
<p> 美国英语里有不少成语或俗语是和鱼，也就是英文里的<span word="fish">fish</span>这个字有关的。以前我们也曾经给大家介绍过几个，今天我们再来给大家讲两个和<span word="fish">fish</span>有关的习惯用语。有些人在处理问题的时候很果断，但是也有不少人前怕狼后怕虎，在处理问题的时候左顾右盼，迟迟不能做出决策。比如说，几个朋友一块儿去钓鱼。可是，其中一个人心不在焉，根本没有好好钓鱼。这时，他的朋友就会对他说：<span word="Fish">Fish</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="bait">bait</span>。 <span word="Fish">Fish</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="bait">bait</span>在这个情况下的意思就是：得了，你要不想钓鱼就乾脆去干别的。</p><p> <span word="Fish">Fish</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="bait">bait</span>从字面上来解释就是：你要就钓鱼，否则就切断你的鱼饵。换句话说，也就是你要不做这个，那就做那个，总得有所决定。<span word="Fish">Fish</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="bait">bait</span>作为俗语的意思就是：不要举棋不定，而要当机立断。</p><p> 比如说，有一个孩子刚从中学毕业，可是他什么也不想干，天天在家游荡。他的父亲就对他说：</p><p> 例句-1: <span word="Son">Son</span>, <span word="either">either</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fish">fish</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="bait">bait</span>!</p><p> 他说：儿子呀，你要就去上大学，否则就出去给自己找个工作。是作出决定的时候啦!</p><p> 下面的例子是一个经营汽车的人在对一位顾客说话：</p><p> 例句-2: <span word="Mister">Mister</span> <span word="Wilson">Wilson</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="convertible">convertible</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="Ive">Ive</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="customer">customer</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fish">fish</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="bait">bait</span>.</p>
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