美国习语：提高警惕
<p> 美国人似乎有不少用眼睛这个字，也就是英文里的<span word="eyes">eyes</span>这个字组成的成语和俗语。我们曾经在前面的课文中给大家介绍过<span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="pop">pop</span> <span word="out">out</span>，这是指某个人在感到十分惊奇的时候，眼睛睁得大大的，似乎连眼珠子都快掉出来了。但是，眼睛睁大的时候并不完全是出于惊奇。</p><p> 比如说，当你在交通十分拥挤的情况下开车的时候，你一定会很紧张。这时，你的眼睛就会张得大大的，注意地看周围是否有危险的情况。美国人有一个常用的俗语用来形容这种情景的: <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="peeled">peeled</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="peeled">peeled</span>实际上就是提高警觉的意思。住在华盛顿的人经常会说：</p><p> 例句-1: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="beltway">beltway</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rush">rush</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="peeled">peeled</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="lanes">lanes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="trucks">trucks</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="eighteen">eighteen</span> <span word="wheelers">wheelers</span>.</p><p> 这句话的意思是：在环绕华盛顿地区的这条高速公路上开车是非常危险的，特别是上下班交通最忙的时候。所以，当你要改换车道，超过那种十八个轮子大卡车的时候，你一定要十分警觉。</p><p> 有的时候，那些做坏事的罪犯也会用<span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="peeled">peeled</span>这个俗语。下面就是一个例子：</p><p> 例句-2: <span word="Joe">Joe</span>, <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drill">drill</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="lock">lock</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="in">in</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="drill">drill</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="noise">noise</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="peeled">peeled</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cops">cops</span>.</p>
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