英语讲义【65】切忌囫囵吞枣
<p> 和中文一样，英语有很多短语、成语和惯用语，但是不是所有的都可以望文生义，并且正确地使用。有些的意思不是每个字面意义的总和，而是有言外之意的。如果英语用法和中文对比，意义相似者固然不少，不同之处可能更多。</p><p> 下列这些英语惯用语或成语，可以望文生义，而且几乎都和中文的意思一样：● <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="egg">egg</span>：一个坏蛋</p><p> ● <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="times">times</span>：过时的</p><p> ● <span word="sooner">sooner</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="later">later</span>：迟早</p><p> ● <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pour">pour</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>：火上加油</p><p> ● <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="face">face</span>：保留面子</p><p> ● <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="leaf">leaf</span>：翻开新的一页</p><p> ● <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span>：经验是良师</p><p> ● <span word="barking">barking</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="seldom">seldom</span> <span word="bite">bite</span>：吠狗不咬人</p><p> 但是下列这些惯用语就不同了，切忌囫囵吞枣，以表层意思误以为是深层真义：</p><p> ● <span word="a">a</span> <span word="busy">busy</span>-<span word="body">body</span>：多嘴爱管闲事的人（不是忙人：<span word="a">a</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="man">man</span>）</p><p> ● <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eleventh">eleventh</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>：在最后时刻（不是在十一点时）</p><p> ● <span word="what">what</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shame">shame</span>!：多可惜（不是多可耻）</p><p> ● <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="in">in</span>：受骗（不是被接纳）</p><p> ● <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="socks">socks</span>：加紧努力（不是拉扯袜子）</p><p> ● <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="down">down</span>：全场喝彩（不是把房子推倒）</p>
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