英语讲义【174】与"生""死"有关的惯用语
<p> 生老病死是人生必经之路，是迟早的事。</p><p> 看看英语惯用语里有些什么反映。</p><p> （1） <span word="A">A</span> <span word="chip">chip</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="block">block</span>：与父亲一模一样的儿子 <span word="Ben">Ben</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="obstinate">obstinate</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="father">father</span>; <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chip">chip</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="block">block</span>.</p><p> （2） <span word="For">For</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="sake">sake</span>：为了缅怀过去 <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="revisit">revisit</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="places">places</span>, <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="sake">sake</span>.</p><p> （3） <span word="An">An</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="fogey">fogey</span>：思想狭窄的过时人 <span word="Dont">Dont</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="fogey">fogey</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="misguided">misguided</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="either">either</span>.</p><p> （4） <span word="An">An</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="at">at</span>：的老手 <span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="apology">apology</span>. <span word="Can">Can</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="Bob">Bob</span>?</p><p> <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="John">John</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="letter">letter</span>-<span word="writing">writing</span>.</p><p> （5） <span word="Look">Look</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="self">self</span>：恢复原来的你 <span word="Glad">Glad</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="self">self</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="illness">illness</span>.</p><p> （6） <span word="Settle">Settle</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="score">score</span>：报旧仇 <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="settle">settle</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="score">score</span>? <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="cant">cant</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="magnanimous">magnanimous</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="forgive">forgive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forget">forget</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="bygones">bygones</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="bygones">bygones</span>?</p><p> （7） <span word="Dead">Dead</span> <span word="against">against</span>：极力反对 <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Goh">Goh</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="travelling">travelling</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span>; <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unfamiliar">unfamiliar</span> <span word="place">place</span>.</p><p> （8） <span word="Cutdead">Cutdead</span>：完全不理睬 <span word="Whats">Whats</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Christine">Christine</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span>?</p><p> （9） <span word="Dead">Dead</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span>/<span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> （<span word="of">of</span>） ：就在前头 <span word="They">They</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Changi">Changi</span> <span word="Airport">Airport</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="taxi">taxi</span>-<span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p>
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