美国习惯用语-第793:企业家的自传
<p>这几天我在看一个企业家的自传。他提到自己创业初期的窘迫。那时，他身无分文，学历不高，也没有后台关系，几次和朋友作小本买卖都以失败告终。</p><p>在很多人眼里，他这辈子是不会有什么出息了。他的处境，可以用一个习惯用语来形容：<span word="write">write</span> <span word="off">off</span>. <span word="Write">Write</span> <span word="off">off</span> 有许多意思，今天我们讲的是“认为某人或某事是失败的”，“小看”。</p><p>这位企业家当时就被人们看扁，觉得他翻不了身了。当然，人家最后还是创业成功了。当初看不起他的人一定会觉得自己看走眼吧! 在下面这段话中，有个游客在抱怨自己的夏威夷之旅，咱们来听听发生了什么：</p><p>例句-1： <span word="I">I</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="Hawaii">Hawaii</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sunny">sunny</span>, <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="surfing">surfing</span>, <span word="snorkeling">snorkeling</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="outdoor">outdoor</span> <span word="activities">activities</span>. <span word="Nothing">Nothing</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="constant">constant</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="arriving">arriving</span> <span word="there">there</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="skies">skies</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="cleared">cleared</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span>! <span word="All">All</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="vacation">vacation</span>.</p><p>这段话是说：我本以为夏威夷会晴空万里，是冲浪、潜水和其它户外运动的天堂。可是我到了夏威夷之后却天天下雨，让我不知如何是好。结果，我每天只能坐在酒店里，一直等到最后天气放晴才出来。真是太浪费时间了! 我只能说，这次旅行的头几天毫无乐趣，算是白费了!</p><p>这位游客也真是，难道夏威夷就没有博物馆、画廊什么的？就算不能做户外运动，总可以在室内找点有意思的事情吧？碰上不理想的状况，全要看你怎么处理。</p>
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