美国习惯用语-第27期:A red letter day
<p>美国习惯用语-第27讲:<span word="A">A</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="day">day</span></p><p><span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="tape">tape</span></p><p>红颜色这个字，就是英文里的 <span word="red">red</span>，也经常出现在美国的成语和俗语里，有时是正面的，有时是反面的。例如，我们在中文里说，铺上红地毯来欢迎外国贵宾。在英文里也就是 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="roll">roll</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="carpet">carpet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="state">state</span>，或者也可以说 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="carpet">carpet</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span>。我们来举个例子吧： </p><p>例句-1:"<span word="When">When</span> <span word="Ann">Ann</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="vacation">vacation</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="carpet">carpet</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span>." </p><p>这是说：“当安度了一个很长的假期后，我们像贵宾一样欢迎她回来。 </p><p>可是 <span word="red">red</span> 这个字有时也包含着一种贬意，比如说 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="red">red</span>。做生意的人最怕 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="red">red</span>，因为那是指亏本。今天我们要讲两个由 <span word="red">red</span> 这个字组成的习惯用语，一个具有正面的含义，另一个包含着反面的意思。我们先来讲一个表示高兴、快乐的习惯用语 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="day">day</span>。<span word="A">A</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="day">day</span> 的中文意思就是：大喜日子。对于某个人来说，那是指发生好事的一天。例如，一个母亲说： </p><p>例句-2:"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="navy">navy</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="rolled">rolled</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="carpet">carpet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="home">home</span>." </p><p>这位母亲说：“我儿子在海军里服役了三年。他回家的那天对我来说真是一个大喜日子。我们真是把他当贵宾一样来欢迎他。” </p>
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