美国习惯用语-第20期:Up in arms
<p>美国习惯用语-第20讲:<span word="Up">Up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> </p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="arm">arm</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="length">length</span> </p><p>在美国人讲话时，或从书刊报纸上，你经常可以听到或见到一些由手臂，就是英文里的<span word="arms">arms</span>这个字组成的成语或俗语。有些习惯用语从字面上就可以很明显地了解它的意思，不需要解释。<span word="With">With</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> 就是一个很好的例子。当你听到一个朋友说: "<span word="My">My</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="California">California</span>." 很明显，这是说当你的朋友去加利福尼亚州后回家的时候，他家里的人都非常欢迎他。可是，有些习惯用语就不像<span word="with">with</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="arms">arms</span>这样容易理解了。比如说，什么是：<span word="Up">Up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="arms">arms</span>？这儿的<span word="arms">arms</span>不是指手臂了，而是指武器，如枪、炮、箭等。<span word="Up">Up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="arms">arms</span>的意思是起来进行武装斗争，或者非常愤怒，准备打架。我们来举个例子： </p><p>例句-1: "<span word="All">All</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="tuition">tuition</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="percent">percent</span>."</p><p>这句话的意思是：“当我们学生听到学校要提高百分之十的学费时，我们都火冒三丈。” </p><p>下面我们要举的例子是一个国会议员在和一个同事谈论新的税收提案: </p><p>例句-2: "<span word="No">No</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="election">election</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="fall">fall</span>."</p>
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