美国习惯用语-第42期:to go for broke
<p>美国习惯用语-第42讲:<span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="broke">broke</span></p><p><span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="overboard">overboard</span> </p><p>大胆勇敢和鲁莽轻率之间的界线有的时候并不是很明确的。今天我们要讲的两个俗语就能够分清这两种不同的品质。首先我们要给大家介绍的一个俗语是 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="broke">broke</span>。 <span word="To">To</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> 的意思就是一个人准备冒损失一切的危险来采取一项行动，也可以说是“孤注一掷”。体育运动员往往会遇到这种情况。下面就是一个例子： </p><p>例句-1: "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="auto">auto</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="apart">apart</span>." </p><p>这个人说：“今年规模最大的一次汽车比赛快要开始了。所有参加比赛的驾驶员都准备竭尽全力地争取获胜，那怕担当一切风险，把汽车开得散了架子也在所不惜。” </p><p>下面我们要举的一个例子是一个在打扑克牌的人，他拿了一手好牌，准备把他所有的赌注都压在这手牌上。他说： </p><p>例句-2: "<span word="Okay">Okay</span>, <span word="I">I</span>\'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bet">bet</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="cards">cards</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>\'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="anybody">anybody</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span>\'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>." </p><p>他信心十足地说：“行啦，这回我得豁出去把我所有的钱都压在这付牌上。我就是不相信任何人能够打败我手上的这付牌。” </p><p>拿到一付很好的牌而冒一些风险似乎还是有一定的道理。可是有些人在情绪激动或者发怒的时候往往会在没有充份估计形势的情况下，不顾后果地鲁莽从事。这在英文里就是 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="overboard">overboard</span>。 <span word="Overboard">Overboard</span> 这个字的意思是从船上掉到水中，就像一个粗心大意的水手，专心致意地忙着工作，一不小心，手没抓紧就掉下水去了。 <span word="To">To</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="overboard">overboard</span> 作为一个习惯用语可以解释为在不顾自己安全的情况下就鲁莽地采取行动。下面我们要举的例子是一个妻子在劝她的丈夫不要轻率地作出决定： </p>
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