美国习惯用语-第38期:pain in the neck
<p>美国习惯用语-第38讲:<span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neck">neck</span></p><p><span word="neck">neck</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="neck">neck</span> </p><p>英语里有不少成语和俗语都是和人体各个部份的名称相联系的，有的和头，有的和眼睛、鼻子、手和脚有关的。今天我们再讲两个和脖子有关的俗语。第一个是 <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neck">neck</span>。<span word="Pain">Pain</span> 这个字大家都知道是痛的意思。 <span word="Neck">Neck</span> 是指脖子。但是，<span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neck">neck</span> 并不是脖子痛的意思，<span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neck">neck</span> 是说某人很讨厌。这个俗语非常普遍，你每天都可以听到美国人这么说: "<span word="He">He</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neck">neck</span>." 这就是说：“那个人真讨厌。”下面这个例子是一个饭馆的老板在说某个顾客： </p><p>例句-1:"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hide">hide</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="place">place</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neck">neck</span>; <span word="she">she</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="complaining">complaining</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="service">service</span>." </p><p>这位老板说：“每当我看到那个女人来到我饭馆的时候，我总是想拔腿就跑，到什么地方去躲起来。她可真是讨厌，老是抱怨不是饭菜不好，就是服务不好。” </p><p><span word="Pain">Pain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neck">neck</span> 不是一定要针对别人说的，有时还可以用在自己身上。我们来举个例子。下面是一个很不高兴的爸爸在对儿子说话： </p><p>例句-2:"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>\'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neck">neck</span>, <span word="son">son</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span>\'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="reminded">reminded</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="room">room</span>. <span word="Better">Better</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="tonight">tonight</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span>\'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span>." </p><p>这个爸爸说：“儿子，我并不想让你讨厌，但是我已经提醒你几十次了，要你把房间整理乾净。你还是今天晚上把房间打扫干净的好，否则，这个周末你就别想用汽车。” </p>
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