美国习惯用语-第37期:to break your neck
<p>美国习惯用语-第37讲:<span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="neck">neck</span></p><p><span word="to">to</span> <span word="stick">stick</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="neck">neck</span> <span word="out">out</span> </p><p>美国人在讲话和写文章的时候经常用一些和人体各部份有关系的成语或俗语。今天我们要给大家介绍的两个习惯用语就是和脖子有关的。脖子在英文里就是：<span word="neck">neck</span>。 </p><p>在美国英语里，有一些习惯用语都和 <span word="neck">neck</span> 这个字有联系的，但是它们的意思却各不相同。我们先来讲一个美国人经常用的、由 <span word="neck">neck</span> 这个字组成的俗语：<span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="neck">neck</span>。 <span word="Break">Break</span> 这个字的意思是把什么东西弄断或打破。但是，<span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="neck">neck</span> 的意思并不是指你的脖子真的断了。 <span word="To">To</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="neck">neck</span>作为俗语是尽一切力量努力去做某件事的意思。下面这位爸爸说的话就很清楚地告诉大家 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="neck">neck</span> 这个俗语的用法： </p><p>例句-1: "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="Sam">Sam</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="harder">harder</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="breaking">breaking</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="neck">neck</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="scrape">scrape</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="college">college</span>." </p><p>这位爸爸说：“我希望萨姆在念书方面再用功一些，因为我一直在想尽一切办法来凑足了钱好让他继续念大学。” </p><p>美国人的生活是很紧张的，节奏很快，人人感到压力很大。可是，下面这个例子说的那个修电视机的工人当天比较运气，碰到了一个好顾客。这位顾客对他说： </p><p>例句-2: "<span word="You">You</span> <span word="don">don</span>\'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="neck">neck</span> <span word="fixing">fixing</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="set">set</span>: <span word="I">I</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="don">don</span>\'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span>." </p>
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