美国习惯用语-第36期:hot seat
<p>美国习惯用语-第36讲:<span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="seat">seat</span></p><p><span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bothered">bothered</span> </p><p>美国人在日常生活中经常用 <span word="hot">hot</span> 这个字，例如 <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="potato">potato</span>， <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="dog">dog</span>， <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="number">number</span>， <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="rod">rod</span> 等等。它们有的时候代表好的、正面的意思，但有一些则具有反面的意思。今天我们要介绍两个和 <span word="hot">hot</span> 这个字有关的习惯用语。第一个是：<span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="seat">seat</span>。 </p><p>大家都已经知道 <span word="hot">hot</span> 这个字是热的意思，<span word="seat">seat</span> 就是座位。 <span word="Hot">Hot</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> 这个俗语从字面上来解释就是那个座位很热，或很烫。但是，它的真正意思却并非如此。大家都知道，有些国家在处决那些被判死刑的犯人时不是用枪决的方式，而是让犯人坐在一张可以通电的椅子上，把他电死的。以前，人们就是把犯人坐的那张椅子叫做 <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="seat">seat</span>。可是，美国好些州现在都已经废除了死刑。<span word="Hot">Hot</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> 这个俗语的意思也有所改变。现在，<span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> 这个俗语指的是那种可能会产生麻烦，或让人感到难堪的局面。请听下面这个例子： </p><p>例句-1: "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="judge">judge</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="beauty">beauty</span> <span word="contest">contest</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="seat">seat</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winner">winner</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nineteen">nineteen</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="mad">mad</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="me">me</span>." </p><p>这个人说：“我原先以为参加中学生美女评选是一件很有趣的事。可是,结果弄得我很为难。我们选出了一个冠军，这样，只有一个女孩是高兴的，另外十九个都生我们的气。” </p>
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