美国习惯用语-第29期:rain check
<p> 美国习惯用语-第29讲:<span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="check">check</span></p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="rains">rains</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="pours">pours</span> </p><p>今天我们要讲的两个俗语是和下雨有关系的。下雨是不可捉摸的，有时你不要它下，它却突然下个不停，可是，到了十分需要雨水的时候，它却偏偏又不下。就拿美国人喜欢的棒球赛来作例子吧。正当三万个球迷在看一场紧张的球赛时，突然下起暴雨来了。球员和观众一个个地四处乱跑去找地方躲雨。可是，那些出了五块或十块美金买一张票的球迷却不会空手回家的。在美国，只要在球赛开始以后下雨，每个人在离开体育场的时候都可以得到一张特别的票子，你可以用这张票子下回免费看一场球。这种特别的票子就叫 <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="check">check</span>。<span word="Rain">Rain</span> 就是雨，<span word="check">check</span> 就是支票。<span word="Rain">Rain</span> <span word="check">check</span> 的意思就是，你买了票，但是因为下雨而没有看成球。为了补偿你的损失，就给你一张下次可以用的免费票。可是，<span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="check">check</span> 这个词已经不局限在体育球赛方面了。它已经应用于生活的各个方面。它的意思是：给予第二次机会。 </p><p>比如说，一个百货公司减价出售电视机一个星期。可是，不到一个星期，所有减价的电视机都已经卖完了。在这种情况下，店员就对顾客说： </p><p>例句-1: "<span word="Say">Say</span>, <span word="I">I</span>\'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="sorry">sorry</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="sale">sale</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span>\'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="raincheck">raincheck</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="now">now</span>." </p>
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