美国习惯用语-第57讲:lemon and going bananas
<p>美国习惯用语-第57讲:<span word="lemon">lemon</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="bananas">bananas</span></p><p><span word="going">going</span> <span word="bananas">bananas</span> </p><p>大多数人都很喜欢吃水果。即便那些不怎么热衷于水果的人，他们恐怕也不太会否认水果颜色鲜艳，形状多样，看起来也怪可爱的。一些和水果有关的美国成语和俗语也都具有肯定的含义。但是，这倒也并不是千篇一律，也有一些由水果组成的习惯用语表达的是反面的意思。今天我们要给大家介绍两个这样的俗语。第一个我们要讲的是：<span word="lemon">lemon</span>。 </p><p><span word="Lemon">Lemon</span> 就是柠檬。柠檬是非常酸的一种水果，大概没有其他东西比它更酸的了。但是，<span word="lemon">lemon</span> 作为一个俗语它的意思就成了那种质量很坏的东西，不能起它应有的作用。美国人经常把一辆不断出问题的汽车称为 <span word="lemon">lemon</span>。 下面就是一个例子： </p><p>例句-1: "<span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Lee">Lee</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> $15,000 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="car">car</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="lemon">lemon</span>: <span word="it">it</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="spends">spends</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="garage">garage</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="fixed">fixed</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span>." </p><p>这个人说：“李先生花了一万五千块美金买了这辆新车。可是，这辆车却是毛病百出。这车从来也没有好好地跑过，它在车行里修的时间比它在马路上跑的时间还多。” </p><p><span word="Lemon">Lemon</span> 这个俗语也不局限于坏的汽车，它还可以指其他那些不理想的东西，下面这个人的经验就是一例： </p><p>例句-2: "<span word="Mister">Mister</span> <span word="Green">Green</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="advice">advice</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lemon">lemon</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>." </p>
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