美国习惯用语-第54讲:bomb
<p>美国习惯用语-第54讲:<span word="bomb">bomb</span></p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bombshell">bombshell</span> </p><p>语言往往是难以捉摸，也是没有道理可讲的。我们曾经在「美国习惯用语」节目里给大家介绍了几个和战争有关的俗语，其中之一是：<span word="blockbuster">blockbuster</span>。 <span word="Blockbuster">Blockbuster</span> 是二次世界大战期间联军用来和纳粹德国进行空战的武器，但是现在的意思是某一件事非常成功，特别是文艺作品方面的成功。可是，你要是用另外一种武器的名字，它的意思可以完全相反。例如：<span word="bomb">bomb</span>。 <span word="Bomb">Bomb</span> 就是炸弹，也一样是一种武器。但是，在电影和音乐方面，你要是用 <span word="bomb">bomb</span> 这个字，它的意思就是不成功，不受欢迎，卖座率很低。要是有一则资讯报导说最近一位著名歌星录制的歌曲是一个 <span word="bomb">bomb</span> 的话，那就是告诉你，这张唱片或磁带没有像想象中销路那么好。要是你听到别人说： </p><p>例句-1: "<span word="A">A</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> 34 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="bombed">bombed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="office">office</span>." </p><p>你大概可以知道这句话的意思是：“一份报纸说，一部花了三千四百万美元摄制的影片卖座率很低。”也就是说，这部电影的本钱都收不回来。 </p><p>我们再来听听一位在好莱坞采访的记者讲的话吧： </p><p>例句-2: "<span word="This">This</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="producer">producer</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="films">films</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="studio">studio</span> <span word="invested">invested</span> <span word="forty">forty</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="film">film</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="bomb">bomb</span> -- <span word="it">it</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>\'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="investment">investment</span>." </p>
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