美国习惯用语-第51讲:to pull no punches
<p>美国习惯用语-第51讲:<span word="to">to</span> <span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="punches">punches</span></p><p><span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="horse">horse</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span> </p><p>大多数人都认为诚实是一个很好的品质，尽管我们不见得每时每刻都能够做到，美国人也不例外。在美国的日常用语里有各种说法来形容诚实的。我们在今天的[美国习惯用语]里要给大家介绍两个和这一主题有关的习惯用语。 </p><p>第一个是：<span word="to">to</span> <span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="punches">punches</span>。 <span word="To">To</span> <span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="punches">punches</span>，这是指毫不保留地告诉别人你的看法。<span word="Punch">Punch</span> 这个字的一种解释就是拳击。 <span word="To">To</span> <span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="punches">punches</span> 这个俗语使人脑子里顿时出现一个拳击场里两个拳击手扭成一团，互相攻打对方，而对方设法回避的形像。但是 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="punches">punches</span> 这个俗语并不是用在拳击方面的。下面的例子说明在日常生活中怎么用这个俗语： </p><p>例句-1: "<span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="brother">brother</span> <span word="Joe">Joe</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>\'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="punches">punches</span> -- <span word="I">I</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span>." </p><p>这句话翻成中文的意思是：“当我见到我哥哥乔的时候，我毫不保留地对他说，不要再喝酒了，还是出去找个工作吧。” </p><p>人们要想毫无保留地对对方讲心里话的时候往往会很犹豫，怕伤害别人。但是，在有的情况下，你绝不会犹豫，就像下面这个例子里的这个人： </p><p>例句-2: "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="punches">punches</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="auto">auto</span> <span word="dealer">dealer</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lousy">lousy</span> <span word="car">car</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="ought">ought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="ashamed">ashamed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="No">No</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>\'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="back">back</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="afterwards">afterwards</span>." </p>
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