美国习惯用语-第47讲:to bug someone
<p>美国习惯用语-第47讲:<span word="to">to</span> <span word="bug">bug</span> <span word="someone">someone</span></p><p><span word="to">to</span> <span word="louse">louse</span> <span word="up">up</span> </p><p>有一些美国成语和俗语和昆虫有关系。由于人们一般都很讨厌那些小虫子,所以和这些小虫子的名字有关的俗语大多数是贬意的。例如 <span word="ants">ants</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="pants">pants</span>,这是指坐立不安或不耐烦。另外还有 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="butterflies">butterflies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="stomach">stomach</span>,肚子里有蝴蝶飞舞,这是心里紧张的意思。 </p><p>在口语里,人们往往把昆虫叫做“小虫子”,也就是美国人说的 "<span word="bug">bug</span>" 这个字。 <span word="Bug">Bug</span> 这个字可以指小虫子。但是,它也可以当动词用。在当动词用的时候, <span word="bug">bug</span> 这个字的意思在不同情况下就不一样,它可以解释为:令人烦恼,就像你周围有许多苍蝇或蚊子时让你心烦一样。 <span word="Bug">Bug</span> 这个字也可以指窃听别人的电话或讲话。要是一个人说: "<span word="That">That</span> <span word="loud">loud</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="bugs">bugs</span> <span word="me">me</span>." 他的意思就是:“隔壁人家把音乐放那么响,真烦人。”我们来举一个例子吧: </p><p>例句-1: "<span word="You">You</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="bugs">bugs</span> <span word="me">me</span>? <span word="Somebody">Somebody</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="invite">invite</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span>. <span word="Very">Very</span> <span word="rude">rude</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="you">you</span> -- <span word="it">it</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="bugs">bugs</span> <span word="me">me</span>!" </p><p>这个人说:“你知道什么事情会让我感到讨厌吗?当你请朋友来吃晚饭,某个人早到半个小时。我认为这种人真不懂礼貌。我告诉你,那才叫我讨厌呐。” </p><p>下面我们要举的一个例子,其中 <span word="bug">bug</span> 这个字的意思又有些不同: </p>
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