美国习惯用语-第100讲:to get off one´snbs
<p>美国习惯用语-第100讲:<span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="one">one</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="back">back</span></p><p>大家常常可以听到有的丈夫抱怨说，自己的太太在家里老是唠叨个没完，说他家务事做得不够，衣服到处乱扔等。美国人用一个字来形容这种爱唠叨的现象，那就是：<span word="nag">nag</span>。 </p><p><span word="Nag">Nag</span>这个字的意思就是没完没了地唠叨，让听的人很烦燥。但是，这个字不是用来专门形容太太的，它还可以用在其他方面，例如，下面这个例句里的工人把这个字用在他老板身上： </p><p>例句-1: "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="except">except</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>--<span word="he">he</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="nagging">nagging</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="I">I</span>\'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="late">late</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>\'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="time">time</span>." </p><p>这个工人说：“我的老板什么都挺好，就是老是嘱咐我要按时上班，唠叨个没完。实际上，我即便晚到也从来也没有超过五分钟的，而那也只是在公共汽车晚到的时候才会发生。” </p><p>这句话里<span word="nag">nag</span>是个动词，但是，<span word="nag">nag</span>也可以用做名词来形容那些不断批评别人，要别人按着他的意志行事的人。下面就是一个例子： </p><p>例句-2: "<span word="My">My</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nag">nag</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span>--<span word="she">she</span> <span word="keeps">keeps</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="I">I</span>\'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="packs">packs</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>." </p><p>这个人说：“我的太太在我抽烟的问题上真是爱唠叨，为了要我戒烟她成天说个没完。可是你要知道，我抽烟已经有二十年啦，要戒掉一天四包烟的习惯可是很难的事。” </p>
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