美国习惯用语-第96讲:basket case
<p>美国习惯用语-第96讲:<span word="basket">basket</span> <span word="case">case</span></p><p><span word="all">all</span> <span word="washed">washed</span> <span word="up">up</span> </p><p>今天我们要给大家介绍两个表示毫无希望的习惯用语。我们要讲的第一个常用语是：<span word="basket">basket</span> <span word="case">case</span>。 </p><p><span word="Basket">Basket</span>的意思就是“篮子”。比如说，要是一个人在一次事故中失去了四肢，他就变得毫无能力来料理自己的生活，只能让人们把他放在一只篮子里抬来抬去。这种毫无能力和希望的情景就是<span word="basket">basket</span> <span word="case">case</span>的意思。<span word="Basket">Basket</span> <span word="case">case</span>经常被用来形容那些很穷的国家，它们的人民饥寒交迫，毫无希望。有的时候，<span word="basket">basket</span> <span word="case">case</span>也是指那些老是亏钱，即将倒闭的企业。我们来举个例子吧： </p><p>例句-1: "<span word="I">I</span>\'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="worried">worried</span>--<span word="our">our</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="don">don</span>\'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="we">we</span>\'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="basket">basket</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="business">business</span>." </p><p>这个人说：“我真是非常担心，我们公司这些日子亏损了那么多钱，要是在今后两个月里情况没有好转的话，我们就彻底没有希望，只好倒闭了。” </p><p><span word="Basket">Basket</span> <span word="case">case</span>也可以用半开玩笑的口气来指个别人，就像下面这个人。他正在找工作，刚刚到一个公司去面谈回来： </p><p>例句-2: "<span word="They">They</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="basket">basket</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="in">in</span>. <span word="I">I</span>\'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="nervous">nervous</span>! <span word="I">I</span> <span word="stammered">stammered</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="stuttered">stuttered</span>--<span word="I">I</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>\'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="name">name</span>." </p>
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