美国习惯用语-第91讲:to throw a curve
<p>美国习惯用语-第91讲:<span word="to">to</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="curve">curve</span> </p><p><span word="to">to</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="loop">loop</span> </p><p>美国人在打棒球时经常喜欢发曲线球，使球的方向会发生突变，这样给对方造成错觉，不能回击那个球。这和其他球类运动，如排球、乒乓球或网球，在发球时发转求的作用也很相似。逐渐地，这种让对方产生错觉，因而无法应付的球艺变成了日常用语：<span word="to">to</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="curve">curve</span>。 </p><p><span word="Curve">Curve</span>就是曲线的意思。<span word="To">To</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="curve">curve</span>就是在打棒球时发曲线球。但是作为俗语，它的意思是给别人造成错觉，让他难以应付。请听一个刚刚考完历史的学生在埋怨他的教授： </p><p>例句-1: "<span word="Professor">Professor</span> <span word="Green">Green</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="threw">threw</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="curve">curve</span> <span word="today">today</span>. <span word="Half">Half</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="covered">covered</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="class">class</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>\'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="bother">bother</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stuff">stuff</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="caught">caught</span>." </p><p>这个学生说：“格林教授今天可真是把我们难住了。考题的一半是他要我们看的那本书里的内容，可是他从来也没有在课堂上讲过。我们大多数人也都没有化时间去看那玩意儿，所以今天我们突然发现无法应付考题了。” </p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="curve">curve</span>还可以解释为“欺骗”。下面就是一个例子： </p><p>例句-2: "<span word="My">My</span> <span word="supervisor">supervisor</span> <span word="threw">threw</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="curve">curve</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="recommend">recommend</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="promotion">promotion</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>\'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="recommending">recommending</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="job">job</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>\'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="it">it</span>." </p>
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