美国习惯用语-第116讲:to break the ice/iceberg
<p>美国习惯用语-第116讲:<span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ice">ice</span>/<span word="iceberg">iceberg</span></p><p>在盛夏季节，人们经常想要吃一点冰镇的东西，如冰西瓜，冰淇淋，或者喝冰汽水等。其实，美国人不管春夏秋冬，每天都离不了冰。今天我们给大家介绍两个和冰有关的习惯用语。第一个就是<span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ice">ice</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="break">break</span>就是打破的意思，<span word="ice">ice</span> 当然就是冰的意思。<span word="To">To</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> 作为俗语是指：缓和紧张气氛，使在场的人放松一些。例如，一个公司举行会议，参加会议的人都互不相识。那末，会议主席怎么来缓和一下气氛呢?</p><p>例句-1: "<span word="He">He</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="jokes">jokes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="relax">relax</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="everybody">everybody</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hurry">hurry</span>."</p><p>这句话的意思是："他 (这是指会议主席)一开始就讲了两个笑话，让大家放松一些。然后，他围着桌子让每个人站起来简单地自我介绍一。这样很快就使气氛缓和了。"</p><p>下面的这个例子能说明在什么情况下气氛缓和得更快：</p><p>例句-2: "<span word="It">It</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="everybody">everybody</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stranger">stranger</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bunch">bunch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="noise">noise</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span>."</p><p>这句话的意思是："一群互不相识的成人聚在一起，要缓和气氛可不容易。但是，要是一群孩子在一起，只要五分钟他们就很融洽了，从他们的吵闹声中你就可以知道这一点。"</p>
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