美国习惯用语-第110讲:to rub elbows
<p><span word="to">to</span> <span word="rub">rub</span> <span word="elbows">elbows</span></p><p><span word="elbow">elbow</span> <span word="room">room</span></p><p>今天我们要给大家介绍和elbow这个字有关的常用语。Elbow就是胳膊肘儿。许多诗人喜欢描写漂亮的脸或美丽的身材，可是没有人描写胳膊肘儿的。然而，人体的这一部份却用处很大。在美国人常用的习惯语当中，用elbow这个字组成的俗语有不少，今天我们讲两个最常用的。一个是：<span word="to">to</span> <span word="rub">rub</span> <span word="elbows">elbows</span>。To rub就是磨擦，<span word="to">to</span> <span word="rub">rub</span> <span word="elbows">elbows</span>的意思是出去和别人接触和交际。你听了下面这个例句就会清楚<span word="to">to</span> <span word="rub">rub</span> <span word="elbows">elbows</span>的意思了：</p><p>例句-1: "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Mister">Mister</span> <span word="Lewis">Lewis</span>. <span word="He">He</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="richest">richest</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="stuck">stuck</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="enjoys">enjoys</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rubbing">rubbing</span> <span word="elbows">elbows</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="people">people</span>."</p><p>这句话的中文意思是："我很喜欢刘易斯先生。他是纽约最有钱有势的人之一，但是他却一点架子都没有。事实上，他还很喜欢和我们这些普通人交往。"</p><p>听了这个例句，大家不要误会 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rub">rub</span> <span word="elbows">elbows</span>一定是指交朋友。To rub elbows也可以解释为一般的接触。请听下面的例句：</p><p>例句-2: "<span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="bus">bus</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="rub">rub</span> <span word="elbows">elbows</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="sorts">sorts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="You">You</span>\'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="retired">retired</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="young">young</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="ride">ride</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="cheaper">cheaper</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="flying">flying</span>."</p><p>这句话的意思是："要是你乘长途汽车到美国各地旅行的话，你就会接触到各种人。你会碰到退了休的老年人、年轻的学生等。他们坐长途汽车是因为这比乘飞机便宜。"</p>
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