美国习惯用语-第128讲:under the weather/down w
<p>美国习惯用语-第128讲:<span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>/<span word="down">down</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bug">bug</span></p><p>在寒冷的冬天,伤风,咳嗽和感冒等小毛小病有可能使孩子没法上学,大人不能上班。在这种情况下,美国人打电话到办公室去请假的时候,他们是怎么说的呢? 一般来说,他们会说:"<span word="My">My</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sick">sick</span>." 意思是说:"我女儿玛丽病了。"或者说:"<span word="I">I</span>\'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="good">good</span>." 意思是:"我不太舒服"。</p><p>这些讲法都是非常普遍的。但是,美国人在表达这些意思的时候也有一些常用的俗语。今天我们就给大家介绍两个。美国人在说"我不太舒服"的时候,经常会用:<span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>。</p><p><span word="Weather">Weather</span>就是天气,但是<span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>的意思是:我不太舒服,和天气没有关系。下面我们举的例子是一个人打电话到办公室去请假。</p><p>例句-1: "<span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Jones">Jones</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Sally">Sally</span> <span word="Smith">Smith</span>. <span word="I">I</span>\'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="sorry">sorry</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span>\'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="today">today</span> -- <span word="I">I</span>\'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>."</p><p>这个人说:"琼斯先生,我是沙利·史密斯。对不起,今天我有点儿不舒服,所以不能去上班了。"</p><p>当你用<span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>的时候,你只是告诉对方你感到不舒服,而不用具体地告诉别人你究竟是头痛呢,还是拉肚子。<span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>可能是有小毛小病的时候最普遍的用法。下面我们再来举个例子,这回是刚才那位老板<span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Jones">Jones</span>生病了,他打电话给他的秘书,当然不是向她请假,而是告诉她他不去上班,给她下一点指示而已。</p>
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