美国习惯用语-第121讲:to make hay/to go h
<p>美国习惯用语-第121讲:<span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="hay">hay</span>/<span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="haywire">haywire</span></p><p>美国并不是一开始建国就是一个工业很发达的国家。其实，美国早期也是以农业为主的。现在生活在农村的美国人当然已经很少了。可是，日常口语中用的一些词汇还经常使我们回想起以前的情景。</p><p>为牲口准备冬天的饲料是农民夏天的一项重要工作。他们收割已经长高了的草，把它们铺开晒乾，然后再把它们捆起来入库作为牲畜冬天的饲料。及时完成这项工作是很重要的，因为乾草要是淋了雨，它们就会发霉。美国有这样一句成语：<span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="hay">hay</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span> <span word="shines">shines</span>。这句成语的原意是：乘有太阳的时候，赶快把饲料准备好。美国人经常把这一说法缩短成为：<span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="hay">hay</span>。<span word="To">To</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="hay">hay</span>在用作俗语的时候，它的意思就和准备饲料没有什么太大关系了。它的意思就是：看到赚钱的机会就尽量从中获利。我们来举一个例子吧。这个说话的人因为汽油涨价而感到很生气。</p><p>例句-1: "<span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="hay">hay</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gulf">Gulf</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gallon">gallon</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gas">gas</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="there">there</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="don">don</span>\'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="greedy">greedy</span>."</p><p>这个人说:"要是你问我啊，我告诉你，有些石油公司乘着海湾危机而大发其财。他们不断抬高每加伦汽油的价钱，尽管那些专家们说，只要人们不太贪心，汽油供应是足够的。"</p>
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