美国习惯用语-第140讲:spinning one´s wheel
<p>美国习惯用语-第140讲:<span word="spinning">spinning</span> <span word="one">one</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="wheel">wheel</span>/<span word="re">re</span>-<span word="inventing">inventing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wheel">wheel</span></p><p>在今天的节目里我们再来给大家讲解两个由轮子,也就是<span word="wheel">wheel</span>这个字组成的习惯用语。我们已经学过：<span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wheel">wheel</span>，就是开车，或者是领导一个大型组织。我们还讲过：<span word="hell">hell</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="wheels">wheels</span>，也就是工作勤恳有效，另外一个意思是：脾气暴燥，对人苛求和粗鲁。下面我们再讲两个由轮子这个字组成的习惯用语。</p><p>在谈到轮子的时候，人们一般都会产生一种往前发展的概念。但是，轮子在转动的时候也有就地踏步，不往前移动的现象。这可能吗?完全可能。你有没有看到过，一辆在泥浆地里，或是陷入很深的沙地的汽车。发生这种情况的时候，不管司机坐在车里怎么使尽全力发动机器，踩油门，但是车轮只是在泥浆里或沙堆里空转，寸步不动。这种现象最能说明那种花了精力，而又毫无进展的局面。我们今天要讲的第一个俗语就和这种情况有关，那就是：<span word="spinning">spinning</span> <span word="one">one</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="wheels">wheels</span>。</p><p><span word="Spin">Spin</span>这个字作为动词，它的意思是转动。<span word="Spinning">Spinning</span> <span word="one">one</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="wheel">wheel</span>这个习惯用语是形容一个人采取了行动，但是令他非常懊丧的是，他的行动毫无成果。我们还是举个例子来说明这个俗语的用法吧。这是一个牢骚满腹的雇员在埋怨他的工作：</p><p>例句-1: "<span word="I">I</span>\'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="somewhere">somewhere</span>. <span word="I">I</span>\'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="spinning">spinning</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="wheels">wheels</span> <span word="here">here</span> -- <span word="there">there</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="raise">raise</span>, <span word="much">much</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="promotion">promotion</span>."</p>
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