美国习惯用语-第165讲:Over a barrel/ Over
<p>美国习惯用语-第165讲:<span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="barrel">barrel</span>/ <span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="one">one</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="body">body</span></p><p> 我们今天再来讲两个和<span word="over">over</span>有关的习惯用语。第一个是: <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="barrel">barrel</span>. <span word="Barrel">Barrel</span>就是一只装东西的桶。那么，什么是<span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="barrel">barrel</span> 呢? <span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="barrel">barrel</span>是一个人出于某种原因受人牵制，一切都得听从那个人的意志行事，别无选择。我们举个例子来看看在实际生活中<span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="barrel">barrel</span> 是怎么用的。下面是一个饭馆的老板告诉我们他和他的合夥人之间存在的问题。他说： </p><p>例句-1:<span word="My">My</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="worth">worth</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="barrel">barrel</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span>\'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="anxious">anxious</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="retire">retire</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span>\'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="anybody">anybody</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span>.</p><p>这个人说："我的合夥人要把我的股份买下来，但是，他只愿意付实在价值的一半。我呢，急着要到佛罗里达州去退休，又找不到别的买主，所以我就给我那合伙人捏在手里，任意摆布了。"</p><p>美国有不少人退休后就到佛罗里达州去生活，最主要的是那里天气好，冬天不冷，又是沿海，风景很好。有的人甚至在退休前就在佛罗里达州买好了房子，准备在那里渡过有生之年。当然,美国还有其它天气很好的地方，例如像夏威夷州，但是，夏威夷岛在太平洋当中，离开美国大陆很远，不如佛罗里达州那么方便。</p><p>下面这个例子是一个人在说他的邻居老太太，由于生活全靠侄女料理，因此她不得不受她侄女的牵制。</p>
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