美国习惯用语-第161讲:Up to one´s neck
<p>美国习惯用语-第161讲:<span word="Up">Up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="neck">neck</span>/<span word="To">To</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="one">one</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="neck">neck</span></p><p>你们可知道人身体上的「脖子」在英文里叫什么? 是<span word="Neck">Neck</span>. 在美国人的日常生活中也有一些和「脖子」或者是「颈部」相关的习惯用语。今天我们来给大家介绍其中的两个,第一个是: <span word="Up">Up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="neck">neck</span>. <span word="Up">Up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="neck">neck</span>就是某人手头要做的事实在太多,多得没法应付。下面是一个电视机修理部的一个人在对一个顾客说话。</p><p>例句-1: "<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="won">won</span>\'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fix">fix</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>. <span word="I">I</span>\'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="neck">neck</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="now">now</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span>\'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="season">season</span>."</p><p>这个人对顾客说:「对不起,我在这两个星期内修不了你的电视机。我现在忙得简直无法应付。不过,我一定设法在足球比赛季节开始前给你修好。」</p><p>美国一般所说的足球实际上是指橄榄球,这是最具有美国特色,也最受美国人重视的一项运动。每年从九月开始,许多球队为争取冠军而比赛。决赛在一月底进行。在这几个月里有许多精彩的比赛都通过电视直播,因此要是一个爱看足球的人没有电视机,那简直是不可想象的。所以,那位修电视机的人一定要在足球季节开始前给那个顾客修好。</p><p>我们经常说,美国人的生活节奏很快,有许多人感到压力很大。下面这个例子就能给我们一个具体的概念,到底美国人忙到什么程度。这是一个人在说他这个星期里要做的事。</p>
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