美国习惯用语-第153讲:To knock off
<p>美国习惯用语-第153讲:<span word="To">To</span> <span word="knock">knock</span> <span word="off">off</span></p><p>我们经常提到在学英文过程中不时会碰到一个困难,那就是一个英文字,或一个表达形式有好几种不同的意思。今天我们要给大家介绍的一个常用语就是很好的例子。这个常用语就是:<span word="To">To</span> <span word="knock">knock</span> <span word="off">off</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="knock">knock</span> <span word="off">off</span> 这个常用语至少有六,七个不?慕馐汀Ｕ?蛭?绱?我们今天可能要打破常规,不能像平时那样每次讲两个习惯用语,而是只能讲一个习惯用语了。</p><p>首先,<span word="to">to</span> <span word="knock">knock</span> <span word="off">off</span> 可以解释为:停止工作。比如说,有两个油漆工人在粉刷房子,其中一个工人突然发现时间已经很晚了,于是他对另一个工人说:</p><p>例句-1:"<span word="Say">Say</span>, <span word="Charlie">Charlie</span>, <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="it">it</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="o">o</span>\'<span word="clock">clock</span>? <span word="Time">Time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="knock">knock</span> <span word="off">off</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="painting">painting</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="tomorrow">tomorrow</span>."</p><p>这个人说:"我说呀,查理,你知道现在已经六点钟了吗? 该停工啦。我们可以明天来把这间房间粉刷完。"</p><p>有的时候, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="knock">knock</span> <span word="off">off</span> 还可以解释为:降低某一个商品的价钱。下面这个例子是一个人在电话上对他的朋友讲他新买的汽车。</p><p>例句-2:"<span word="Sally">Sally</span>, <span word="let">let</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="bargain">bargain</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="Ford">Ford</span> <span word="Escort">Escort</span>! <span word="I">I</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="brother">brother</span>-<span word="in">in</span>-<span word="law">law</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="knocked">knocked</span> <span word="fifteen">fifteen</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dealer">dealer</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="price">price</span>."</p><p>这人说:"萨莉,我告诉你,我新买的福特 <span word="escort">escort</span> 型汽车,价钱可真便宜。我是从我姐夫那儿买来的,所以他在汽车推销商列出的价格基础上给我打了百分之十五的折扣。"</p>
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