美国习惯用语-第152讲:street smarts/two-way street
<p>美国习惯用语-第152讲:<span word="street">street</span> <span word="smarts">smarts</span>/<span word="two">two</span>-<span word="way">way</span> <span word="street">street</span></p><p>今天我们再给大家介绍两个由 <span word="street">street</span> 这个字组成的俗语。第一个是: <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="smarts">smarts</span>. 大家肯定很煜?<span word="smart">smart</span> 这个字,<span word="smart">smart</span> 是指一个人很聪敏,或者衣服穿得很讲究。但是,我们现在讲的 <span word="street">street</span> <span word="smarts">smarts</span> 里面的<span word="smarts">smarts</span> 是一个名词,后面还有一个<span word="s">s</span>。要是一个人有 <span word="street">street</span> <span word="smarts">smarts</span>, 那他就懂得怎样在大城市里那些比较不安全的街道上对付各种情况,甚至还可能在这种环境下发财。这种 <span word="street">street</span> <span word="smarts">smarts</span> 是在大学里学不到的,只有在实际的生活经历中逐步得来的。下面说话的这个人就是一个例子。</p><p>例句-1:"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="college">college</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="dad">dad</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fourteen">fourteen</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="hotdogs">hotdogs</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pushcart">pushcart</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="streetcorner">streetcorner</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="taught">taught</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="lots">lots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="smarts">smarts</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chain">chain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>-<span word="food">food</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sixteen">sixteen</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>."</p><p>这个人说:「我从来没有机会上大学。我十四岁的时候父亲就去世了,我只好在马路口用一辆推车来卖热狗。但是,我通过这段经历学到了好多在这种环境中处理事情的能力。现在,我拥有一个联锁快餐店,在十六个城市都有分店。」</p><p>美国的犯罪率很高,许多城市都有一些地区很不安全。因此,人们都很注意提高警惕,以防备万一。下面是一个生活在纽约人在谈他的经验。</p><p>例句-2: "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="smarts">smarts</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="Times">Times</span> <span word="Square">Square</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="everyday">everyday</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="purse">purse</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="tight">tight</span>. "</p>
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