美国习惯用语-第178讲:jump the gun
<p>美国习惯用语-第178讲:<span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gun">gun</span></p><p>今天我们要给大家讲解的两个习惯用语都是以"枪"这个字为主的。"枪"在英文里就是：<span word="Gun">Gun</span>.美国人在日常口语里，<span word="gun">gun</span>这个字是用的比较多的。枪，也就是 <span word="gun">gun</span>,是一种致命的武器，不过它并不见得老是用来杀人。比如说，赛跑的时候一贯都是以朝天开枪作为开始跑的信号。这就和我们今天要讲的第一个习惯用语有直接关系。这个习惯用语就是：<span word="to">to</span> <span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gun">gun</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="jump">jump</span>就是"跳高"或"跳跃"的"跳"。要是一个参加赛跑的运动员在枪还没有响就开始跑，那他就是<span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gun">gun</span>. 要是发生在规模比较大的运动会上，这个运动员还可能会被取消比赛资格。但是，<span word="to">to</span> <span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gun">gun</span>作为俗语已经超越了体育的界限。它可以使用在生活的各个方面，它的意思就是：过早地开始一个行动，或者是过于匆忙地做某件事。下面就是一个很好的例子。听众们恐怕有时也会遇到同样的情况：</p><p>例句-1: <span word="We">We</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="jumped">jumped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="packed">packed</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="warm">warm</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="March">March</span>. <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="inches">inches</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="fell">fell</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="again">again</span>.</p><p>这句话的意思是："我们在三月份天气一暖就把冬天的衣服给收起来了。这实在是过于早了一点，因为两天后天气突然又变冷，还下了六寸雪。我们不得不再把衣服拿出来。"</p>
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