美国习惯用语-第177讲:hit the ceiling
<p>美国习惯用语-第177讲:<span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ceiling">ceiling</span></p><p>我们讲过几个表示非常生气的习惯用语，例如像：<span word="To">To</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="one">one</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="boil">boil</span>.我们今天再来讲两个和生气有关的俗语。我们要讲的第桓鏊子锸牵篢<span word="o">o</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ceiling">ceiling</span>.<span word="To">To</span> <span word="hit">hit</span>就是"碰撞，打击"。<span word="Ceiling">Ceiling</span>就是"屋顶"。<span word="To">To</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ceiling">ceiling</span>，顾名思义就是"撞到了屋顶"。作为俗语，它的意思就是：一个人生气得暴跳如雷，甚至都撞到了屋顶。这个说法具有一般成语和俗语的特点，也就是夸大。但是，也正是由于这一特点使得成语和俗语变得很生动，有时还带有幽默的色彩。下面我们举的例子是一个儿子因为出了车祸而使他的爸爸非常生气。这个男孩对他的朋友说：</p><p>例句-1: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bent">bent</span> <span word="fender">fender</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="Dad">Dad</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ceiling">ceiling</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Sure">Sure</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="angry">angry</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="repairs">repairs</span> <span word="myself">myself</span>.</p><p>他说："其实汽车真正给撞坏的地方也就是后面的保险杠。但是，我知道我爸爸看见了会火冒三丈的。果然不出我所料，他真是非常生气，甚至要我自己掏钱来付修理费。"</p><p>一般的美国人对自己的汽车是非常爱惜的，甚至于还很有感情。有的车用的时间很长，车子就好像成了家庭成员了。有些人长期把很老的车放在车库里，即便不用也不肯处理掉。</p><p>******</p><p>下面是一个人在说他的一个同事，由于工作无效而给老板解雇了。他说：</p>
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