美国习惯用语-第169讲:Nothing special
<p>美国习惯用语-第169讲:<span word="Nothing">Nothing</span> <span word="special">special</span></p><p>不管在什么语言里，要表达一个意思总是有好几种方法。有的时候，几个俗语或成语表达相同的意思。今天我们要讲的两个习惯用语是美国人用得非常普遍的，每天都能听到<span word="Nothing">Nothing</span> <span word="special">special</span>。</p><p><span word="Nothing">Nothing</span>， 大家都知道，是"没有"的意思；而<span word="special">special</span> 是指"特别"。<span word="Nothing">Nothing</span> <span word="special">special</span>按字面来看，它的意思就是：没有什么特别。而它的真正含义也是如此，没有什么特别好，也不是彻底的坏。实际上也就是：一般，马马虎虎。下面这个例子是一个人在对他的朋友讲他的老板：</p><p>例句-1: <span word="Mister">Mister</span> <span word="Simpson">Simpson</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boss">boss</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="I">I</span>\'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="worse">worse</span>. <span word="He">He</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lazy">lazy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="smart">smart</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="he">he</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span>.</p><p>这人说："辛普森先生作为一个老板也只能说是一般，但是，我可以告诉你，我以前有的老板要比他糟得多。他很懒，脑子也不太灵，但是他至少还很容易相处。"</p><p>说实话，在美国，偷懒的老板恐怕不多。在竞争那么激烈的环境中，要是自己偷懒，生意怎么能做得兴旺呢？有的老板工作起来是不计算时间的，除了白天办公室工作外，他们还有不少应酬。</p><p>******</p><p>下面是一个人在说他对他参加的一个聚会的评价：</p><p>例句-2: <span word="That">That</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="special">special</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="okay">okay</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>\'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>\'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="classmate">classmate</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="haven">haven</span>\'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="time">time</span>!</p>
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