美国习惯用语-第167讲:Out the window/Out ofnb
<p>美国习惯用语-第167讲:<span word="Out">Out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="window">window</span>/<span word="Out">Out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="world">world</span></p><p>我们已经给大家介绍过两个由<span word="out">out</span>这个字组成的习惯用语。他们是:<span word="Out">Out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="woods">woods</span>和<span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="picture">picture</span>。<span word="Out">Out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="woods">woods</span> 是渡过了难关;<span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="picture">picture</span>是某人不再参与。今天我们再来给大家讲解两个和<span word="out">out</span>这个字有关的习惯用语。第一个是:<span word="Out">Out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="window">window</span>。</p><p><span word="Window">Window</span>就是窗子。你一看到<span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="window">window</span>这几个字可能马上会理解为:在窗户外面。但是,作为习惯用语,<span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="window">window</span>的意思是突然失去了、或者是浪费了某样东西。我们可以突然失去钱财。要是一个人运气不好,他的辛勤劳动也可能白费,就像下面这个例子里说的一样:</p><p>例句-1:<span word="My">My</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="saved">saved</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="ready">ready</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="opened">opened</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="window">window</span>.</p><p>这个人真算是倒了霉。她说:"我丈夫和我为了自己开餐馆攒钱攒了十年。我们还花了半年的时间准备开张。可是,饭馆开张的第二天,饭馆起了一场大火。我们所有的钱和辛勤的劳动全部完了。"</p><p>实际上,美国一般的住家和商店都有保险,不仅房子有保险,而且里面的东西也都按它们的价值去买保险,因此,万一遇到了灾难不至于倾家荡产。要是上面讲的那家饭馆由于刚开张而没来得及保险,那可真是太不幸了。</p>
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