美国习惯用语-第192讲:Hat in hand
<p>美国习惯用语-第192讲:<span word="Hat">Hat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hand">hand</span></p><p>我们曾经说过，美国人现在很少有人戴帽子的。可是，至少有二?鋈粘Ｓ玫南肮哂糜锸且?帽子"这个字为主的。我们先来复习一下"帽子"这个字在英文里是怎么念的：<span word="Hat">Hat</span>. 好，现在我们先来讲第一个习惯用语：<span word="Hat">Hat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>. <span word="Hat">Hat</span>是帽子，<span word="hand">hand</span>是手。<span word="Hat">Hat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>从字面上来理解就是手里拿着帽子。可是，作为俗语，它的含义就要比表面现象深刻多了。<span word="Hat">Hat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>这个俗语是几百年前遗传下来的。</p><p>当时，大多数国家的社会都分成普通老百姓，以及地主、贵族和统治国家的国王等有权势的人。那时候，每当一个农民或一个普通工人见到这些高官显贵的时候，他们一般都要脱下帽子表示敬意，好像这些人都比他们高一等似的。当然，现在的社会组合已经很不相同了。在当前，<span word="hat">hat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>的含义很简单。意思就是：在逼不得已的情况下去求人帮忙，然而又感到难以开口、很难堪。下面就是一个例子：</p><p>例句-1: <span word="With">With</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="sick">sick</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="paycheck">paycheck</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>\'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="on">on</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hate">hate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="hat">hat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="beg">beg</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="money">money</span>.</p><p>这个人说：我们的孩子刚出生，我妻子又在生病，我的工资根本不够我们开销的。我实在没办法，不得不去求我的老板帮忙，请他再给我一点钱。现在生意很不景气，我真是不愿意这么做。</p>
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