美国习惯用语-第190讲:at the drop of anb
<p>美国习惯用语-第190讲:<span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hat">hat</span></p><p>我想大家都知道"帽子"在英文里是哪个字 - <span word="Hat">Hat</span>. 今天我们就来给大家讲解两个和<span word="hat">hat</span>这个字有关的习惯用语。在第二次世界大战以前，美国人一年四季都戴帽子。男人到了夏天就戴草帽，其它时间一般都戴毡帽。在那个时候，要是一个女人没有一顶时髦的帽子，她根本就不会出门。现在的情况可不同了，大多数美国人都不戴帽子。但是，尽管衣服时装有所变化，可是用<span word="hat">hat</span>这个字组成的习惯用语仍然在美国人的口语中出现。其中一个很普遍的就是：<span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hat">hat</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hat">hat</span>从字面上来解释就是：一旦帽子落地。这实际上也是一个信号的意思。也就是说，一有信号就马上行动。这个说法可能是来自以前的决斗。在决斗的时候，裁判员一般都是举着帽子，然后突然把它往地下一扔，作为决斗双方可以开始开枪的信号。但是，<span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hat">hat</span>现在已经和开枪没有关系了，它的意思现在已经变成指一个脾气一触即发的人。下面这个例子就能说明问题。</p><p>例句-1: <span word="Tom">Tom</span> <span word="Atkins">Atkins</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span>-<span word="hearted">hearted</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="guy">guy</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> -- <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="temper">temper</span>. <span word="Say">Say</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>\'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="with">with</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span>\'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="loud">loud</span> <span word="argument">argument</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hat">hat</span>.</p><p>这句话的意思是：汤姆．阿特金斯平时总是很好心，也很友好。但是，他有一个问题，那就是脾气太急燥。谁要是说一些和他意见不同的话，他可以马上大声嚷嚷，跟人家争辩。</p>
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