美国习惯用语-第224讲:Butterfingers
<p>美国习惯用语-第224讲:<span word="Butterfingers">Butterfingers</span></p><p>今天我们要介绍给大家两个很有趣的，也是很形像的习惯用语。第一个是：<span word="Butterfingers">Butterfingers</span>. <span word="Butterfingers">Butterfingers</span>是有两个字组成的。第一个是：<span word="butter">butter</span>, 那就是黄油。第二个是：<span word="fingers">fingers</span>, 那就是手指。<span word="Butter">Butter</span>跟<span word="fingers">fingers</span>这两个字合在一起成为<span word="butterfingers">butterfingers</span>。那么，<span word="butterfingers">butterfingers</span>是什么意思呢？难道是谁用手指来偷黄油吃？不是的。<span word="Butterfingers">Butterfingers</span>是说，要是一个人的手指上沾了黄油，那他的手指就一定是很油腻、很滑，很难拿住手里的东西。因此，<span word="butterfingers">butterfingers</span>是指那些笨手笨脚，经常会把手里拿的东西不小心掉到地上去的人。我们来给大家举一个例子。这是一个非常闹火的爸爸在说他那笨手笨脚的儿子：</p><p>例句1：<span word="John">John</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rocket">rocket</span> <span word="scientist">scientist</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="smart">smart</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ought">ought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="butterfingers">butterfingers</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wash">wash</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dishes">dishes</span>, <span word="he">he</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dish">dish</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cup">cup</span>.</p><p>这个爸爸说：约翰是一个研究火箭的科学家，应该是很聪敏的。可是，你得看看他在家里那种笨手笨脚的样子。比如说，要是我让他洗碗，他肯定会摔破一个碗或一个杯子。</p><p>******</p><p>美国人都很喜欢好的瓷器，凡是有条件的人家，每家都至少会有一两套来自中国、日本或者英国的瓷器。从西餐的角度来讲，一套瓷器包括多少件，其数量也各不相同。一般来说，少的可供四个人用，多的可以给八个人用。一套瓷器里有上百件也并不罕见。每个家庭里的好的瓷器还往往是传给下一代的宝贵东西，因为买一套好的瓷器是很贵的。下面就是一个人在保护他从祖母那里遗传得来的瓷器。他对他的朋友说：</p>
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