美国习惯用语-第225讲:Like Greased Lightning
<p>美国习惯用语-第225讲:<span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="Greased">Greased</span> <span word="Lightning">Lightning</span></p><p>今天我们要讲的两个习惯用语都是表达速度非常快的意思。它们都很生动，也很形像。当你给别人讲故事的时候，你往往会想用一些有色彩的词汇来使你的故事更加生动。一百五十多年前，当美国人向西部开发的时候，那些打先锋的拓荒者在荒野生活很单调。他们只好轮流讲故事，用一些夸张的词汇来引别人发笑。</p><p>我们今天要讲的两个习惯用语就是来自这个传统。当然，那时用的一些词汇已经流传到今天成为人们常用的习惯用语了。下面我们来讲第一个习惯用语。<span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="greased">greased</span> <span word="lightning">lightning</span>. <span word="Greased">Greased</span>就是上了油的。那就是很滑溜的意思；<span word="lightning">lightning</span>就是闪电。闪电是自然界速度最快的一种现象。别忘了，这里讲的还只是一般的闪电，上了油的闪电当然是幽默性的夸张，但是要是确实存在的话，那它肯定会比一般闪电更加快的。我们现在来举一个例子。这是一个人在跑马厅评论一匹马。</p><p>例句1: <span word="I">I</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="greased">greased</span> <span word="lightning">lightning</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="gate">gate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="seconds">seconds</span>.</p><p>这个人说：我这辈子没见过比这匹马跑的更快的马了。它从开跑的门出来一直到终点始终像闪电一样跑得飞快。它比以前的记录还要快三秒多。</p>
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