美国习惯用语-第217讲:Ups and downs
<p>美国习惯用语-第217讲:<span word="Ups">Ups</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="downs">downs</span></p><p>今天我们要给大家讲的两个习惯用语是由两个很简单的字组成的。我们先来讲第一个：<span word="Ups">Ups</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="downs">downs</span>. 在一般情况下，<span word="up">up</span> 和<span word="down">down</span>都用做副词，但是在这个习惯用语里，它们都是名词，后面都还加上了<span word="s">s</span> , 表示多数。<span word="Up">Up</span>的意思就是向上，在上面；<span word="down">down</span>的意思就是向下，或在下面。<span word="Ups">Ups</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="downs">downs</span> 作为俗语就是指一个人的运气时好时坏，或是在某件事上成功和失败不断循环。换句话说，<span word="ups">ups</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="downs">downs</span>就是起伏、波折。这是每个人都难免会遇到的。下面就是一个例子。</p><p>例句1: <span word="Mister">Mister</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="ups">ups</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="downs">downs</span>. <span word="He">He</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="all">all</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>\'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> - <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="rich">rich</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="inherited">inherited</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>.</p><p>这句话的意思是：白先生一生经历了不少起伏。他三次发了财，可是后来又全亏损了。但是，他不用担心，他太太很有钱。去年她爸爸去世的时候，她继承了两百万美元。</p><p>******</p><p>虽然碰到起伏波折是常事，但是谁都喜欢万事顺顺当当，不要有波折。这是一个父亲在为自己的女儿担心。</p><p>例句2: <span word="Carol">Carol</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="sorts">sorts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ups">ups</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="downs">downs</span> <span word="preparing">preparing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> - <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="gown">gown</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="on">on</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cake">cake</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>\'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="arrive">arrive</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="She">She</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="upset">upset</span> - <span word="these">these</span> <span word="aren">aren</span>\'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span>.</p>
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