美国习惯用语-第240讲:fair game
<p>美国习惯用语-第240讲:<span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="game">game</span></p><p>我们在这次节目里要讲的两个习惯用语也是<span word="fair">fair</span>这个字有密切关系的。第一个是：<span word="Fair">Fair</span> <span word="game">game</span>. <span word="Game">Game</span>这个字也是有许多解释，其中用得最普遍的一个意思就是：游戏。</p><p>但是，在<span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="game">game</span>这个习惯用语里，这个<span word="game">game</span>不是指游戏，而是指猎物，也就是打猎人要打的动物。所以，<span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="game">game</span>，作为俗语，它的意思也就是：可能成为被打击，被虐待或嘲笑的人或者东西。比如说，一个刚到一所新学校去上学的男孩很可能会成为那些老学生们开玩笑的对象；他们可以逗他，开他的玩笑，总之把他弄的日子很难过。下面我们来给大家举一个例子。这是一个人在讲现在的政客。</p><p>例句1: <span word="Politics">Politics</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tougher">tougher</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="press">press</span>: <span word="they">they</span>\'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="poke">poke</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="corner">corner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="scandal">scandal</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="dig">dig</span> <span word="up">up</span>.</p><p>这人说：现在搞政治不是件容易的事，要比以前难多了。现在参加竞选的候选人都已经成了资讯界监督的对象。他们对候选人以往的所有一切都要仔细检查，看看能不能挖出什么丑闻来。</p><p>******</p><p>我们再来举一个<span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="game">game</span>的例子。这是一个哥哥在跟弟弟说话。</p><p>例句2: <span word="Jeff">Jeff</span>, <span word="you">you</span>\'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="concessions">concessions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="dump">dump</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="you">you</span>\'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="colleagues">colleagues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="of">of</span>.</p>
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