美国习惯用语-第235讲:Dry run/Cut and dried
<p>在这次节目里，我们要给大家讲两个以<span word="dry">dry</span>这个字为主的习惯用语。<span word="Dry">Dry</span>就是：干，也就是干和湿的干。我们首先要讲的一个习惯用语是：<span word="Dry">Dry</span> <span word="run">run</span>. <span word="Dry">Dry</span>是干，<span word="run">run</span>就是跑。<span word="Dry">Dry</span> <span word="run">run</span>按字面来解释，那就是：干跑，而在我们生活中根本就没有干跑这一说。实际上，这里的<span word="run">run</span>并不是跑的意思，而是<span word="run">run</span> <span word="through">through</span>。也就是：过一遍，或者是做一遍。换句话说，<span word="dry">dry</span> <span word="run">run</span>就是在做一件事或执行一项计划前进行的演习。</p><p>比如说，在正式上演一个剧本以前，导演和演员要进行多次排练。这个常用语是第二次世界大战期间开始出现的。士兵在练习打靶的时候枪里是没有子弹的。有的人就把这叫做<span word="dry">dry</span> <span word="run">run</span>。逐渐地，<span word="dry">dry</span> <span word="run">run</span>这个说法就传开了，后来到二次大战以后就成了生活中的日常用语。</p><p>科学家有了新发明，在大规模生产以前有时也会先来试一下，看看有什么问题。做生意的人也会如此。下面就是一位公司的总裁在讲话。</p><p>例句1: <span word="We">We</span>\'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="glad">glad</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dry">dry</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="marketing">marketing</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="salesmen">salesmen</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span>\'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="designing">designing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="over">over</span>.</p><p>他说：我们在派出推销员之前，把我们为加利福尼亚州制定的新的推销计划进行了一次演习。我们真是很高兴做了这次演习，因为我们发现了许多问题，现在我们正在重新设计。</p>
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