美国习惯用语-第231讲:Give Somebody the Hook
<p>美国习惯用语-第231讲:<span word="Give">Give</span> <span word="Somebody">Somebody</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hook">Hook</span></p><p>今天我们要给大家介绍的两个习惯用语都是以<span word="hook">hook</span>这个字为主的。<span word="Hook">Hook</span>就是一个钩子。一百年以前，电影和电视还没有成为美国人生活的一个重要部份。然而，那个时候，美国各地都有戏院，演出那些比较轻松的节目，像唱歌，跳舞和滑稽等。有的时候，这些戏院还会让一些业余的演员在晚上客串演出，让他们有机会试试自己的才能。可惜的是，这些非专业的艺术家大多数水平都很低。当观众感到很不满意的时候，他们就会喝倒彩，甚至往抬上扔鸡蛋和西红柿。在这种情况下，舞台经理就会用一个长长的钩子伸到台上急忙把那个观众不喜欢的演员拉下台。这就是我们今天要讲的第一个习惯用语。<span word="To">To</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hook">hook</span>. 从字面上来解释，<span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hook">hook</span>就是把钩子给某个人。然而在用做俗语的时候它的意思就是：很突然地解雇某人。下面是一个公司的雇员在说办公室里的秘书。</p><p>例句1: <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>\'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="long">long</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="early">early</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>\'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="processor">processor</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hook">hook</span>.</p><p>这位公司雇员说：我们的秘书没有干多久。她总是迟到早退，而且还不学着用电脑。所以，她干了六个星期后，老板不得不解雇了她。</p>
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