美国习惯用语-第228讲:Break the News/Break the
<p>上回我们已经给大家讲过两个跟<span word="break">break</span>这个字有关的习惯用语，今天我们还要给大家讲两个非常有用的，也是以<span word="break">break</span>这个字为主的习惯用语。第一个是：<span word="To">To</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="news">news</span>. <span word="News">News</span>就是资讯。<span word="To">To</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="news">news</span>并不是把一条资讯打破，而是把什么资讯或情况告诉某人，而往往这种消息是不好的。下面这个例子是一个公司的总裁在跟他的助手讲话。</p><p>例句1: <span word="That">That</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="guy">guy</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="mailroom">mailroom</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="thirty">thirty</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span>\'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="handle">handle</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span>\'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="retire">retire</span>.</p><p>这个公司的负责人说：那个管理我们收发室的老头已经给我们工作了三十年。但是他现在已经不能再胜任这个工作了，所以，我不得不去告诉他这个不好的消息。那就是：现在是他退休的时候了。</p><p>******</p><p>在二次世界大战期间，有不少美国军人在作战过程中牺牲了自己的生命。我们可能在电影当中看到过，美国部队总是会派人到牺牲者的家里去通知家人。下面就是一个曾经参加二次大战的美国人在说他的经历。</p><p>例句2: <span word="Being">Being</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="combat">combat</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="then">then</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hardest">hardest</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="outfit">outfit</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="killed">killed</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="that">that</span>.</p><p>这人说：对于一个像我当时那样年轻的人来说，参加战争本来就是一件很困难的事。但是，最最困难的任务是去那些跟我穿一样军装但是在战争中阵亡的战士家里告诉他们家人这个坏消息。我怎么也适应不了这种情况。</p>
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