美国习惯用语-第256讲:to go up in smoke
<p>美国习惯用语-第256讲:<span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span></p><p>今天我们给大家介绍两个以 <span word="smoke">smoke</span>为主的常用语。首先我们要讲的是：<span word="To">To</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span>. 大家知道，<span word="smoke">smoke</span>就是烟。<span word="To">To</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span>是指某项工程，或某个交易没有取得任何成果，就像烟一样一下子就消失了。我们来举一个例子。这是一个生活在美国西部的农民在说话。他经营一个小小的农场，生活很贫苦。他说：</p><p>例句1: <span word="This">This</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="farm">farm</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="drilled">drilled</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="wells">wells</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="dirt">dirt</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="dreams">dreams</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="millionaires">millionaires</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span>.</p><p>这个农民说：这个大石油公司以为我们农场的地下有很多石油。他们挖了三口油井，但是除了土以外，从油井里什么也没有得到。所以，我们想成为百万富翁的美梦全部成了泡影。</p><p>这句话里有几个字可以说明，有不少英文字在不同场合有不同的解释。比如说，这句话里用的 <span word="oil">oil</span>这个字。<span word="Oil">Oil</span>就是油，这是一个总称。烧菜的油可以称为<span word="oil">oil</span>，任何油类的液体都可以用<span word="oil">oil</span>这个名称。但是在这个句子里，从上下文里就可以知道，说话的人是在讲石油。这句话里用的<span word="well">well</span>这个字也是一样，水井在英文里叫做<span word="well">well</span>，油井也叫做<span word="well">well</span>，要看所指的情况而定。</p><p>******</p><p>我们再来举一个例子。这是一个年轻人原来准备学医，将来当医生。可是，偶然发生的一件事使他的梦想不能实现。下面是这个年轻人在对他的朋友说话。</p>
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