美国习惯用语-第252讲:sweet talk/snow job
<p>美国习惯用语-第252讲:<span word="sweet">sweet</span> <span word="talk">talk</span>/<span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="job">job</span></p><p>今天我们要讲的两个习惯用语听起来都是很顺耳朵的话，但是这些话都是在故意恭维你，以便让你做讲话的人要你做的事。在这方面，最普遍的一个习惯用语就是：<span word="Sweet">Sweet</span> <span word="talk">talk</span>. <span word="Sweet">Sweet</span>就是甜的；<span word="talk">talk</span>就是讲话。<span word="Sweet">Sweet</span> <span word="talk">talk</span>里面的<span word="sweet">sweet</span>这个字就已经把意思点出来了。<span word="Sweet">Sweet</span> <span word="talk">talk</span>听起来很顺耳，但是实际上是拍马，或过份的赞扬。<span word="Sweet">Sweet</span> <span word="talk">talk</span>可以作为名词，也可以作为动词。下面是一个例句。在这个例句里<span word="sweet">sweet</span> <span word="talk">talk</span>是用做动词。这是一个爸爸在说他的一个女儿。</p><p>例句1: <span word="You">You</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="youngest">youngest</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="honey">honey</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span>! <span word="She">She</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="sweet">sweet</span>-<span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>.</p><p>这个爸爸说：你可知道，我想我那最小的女儿生来就是嘴巴甜的。她会用甜言蜜语来让我做几乎任何她要我做的事。</p><p>这句话的英文里用的是：<span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="honey">honey</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span>。这是指：她生来嘴巴里就有蜂蜜。我们在这里不必逐个按字面意思来翻，翻成：生来嘴巴甜也就可以了。</p><p>******</p><p>有的人说，人人都爱听好话。这是人性。这话也许不错，但是也有一些脑子很清醒，不被好话所左右的人。我们来举一个例子。这是一个公司的主管在说他手下的一个雇员。在这个句子里 <span word="sweet">sweet</span> <span word="talk">talk</span>是用做名词。这个主管说：</p>
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