美国习惯用语-第268讲:手腕鞋子
<p>今天我们要讲的两个习惯用语，一个跟手腕有关。另一个跟鞋子有关。我们先来讲第一个。<span word="A">A</span> <span word="slap">slap</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrist">wrist</span>. <span word="Slap">Slap</span>就是打一下，比如说，<span word="a">a</span> <span word="slap">slap</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="face">face</span>就是打耳光。<span word="Wrist">Wrist</span>就是手腕。<span word="A">A</span> <span word="slap">slap</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrist">wrist</span>就是在手腕上打一下。在手腕上打一下并不怎么痛。</p><p>要是一个孩子伸手去拿他不该拿的东西，为了阻止他，他妈妈就很可能会在他手腕上打一下。作为习惯用语，<span word="a">a</span> <span word="slap">slap</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrist">wrist</span>就是轻微的惩罚，而且往往是指某人得到的惩罚要比他应该得到的惩罚要轻。</p><p>我们来举一个例子。一个喝醉了酒的人在开车的时候把别人的车撞坏了。双方都被招到法庭作证。被撞的人对法庭的裁决非常不满意。他说：</p><p>例句-1: <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hoped">hoped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="judge">judge</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="guy">guy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="jail">jail</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slap">slap</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrist">wrist</span> - <span word="he">he</span> <span word="fined">fined</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="license">license</span> <span word="for">for</span> 30 <span word="days">days</span>. 这个人很不满地说：我本来希望法官会把这家伙送进监狱。可是，他仅仅让他罚款两百美元，吊销他的驾驶执照一个月。这真是清描淡写的惩罚。</p><p>在美国，酗酒的人开车是一个大问题。每年都有不少因为喝醉了酒开车而造成的车祸，有的导致受害者终身丧失正常生活的能力，还有的因此而丧生，给受害者的家庭和孩子带来莫大的悲剧。美国政府对酗酒驾车的人有各种不同的惩罚。</p>
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