美国习惯用语-第269讲:和wool羊毛有关的习语
<p>今天我们要讲的两个习惯用语都有一个共同的关键的字。那就是：<span word="Wool">Wool</span>. <span word="Wool">Wool</span>就是羊毛，或者是呢绒。但是，<span word="wool">wool</span>在和其他字合起来成为习惯用语的时候，它就不一定跟羊毛或呢绒有任何关系了。我们今天要讲的第一个习惯用语就是如此。<span word="Wild">Wild</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="woolly">woolly</span>.</p><p><span word="Wild">Wild</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="woolly">woolly</span>的意思是：粗暴的，吵闹的，暴力的。<span word="Woolly">Woolly</span>这个字当然是来自<span word="wool">wool</span>，在<span word="wool">wool</span> 后面加上<span word="l">l</span>和<span word="y">y</span>这两个字母就成了形容词<span word="woolly">woolly</span>。<span word="Woolly">Woolly</span>这个字开始使用是在美国建国初期。那时有不少人去开发西部，当时人们的态度很粗鲁，生活也很艰苦。</p><p>我们来举一个例子。有不少美国年轻人在举行聚会的时候喜欢放音乐，而且还把音量放得很大。这种情况经常会引起邻居的不满。下面就是一个人在抱怨住在他旁边的年轻人。</p><p>例句-1: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="woolly">woolly</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="night">night</span>! <span word="Loud">Loud</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="yelling">yelling</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="voicesI">voicesI</span> <span word="couldnt">couldnt</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>. 这个人说：隔壁的年轻人昨晚举行聚会，吵得要命。他们把音乐放得很响，而且还大声嚷嚷。直到早上四点我还没法睡觉。</p><p>美国学生往往利用暑假到跟他们专业有关的机构去实习，或打工赚钱。下面是一个办公室主任在说几个实习生。</p><p>例句2: <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="interns">interns</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="quiet">quiet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span>. <span word="But">But</span>, <span word="Jack">Jack</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="woolly">woolly</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="time">time</span>; <span word="yelling">yelling</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="laughing">laughing</span> <span word="disturbing">disturbing</span> <span word="everybody">everybody</span> <span word="around">around</span>. <span word="Maybe">Maybe</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="ought">ought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="go">go</span>. 这个办公室主任说：大多数在我们这儿实习的学生都很安静地工作，努力学习。但是，杰克和比尔一有空就吵吵闹闹，大声嚷嚷，大声笑，影响周围的人工作。也许我们应该让他们走吧。</p>
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