美国习惯用语-第260讲:to cook up
<p>今天我们要讲的第一个习惯用语跟<span word="cook">cook</span>这个字有关。<span word="Cook">Cook</span>可以作为动词。意思是：在炉子上煮吃的东西，<span word="cook">cook</span>也可以作为名词。意思是：厨师。这是<span word="cook">cook</span>这个字最普遍的解释。我们现在讲的一个习惯用语是把<span word="cook">cook</span>用做动词。它很简单，就是在<span word="to">to</span> <span word="cook">cook</span>后面再加上<span word="up">up</span>。<span word="To">To</span> <span word="cook">cook</span> <span word="up">up</span>跟煮什么东西吃没有关系。</p><p>它的意思是：编造假的理由来掩盖事实，而这样做往往是为了欺骗某人，或者为了摆脱自己所处的困境。我们来举一个例子。这是一个人下了班在酒吧间里跟朋友一起喝酒聊天。他偶然看了一下手表。突然，他想起他该去他太太的办公室去接她回家。他紧张地说：</p><p>例句1: <span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="no">no</span>! <span word="It">It</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="o">o</span>\'<span word="clock">clock</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="Susan">Susan</span> <span word="I">I</span>\'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="six">six</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="cook">cook</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="I">I</span>\'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span>.</p><p>这位丈夫说：啊呀，已经七点多了。我答应苏珊六点钟在她办公室门口等她的。我得想出一个好一点的理由来解释为什么迟到一个多小时，否则我可真是麻烦了。</p><p>******</p><p>下面我们要举的一个例子恐怕在哪个国家都有。这是一个孩子跟几个同学逃学去看电影，但是被老师发现，并告诉了家长。第二天，这个孩子在对他那几个逃学的同学讲他昨天的处境。</p><p>例句2: <span word="My">My</span> <span word="dad">dad</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="angry">angry</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="yesterday">yesterday</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="cooked">cooked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sick">sick</span> <span word="classmate">classmate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="dad">dad</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="telephone">telephone</span> <span word="number">number</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truth">truth</span>. <span word="I">I</span>\'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="grounded">grounded</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p>
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