美国习惯用语-第285讲:和"奔跑"有关的俚语
<p>今天要讲的习惯用语都有一个关键词<span word="run">run</span>。我们要学的第一个习惯用语是：<span word="run">run</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="clockwork">clockwork</span>。<span word="Clockwork">Clockwork</span>意思是钟表的机件，发条装置。钟表的机构当然该是精确无误的；<span word="run">run</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="clockwork">clockwork</span>这个习惯用语起始于十七世纪后期，沿用至今已经有三百年的历史了。那么这个习惯用语含义是不是像钟表一样准确运转呢？</p><p>让我们从一个例子来判断这个习惯用语的含义。当今让有些美国家长们头疼的一个问题是学校对孩子管束不严，校内纪律松懈。针对这个问题，不少家庭想到了一条解决途径。下面这段话说的就是这个。请你特别注意里面的习惯用语<span word="run">run</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="clockwork">clockwork</span>。</p><p>例句1: <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="clockwork">clockwork</span>. <span word="Everything">Everything</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="strict">strict</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="classes">classes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="study">study</span>.</p><p>这段话说：有些家长喜欢军校，因为它的运作规律一丝不苟，纪律严明，从体育锻炼到上课和自修时间都掌握得分秒不差。</p><p>所以<span word="run">run</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="clockwork">clockwork</span>含义就是精确不误，有规律地运作。</p><p>我们今天学的第二个带有<span word="run">run</span>这个词的习惯用语是：<span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="run">run</span>。<span word="Cut">Cut</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="run">run</span>这个习惯用语起源于航海。海上的船只如果遇上了紧急情况，例如，突如其来的风暴或者强大的敌舰，船长急于躲避灭顶之灾，往往不像平常那样下令起锚，而会叫船员砍断锚链，尽快地逃走。这就是<span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="run">run</span>这个习惯用语的出处。但是<span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="run">run</span>现在被广泛应用在其它场合。我们接下来要听一个有关房地产业的例子。</p>
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