美国习惯用语-第280讲:鸡犬不宁为虎作伥
<p>今天我们要讲的习惯用语里都有这样一个词：<span word="devil">devil</span>。它的意思是魔鬼。这可是个引起人们恶感的词。在基督教文化里，魔鬼是背叛上帝的邪恶之灵，但是被正义的天使打败，驱逐出天堂。从此魔鬼就在地狱称王，并成为人间的万恶之源。</p><p>今天我们要讲的第一个习惯用语是：<span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="devil">devil</span>. <span word="Raise">Raise</span>这个词有惹起，或者使出现的意思。那么从字面意思看来，<span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="devil">devil</span>可不就是让牛鬼蛇神都出笼，闹得鸡犬不宁吗？</p><p>好，我们来听一个例子。这是一个公司经理在发脾气。让我们仔细听听<span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="devil">devil</span>在这段话里是什么意思，还有这位经理为什么这样恼火？</p><p>例句-1：<span word="Ask">Ask</span> <span word="Tom">Tom</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="now">now</span>! <span word="I">I</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="shipped">shipped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="watches">watches</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span>. <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="devil">devil</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p>这位经理火冒三丈要马上把<span word="Tom">Tom</span>叫来，因为他刚发现<span word="Tom">Tom</span>把那些手表定货送错了地方，运去了纽约而不是洛杉矶，所以经理要把<span word="Tom">Tom</span>叫来好好训斥一番。可见<span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="devil">devil</span>这个习惯用语意思就是暴跳如雷，大叫大骂。 </p><p>还有，不知你有没有注意到，大声训斥某一个人，就是<span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="devil">devil</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="someone">someone</span>。这里用介词<span word="with">with</span>。</p><p>接下来我们还要听一个例子，里面也有习惯用语<span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="devil">devil</span>。这是一位大学校长在和学校的财务主任争辩，反对提高学费。请你仔细听，在这段话里<span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="devil">devil</span>表达甚么样的情况。先让我们来学一个生词：<span word="tuition">tuition</span>这个词的意思是学费。还有一个生词：<span word="parent">parent</span>，意思是家长。好，让我们一起来听这段话：</p>
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