美国习惯用语-第290讲:仗势欺人紧要关头
<p>今天我们要讲的习惯用语有一个共同的词：<span word="push">push</span>. 这个词的意思是推。我们要学的第一个习惯用语是：<span word="push">push</span> <span word="around">around</span>。<span word="Push">Push</span> <span word="somebody">somebody</span> <span word="around">around</span>这个短语从字面解释就是把一个人推得团团转。你在学校的操场上有时会看到大男孩把小个子男孩当胸一推。他是在寻衅打架。我们也可以说：<span word="Hes">Hes</span> <span word="pushing">pushing</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="around">around</span>. 不知有没有人也在把你<span word="push">push</span> <span word="around">around</span>？你可能会说没这回事，因为你已经不小了，但是<span word="push">push</span> <span word="around">around</span>并不光是指肢体行动或者动武，有时办公室的上级不必动手也会把下级<span word="push">push</span> <span word="around">around</span>。他的手段可能是高声喝令，或者为了鸡毛蒜皮的小事动不动就发脾气等等。我们接下来要看的就是这样一个例子：</p><p>例句1：<span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="sick">sick</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Jones">Jones</span> <span word="pushing">pushing</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="around">around</span>. <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="job">job</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span>, <span word="Ill">Ill</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="slam">slam</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p><p>他说：我实在讨厌<span word="Jones">Jones</span>先生这样摆布欺负我们。我要去找新工作，找到后，我会到他办公室去告诉他我对他的为人有什么看法，然后走出来的时候把他的房门重重地关上。</p><p>听了这段话里，你可以体会<span word="push">push</span> <span word="around">around</span>有仗势欺人的意思。</p><p>我们要学的第二个带有<span word="push">push</span>这个词的习惯说法是：<span word="pushover">pushover</span>. <span word="Pushover">Pushover</span>是复合词。<span word="Pushover">Pushover</span>是指容易接受他人影响或者听从劝告的人。有时<span word="pushover">pushover</span>也可能是个软心肠又富有同情心的人。例如我们下面要说的<span word="Peter">Peter</span>就是这样一个人：</p>
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