美国习惯用语-第307讲:和"鸟窝"有关的习语
<p>今天我们要讲的习惯词语有这样一个关键词，<span word="nest">nest</span>。<span word="Nest">Nest</span>这个词有许多不同的解释，最常用的意思是鸟窝，但是虫子、鱼儿、乌龟、兔子之类的动物下蛋、哺育儿女或者歇息安身、遮风避雨的地方，也都可以称为<span word="nest">nest</span>。<span word="Nest">Nest</span>这个词甚至也可以指窃贼等犯罪分子的巢穴。我们要讲的第一个习惯用语是：<span word="Foul">Foul</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="nest">nest</span>。<span word="Foul">Foul</span>这个词可以解释玷污，弄脏刚才说过<span word="nest">nest</span>可以指安身的所在，所以<span word="foul">foul</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="nest">nest</span>从字面上解释是把自己的安乐窝弄得乌七八糟。</p><p>想象一下，如果你把自己的安乐窝搞得脏乱不堪、臭气冲天，那你是在跟自己过不去，让自己不得安宁了。当然<span word="foul">foul</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="nest">nest</span>是比喻的说法。让我们听一个例子来体会它的含义。说话的人在谈论一名市长。这位市长稳坐江山已经有二十年了；市长的位置似乎已经成了他的终生职业，但是后来却发生了出人意料的变化。好，我们一起来听这段话吧。</p><p>例句-1：<span word="The">The</span> <span word="mayor">mayor</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="forever">forever</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="hes">hes</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="jail">jail</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="hed">hed</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="fouling">fouling</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="nest">nest</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="bribes">bribes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="contracts">contracts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="return">return</span>. 那个市长原来可能一直会当选，但是他现在可完蛋了，甚至还可能坐牢。人们发现他一向收受贿赂，拿承包市内工程的合同来作交易。这一下他真把自己搞得声名狼籍。</p>
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