美国习惯用语-第306讲:和"纽扣"有关的习语
<p>今天我们要讲的习惯词语都包括这样一个词，<span word="button">button</span>。大家也许已经知道<span word="button">button</span>是纽扣，但是<span word="button">button</span>也可以作动词，意思你也一定猜得到，就是扣上纽扣。我们今天要讲的第一个习惯用语是：<span word="button">button</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="lip">lip</span>。<span word="Button">Button</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="lip">lip</span>意思难道是用纽扣扣上嘴唇吗？当然不是。像许多习惯用语一样，这是比喻的说法。让我们通过一个例子来体会它的含义，说话的人是在跟同事议论办公室里发生的事。</p><p>例句-1：<span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="Bob">Bob</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="capable">capable</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="youd">youd</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="button">button</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="lip">lip</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="Bob">Bob</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="nobody">nobody</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bosss">bosss</span> <span word="brother">brother</span>-<span word="in">in</span>-<span word="law">law</span>.</p><p>他说：老板打算提升<span word="Bob">Bob</span>这个既不负责责任又不能干的人，然而你最好还是闭口不提反对意见，因为<span word="Bob">Bob</span>是老板的内弟。</p><p>所以 <span word="button">button</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="lip">lip</span> 意思就是闭口不谈。</p><p>我们要学的第二个以<span word="button">button</span>为主的习惯用语是: <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="button">button</span>。 <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="button">button</span>可能来自拳击赛，<span word="button">button</span>是下巴尖的俗称，在拳击赛中如果你一拳正打在对手的下巴尖上，就是<span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="button">button</span>，这是正中要害、击败对手的一着。<span word="Button">Button</span>这个词也可以解释按钮，要让一个设备发挥某种功能你得准确地按在某一个按钮上，也就是<span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="button">button</span>。但是<span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="button">button</span>已经被应用在日常生活中的许多方面。让我们从下面这个例子来体会<span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="button">button</span>所表达的意思。这是一个人在赞扬如今的天气预报。</p>
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