美国习惯用语-第303讲:最新习惯用语
<p>我们今天要讲的习惯用语都相当新，甚至可能在词典上还查不到。第一个习惯用语是：<span word="No">No</span> <span word="brainer">brainer</span>。听了这个习惯用语有人可能在想，它的意思是不是没头脑的呢？不对。究竟是什么意思让我们听个例子来判断。这是在讲做股票买卖的事儿。</p><p>例句-1：<span word="Everybody">Everybody</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="smart">smart</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="stocks">stocks</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="Thats">Thats</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="brainereven">brainereven</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="kid">kid</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="out">out</span>. 在股票开始上涨的时候买进，在股票开始下跌的时候脱手。这是人人皆知的办法，当然也是聪明的做法，然而这是不是费尽脑筋才能想到的主意呢?那倒也不见得，甚至连幼稚的孩子也想得出这个办法。</p><p>这样看来<span word="no">no</span> <span word="brainer">brainer</span>是明智然而却显而易见的做法。也就是不假思索就能想到的好主意。</p><p>我们要学的第二个习惯用语是：<span word="Push">Push</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="envelope">envelope</span>。大家也许都熟悉<span word="envelope">envelope</span>这个词，知道它的意思是信封。但是在<span word="push">push</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="envelope">envelope</span>这个习惯用语里，<span word="envelope">envelope</span>可不是信封的意思。它是个技术性的词汇，指机械或其它设备的性能范围，或者功用极限。比方说，如果一辆汽车的设计规格为最高时速一百八十公里，但是你却以一百九十公里的时速驾驶这辆车，那么你就是在<span word="push">push</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="envelope">envelope</span>，超越它的性能范围了，或者是在玩命了。但是<span word="push">push</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="envelope">envelope</span>这个习惯用语的应用范围并不局限于机械工程。它也转用到日常生活中，用来指人际关系的紧张化。请听这个例子:</p>
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