美国流行文化从A到Z——WING IT
<p>记得以前学英语的时候，老师要求我们每周一上课前都要准备一段话，可以描述自己周末的生活，也可以对时事、热门话题发表评论。上课时随机抽几位同学发言，被抽到的就要把准备好的东西说给大家听。这样，一来可以练习口语，二来也可以提高写作能力(因为以我们当时的水平，肯定需要先把自己的话写下来，然后再背熟)。 由于时间有限，每次最多也就抽到三四个同学。不少人因此心存侥幸，不做准备。我当然也干过这事儿。不过，冥冥中自有天意，一旦偷懒没准备，往往就会被抽到。于是只好即兴发言，硬着头皮乱讲。这种情形，就是典型的<span word="wing">wing</span> <span word="ito">ito</span>(教训：学英语不可以偷懒!)当然，<span word="wing">wing</span> <span word="it">it</span> 并不局限于“发言”，任何临时应付，匆匆拼凑的行为，都可以用这个短语形容，一个经常出现的情景就是考试没准备，答题“跟着感觉走”</p><p>举例如下：<span word="Daniel">Daniel</span>:<span word="You">You</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exam">exam</span>?(考试准备好了吗?)<span word="Edward">Edward</span>：<span word="Exam">Exam</span>?<span word="What">What</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span>?(考试?你说什么呀?)<span word="Daniel">Daniel</span>: <span word="Hello">Hello</span>? <span word="Biology">Biology</span> <span word="exam">exam</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span> !<span word="Ms">Ms</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>.(有没有搞错?当然是今天下午的生物考试!<span word="Ms">Ms</span>.<span word="Johnson">Johnson</span>上个礼拜通知我们的啊。)<span word="Edward">Edward</span>:<span word="Crap">Crap</span>!<span word="I">I</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="forgot">forgot</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span> ,<span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wing">wing</span> <span word="it">it</span> ,<span word="I">I</span> <span word="guess">guess</span>.(该死!我完全不记得了。没法子，只好硬着头皮上了。)对于大多数英语为非母语者来说，<span word="wing">wing</span>要么是“翅膀”，要么是“机翼”。其实，它还可以表示“舞台的侧面”，也就是舞台上左右两边观众看不到的地方(因为有两边，所以通常用复数形式<span word="the">the</span> <span word="wings">wings</span>)。而<span word="wing">wing</span> <span word="it">it</span>正是和这个意思有关。</p>
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