高中VOA英语—美国习惯用语讲座（doc版） 第351讲 number is up素材
<p> 标题：美国习惯用语-第351讲 <span word="number">number</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="up">up</span>; <span word="do">do</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="sb">sb</span>...</p><p> 内容：</p><p> 今天我们要讲的几个习惯用语里面都有<span word="number">number</span>这个词。</p><p> 大家一定知道<span word="number">number</span>是数字。</p><p> 我们要学的第一个习惯用语是: <span word="his">his</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="is">is</span></p><p> <span word="up">up</span>。</p><p> 这个习惯用语起源于一次大战期间军队里的行话，说"<span word="His">His</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="up">up</span>,"</p><p> 意思就是他阵亡了。</p><p> 这里的<span word="number">number</span>是指军人的番号。</p><p> 现在我们用这个习惯用语当然不再是说某人死了，到底是什么意思，让我们通过一个例子来琢磨。</p><p> 它说的是一个国会议员的政治生涯。</p><p> 例句-1：<span word="For">For</span> 30 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="congressman">congressman</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="in">in</span></p><p> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="up">up</span> - <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="smart">smart</span> <span word="young">young</span></p><p> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span>.</p><p> 原来那人当选国会议员已经三十年了，他这些年的政治生涯风平浪静，但是这次他却遇上了劲敌，一个干练又富有创新思想的年青人和他争夺竞选议员，看来后生可畏，老将这次要下马了。</p><p> 所以这段话里<span word="his">his</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="up">up</span>意思是他的政治生涯完蛋了，这句话相当于中文的说法: 他劫数难逃，换句话说就是他大难临头了。******</p>
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