高中VOA英语—美国习惯用语讲座（doc版） 第353讲 fit to a T素材
<p> 标题：美国习惯用语-第353讲 <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="T">T</span>; <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="king">king</span>...</p><p> 内容：</p><p> 我们上次讲了两个个带有<span word="fit">fit</span>这个词的习惯用语<span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="tied">tied</span>和<span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="and">and</span></p><p> <span word="trim">trim</span>。</p><p> 今天还要学几个由<span word="fit">fit</span>发展而成的习惯用语。</p><p> 第一个是: <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="T">T</span>。</p><p> 这里的<span word="T">T</span>是大写英文字母<span word="T">T</span>。</p><p> <span word="Fit">Fit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span></p><p> <span word="T">T</span>是个相当古老的习惯用语，从十七世纪后期开始就流传了。</p><p> 在这个习惯用语里最令人困惑不解的可能就是字母<span word="T">T</span>究竟代表什么。</p><p> 有人说这里的<span word="T">T</span>指人们制图用的确保绘图精密准确的丁字尺。</p><p> 但是也有人说这个习惯用语的出典在人们写小写字母 <span word="t">t</span></p><p> 的时侯最后要把一横恰到好处地划在竖勾上和它相互交叉。</p><p> 让我们通过一个例子来体会<span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="T">T</span>含义是什么。</p><p> 例句-1：<span word="The">The</span> <span word="roast">roast</span> <span word="turkey">turkey</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="cooked">cooked</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="T">T</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="amazed">amazed</span> - <span word="Mary">Mary</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="such">such</span></p><p> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>-<span word="working">working</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="make">make</span></p><p> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="meal">meal</span>.</p><p> 他说：火鸡烤得恰到好处，我们都大为吃惊，因为 <span word="Mary">Mary</span> 是如此辛勤工作的企业总裁，我们从没想到她竟能制作这样的美味佳肴。</p><p> 可见<span word="was">was</span> <span word="cooked">cooked</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="T">T</span>在这里的意思是火鸡的调味和火候等都掌握得恰到好处。</p>
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