高中VOA英语—美国习惯用语讲座（doc版） 第368讲 turn tail素材
<p> 标题：美国习惯用语-第368讲 <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="tail">tail</span>; <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="leaf">leaf</span>...</p><p> 内容：</p><p> 今天我们要学几个有<span word="turn">turn</span>这个词的习惯用语。</p><p> <span word="Turn">Turn</span>是个很普通的词。</p><p> 它当动词的时候意思就是转动。</p><p> 我们要学的第一个习惯用语是: <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="tail">tail</span>。</p><p> <span word="Tail">Tail</span>是尾巴，猫或狗在面临什么威胁的时候，往往会调头就走。</p><p> 换句话说是把尾巴转向令它害怕的一方，逃之夭夭。</p><p> 这也许就是<span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="tail">tail</span>这个习惯用语的出典。</p><p> 让我们听个例子来体会<span word="turn">turn</span></p><p> <span word="tail">tail</span>究竟是什么意思。</p><p> 这是个男孩儿在说当校里的小霸王威胁要揍他一顿的时候发生了什么。</p><p> 例句-1：<span word="When">When</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="bully">bully</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="brother">brother</span>, <span word="Tom">Tom</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="tail">tail</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ran">ran</span>. <span word="I">I</span></p><p> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="bother">bother</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tom">Tom</span> --</p><p> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span>.</p><p> 他说：这个小霸王一看到我的老大哥<span word="Tom">Tom</span>掉转头来就一溜烟地逃走了。</p><p> 我想他再也不会来找我麻烦了。</p><p> 你知道我可真为<span word="Tom">Tom</span>大哥骄傲，但愿我有一天也能像他那样高大强壮。</p><p> 小霸王看到高大强壮的<span word="Tom">Tom</span>自知不是他的对手，为了别招惹麻烦灰溜溜地转身逃走了，所以这里的<span word="turn">turn</span></p>
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