高中VOA英语—美国习惯用语讲座（doc版） 第382讲 pass the buck素材
<p> 标题：美国习惯用语-第382讲 <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="buck">buck</span>; <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vest">vest</span>...</p><p> 音频地址：<span word="Sound">Sound</span>/<span word="lesson">lesson</span>382.<span word="mp">mp</span>3</p><p> 内容：</p><p> 我们上次讲了几个来自扑克牌桌的习惯用语。</p><p> 今天我们还要讲几个。</p><p> 第一个是：<span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="the">the</span></p><p> <span word="buck">buck</span>。</p><p> <span word="Buck">Buck</span>原意是雄鹿，但是这里指刀柄是鹿角做成的猎刀。</p><p> 在早年美国西部这种猎刀几乎人手一把。</p><p> 牌桌的规矩是轮流做庄发牌。</p><p> 打完一付牌就轮到坐在发牌人左边的那位发。</p><p> 为了不搞错，人们就在牌桌上传递一把猎刀帮助记忆。</p><p> 每人发完牌就把猎刀传给下一个发牌人。</p><p> 也就是<span word="pass">pass</span></p><p> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="buck">buck</span>，意思是把发牌的责任交给他了。</p><p> 如今习惯用语<span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="buck">buck</span>意义有了发展，不再指牌桌规矩。</p><p> 我们听个例子来琢磨它的含义吧。</p><p> 这是个企业主管在为手下人工作不力而生气。</p><p> 例句-1： <span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span> <span word="Miss">Miss</span> <span word="Brown">Brown</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="hadn">hadn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="mailed">mailed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="these">these</span></p><p> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="letters">letters</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="customers">customers</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="buck">buck</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="boy">boy</span></p><p> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="stamps">stamps</span> <span word="ready">ready</span>.</p><p> 他问秘书<span word="Brown">Brown</span>小姐为什么还不把那些至关重要的信件寄给顾客，而秘书却怪办公室的勤杂员没备足邮票。</p>
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