高中VOA英语—美国习惯用语讲座（doc版） 第384讲 trim one s sail素材
<p> 标题：美国习惯用语-第384讲 <span word="trim">trim</span> <span word="one">one</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sail">sail</span>; <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="out">out</span></p><p> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sail">sail</span>...</p><p> 内容：</p><p> 我们上次讲了好几个来自海员生活的习惯用语。</p><p> 今天我们还要讲几个来自海员却被一般人采纳的习惯用语。</p><p> 过去，船只前进靠的不是发动机而是风吹船帆。</p><p> 船帆是<span word="sail">sail</span>，所以水手跟船帆结下不解之缘。</p><p> 水手之间也因而流行不少从<span word="sail">sail</span>发展来的习惯用语。</p><p> 尽管帆船航运已是陈年往事，但是这些习惯用语却流传至今。</p><p> 我们先要学的是：<span word="trim">trim</span> <span word="one">one</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sails">sails</span>。</p><p> <span word="Trim">Trim</span>在这里的意思是调整船帆以适应风向变化。</p><p> 如今这个习惯用语已经被用在跟操纵船帆不相干的各种事务。</p><p> 我们要听的例子把它用在竞争激烈的竞选活动中：</p><p> 例句-1：<span word="First">First</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="security">security</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="when">when</span></p><p> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="trimmed">trimmed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="sails">sails</span></p><p> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="position">position</span>.</p><p> 这位候选人起先要削减社会福利，但是当他看到大多数选民都反对这样做，他的立场就立刻来个一百八十度的转向。</p><p> 他显然是为了顺应人心而改变立场以便争取更多选票，所以习惯用语<span word="trim">trim</span> <span word="one">one</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sails">sails</span>,</p>
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