高中VOA英语—美国习惯用语讲座（doc版） 第431 steal someone s thunder素材
<p> 标题：美国习惯用语-第431 <span word="steal">steal</span> <span word="someone">someone</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="thunder">thunder</span>...</p><p> 内容：</p><p> 今天我们要讲的习惯用语都由同一个词发展而来: <span word="steal">steal</span>。</p><p> 大家也许知道<span word="steal">steal</span>解释为“偷，”是以不正当手段取得原本属于别人的东西。</p><p> 我们要学的习惯用语都跟这个意思有关。</p><p> 第一个是：<span word="steal">steal</span> <span word="someone">someone</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="thunder">thunder</span>。</p><p> <span word="Thunder">Thunder</span>这个词的意思是雷电。</p><p> 习惯用语<span word="steal">steal</span> <span word="someone">someone</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="thunder">thunder</span>，指的是剽窃某人尚未发表的想法观点或发明创造。</p><p> 这种行为往往出于嫉妒或者企图攫取他人的成果和荣誉。</p><p> 我们听个例子。</p><p> 说话的人是一位科学家。</p><p> 正当他准备宣布自己和手下的研究人员发明了一种有可能治愈癌症的新药, 却发现刚进他那研究小组的一名成员已经把这项研究成果窃为己有了。</p><p> 那是怎么回事呢? 他马上要告诉你。</p><p> 例句-1：<span word="I">I</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="stole">stole</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="thunder">thunder</span> - <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reporter">reporter</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="drug">drug</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="papers">papers</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="credit">credit</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span>.原来这个人抢先一步对记者宣告这种新药。</p><p> 这一来报刊就把功劳都归给他, 却忽略了真正为此付出辛劳的人。</p><p> 刚才说过这家伙刚加入研究小组不久, 却把小组其他成员长期研究的成果拿去宣扬, 并且居他人之功, 可见<span word="stole">stole</span> <span word="someone">someone</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="thunder">thunder</span>意思是: 窃取他人的尚未发表的观点或发明, 居他人之功。******其实刚才那位科学家还可以那样描述这个窃取他们成果的人: <span word="steal">steal</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spotlight">spotlight</span>。</p>
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