高中VOA英语—美国习惯用语讲座（doc版） 第445 straight arrow素材
<p> 标题：美国习惯用语-第445 <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="arrow">arrow</span>...</p><p> 内容：</p><p> 我们今天要说的三个习惯用语都用来描绘人的忠诚可靠，不偏不倚和品行端正。</p><p> 第一个是: <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="arrow">arrow</span>。</p><p> <span word="Straight">Straight</span>是直的，而<span word="arrow">arrow</span>是箭，<span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="arrow">arrow</span>从字面上看是笔直的箭，<span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="arrow">arrow</span>，宁折不弯，当然它作为习惯用语有它的比喻意义。</p><p> <span word="Straight">Straight</span> <span word="arrow">arrow</span>早年曾经专指白人信赖的刚直的印第安勇士，现在<span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="arrow">arrow</span>被用来泛指任何值得信赖，道德高尚的人。</p><p> 我们听个例子，说话的人跟朋友谈起了国会选举。</p><p> 他正告诉朋友自己这回打算选谁当议员:例句-1：<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="guy">guy</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="long">long</span>. <span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="keeps">keeps</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="promises">promises</span> - <span word="she">she</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="arrow">arrow</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="right">right</span>.他说：我已经决定投票推选<span word="Mary">Mary</span>，不再选已经在华盛顿呆了这么久的那个老家伙了。</p><p> <span word="Mary">Mary</span>忠诚老实，而且说到做到。</p><p> 她真是个正直坦率的人。</p><p> 这里的<span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="arrow">arrow</span>指正直坦率的人。******有时候<span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="arrow">arrow</span>也可以说那种一板一眼，过于死板的人。</p><p> 这种人虽然正派可靠，但是也不怎么讨人喜欢。</p><p> 比方说<span word="Bob">Bob</span>就是这样一个小伙子。</p><p> 例句-2：<span word="Bob">Bob</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="arrow">arrow</span>: <span word="he">he</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span>, <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="chase">chase</span> <span word="girls">girls</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="guess">guess</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="admire">admire</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>: <span word="he">he</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="party">party</span>.他说：<span word="Bob">Bob</span>真是个古板的人。</p>
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