Off 的妙用（二）
<p><span word="Off">Off</span> 的妙用</p><p>1. <span word="Tell">Tell</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="off">off</span>.</p><p>告诉她整件事己经取消了。 记得有一次跟几个好友约好了要去打球，没想到天公不作美，出发前居然下起了大雨。 这场球自然是打不成了。有人要我去通知另一个人不去打球了，如果是你，这句话用英语会怎么说？多半会说<span word="The">The</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="canceled">canceled</span>. 吧 除了<span word="canceled">canceled</span>，老外还有一个“简易说法”，就是<span word="The">The</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="off">off</span>. 是不是非常简单明了呢？</p><p>2. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hook">hook</span> <span word="now">now</span>.</p><p>我解脱了。 如果你是一条鱼，有一天不小心因为贪吃被人给钓到了，几经奋力挣扎之后才得以摆脱鱼钩(<span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hook">hook</span>) ，你能想象这是什么样的感觉吗? 没错，就是如释重负、终于解脱的感觉。比如考试刚考完，你终于不用再熬夜背书了，就可以说<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hook">hook</span> <span word="now">now</span>.</p><p>3. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="girlfriend">girlfriend</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="off">off</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="times">times</span>.</p><p>我跟我女朋友分分合合好几次了。 不知道大家还记不记得著名的电视剧 Friends。 剧中的女主角 Rachel和男主角 Ross 之间分分合合不知多少回。后来Ross 终于结婚了，娶了一个叫 Emily 的当老婆。在婚礼之前 Rachel很感伤地说：I and Ross have been on and off, on and off; but I feel someday we will be on. 意思就是：我跟 Ross 分分合合好几回了，但我总觉得有一天我们又能重新在一起。至于on-and-off relationship 就指的是“分分合合”的恋情了。 <span word="Off">Off</span> 的妙用</p>
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