Jump the gun 乱发脾气-英语点津
<p><span word="Jump">Jump</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> 乱发脾气 [ 2007-07-09 09:48 ] 在运动比赛中常用呜枪作为“开始起跑”的信号，所以 <span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> 这个片语指的是“在正式呜枪之前就先偷跑”。在日常生活当中老美常用 <span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> 来指“太早行动”，也就是 <span word="start">start</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="early">early</span> 的意思。比方说人家明明规定是 15 号发薪水，但是你硬要 14 号去问人家支票下来了没，旁人就可以规劝他：“<span word="Don">Don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="distributing">distributing</span> <span word="paychecks">paychecks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> 15<span word="th">th</span>. (不要太早去，因为他们通常十五号才开始发薪水。)”当然逊一点的讲法也可以用“<span word="Don">Don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="early">early</span>.” 来代替这个 “<span word="Don">Don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gun">gun</span>.”</p><p>我的老美朋友还告诉我，<span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> 还常用来指一个人在不明就理的情况下乱发脾气 (<span word="get">get</span> <span word="mad">mad</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="early">early</span>，也是有 <span word="too">too</span> <span word="early">early</span> 的意思在里面) ，例如今天有人上门来要债，一进门不分清红皂白就先把我骂一顿，但他连我是不是债主都不知道，这时就可以说：“<span word="Hey">Hey</span>! <span word="Don">Don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gun">gun</span>. <span word="What">What</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="up">up</span>? (喂，不要太早生气，到底发生了什么事？)” 或是上次我室友开车被警察拦下来，他自认没做错什么，劈头就和警察伯伯理论了起来，结果警察告诉他：“<span word="Don">Don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gun">gun</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remind">remind</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="tank">tank</span> <span word="cap">cap</span>. (不要太快生气，我只是想提醒你油箱盖忘了关上了。)”</p><p>大家一定要记清楚啊，<span word="Don">Don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="on">on</span>. </p>
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