有关11个流行表达方式的解释
<p>了解一个英文习语的来龙去脉，有助于我们理解记忆进而实际运用这样的习语。下面这11个有趣的习语表达，你知道它们背后的故事吗？</p><p>1. 我们为什么<span word="bury">bury</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hatchet">hatchet</span>（冰释前嫌，直译为将短柄小斧埋起来）？</p><p><span word="bury">bury</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hatchet">hatchet</span>短语释义为：<span word="end">end</span> <span word="aquarrel">aquarrel</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span>，意思为结束争吵或冲突，并变得友好。这个短语出自17世纪美国本土的风俗，将斧钺埋在地下表示放下武器，争战双方宣告和平。</p><p>例句：</p><p><span word="Leading">Leading</span> <span word="tech">tech</span> <span word="competitors">competitors</span> <span word="bury">bury</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hatchet">hatchet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="efficiency">efficiency</span>.</p><p>为了提升能源利用率，技术领先的几家竞争对手冰释前嫌。</p><p>2. 我们为什么要谈<span word="stealing">stealing</span> <span word="someone">someone</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="thunder">thunder</span>（抢别人的风头，直译为偷走某人的雷声）？</p><p><span word="steal">steal</span> <span word="someone">someone</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="thunder">thunder</span>短语释义为：<span word="win">win</span> <span word="praise">praise</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="oneself">oneself</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="empting">empting</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="else">else</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="impress">impress</span>，意思为先发制人地打动别人，为自己赢得赞誉。这个故事来自于18世纪的剧作人约翰·丹尼斯，他发明了一种机器，可以模拟雷声作为舞台音效。他的发明在之后的剧作中被人使用（话剧《麦克白》中），对此丹尼斯大吼，“<span word="Damn">Damn</span> <span word="them">them</span>! <span word="They">They</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="run">run</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="steal">steal</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="thunder">thunder</span>”（“该死的！他们不让我的剧演出，但是他们偷走了我的雷声”）。</p><p>例句：</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="stole">stole</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="thunder">thunder</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="revealing">revealing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="estimates">estimates</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="funding">funding</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="centre">centre</span>.</p>
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