不受欢迎的“cold fish”-英语点津
<p>不受欢迎的“<span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="fish">fish</span>” [ 2007-09-05 19:55 ] 今天我们要给大家介绍的习惯用语是：<span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="fish">fish</span>。<span word="Cold">Cold</span> <span word="fish">fish</span>是指那些对人很冷淡，很不友好，根本没有意思和别人友好相处的人。这些人往往不受人欢迎。</p><p>下面这个例子就能说明<span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="fish">fish</span>的意思。一些朋友在准备举行一个聚会，他们正在讨论请哪些人来参加这次聚会，其中一个人说：</p><p>"<span word="Let">Let</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="invite">invite</span> <span word="Joe">Joe</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="party">party</span>: <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="fish">fish</span> <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="spoil">spoil</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="everybody">everybody</span> <span word="else">else</span>."</p><p>这个人说：“别请乔伊来参加这次聚会。他这人对人太冷淡，太不友好。他来了会使其他所有人都扫兴的。”</p><p>要是因为对人冷淡，不合群而不受人欢迎，不被人邀请去参加社交活动，那倒是小事。一个人能不能和别人友好相处往往还会影响到他的事业前途。下面这个例子就是最好的说明：</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="senator">senator</span> -- <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="fish">fish</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="shook">shook</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="shaking">shaking</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="mackeral">mackeral</span>."</p><p>说话的人很明显是一个选民。他说：“我才不投那个竞选参议员的候选人的票呐。他实在是个不友好的人。我有一次和他握手，那冷冰冰的样子简直是像和一条死鱼握手一样。”</p>
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