英式英语和美式英语之别——令英国人糊涂的美式短语
<p>得益于美国文化的全球化传播，世界范围内说英语的人们已经知晓一些奇奇怪怪的美式英语表达，如 <span word="bury">bury</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hatchet">hatchet</span>、<span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="buck">buck</span> 和 <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="check">check</span>，（有关11个流行表达方式的解释）。但无论看过多少好来坞电影，总还是有一些美式俚语的含义让人出其不意。让我们通过下面的十道题测试一下你对当下美语短语的理解如何。</p><p>1. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="something">something</span> ‘<span word="jumped">jumped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shark">shark</span>’, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="it">it</span>:</p><p><span word="A">A</span>. <span word="Avoided">Avoided</span> <span word="payment">payment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="overdue">overdue</span> <span word="loans">loans</span></p><p><span word="B">B</span>. <span word="Began">Began</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="inexorable">inexorable</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="popularity">popularity</span></p><p><span word="C">C</span>. <span word="Escaped">Escaped</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="situation">situation</span></p><p><span word="D">D</span>. <span word="Went">Went</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winter">winter</span></p><p>2. <span word="A">A</span> ‘<span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="quarterback">quarterback</span>’ <span word="is">is</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span>:</p><p><span word="A">A</span>. <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="obsessed">obsessed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="football">football</span></p><p><span word="B">B</span>. <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="enthusiast">enthusiast</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="something">something</span></p><p><span word="C">C</span>. <span word="Loves">Loves</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="week">week</span></p><p><span word="D">D</span>. <span word="Passes">Passes</span> <span word="judgment">judgment</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="criticizes">criticizes</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span></p><p>3. <span word="A">A</span> ‘<span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="color">color</span>’ <span word="would">would</span> <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span>:</p><p><span word="A">A</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="unrelated">unrelated</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="distinctly">distinctly</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span></p><p><span word="B">B</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="odd">odd</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="out">out</span></p><p><span word="C">C</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="state">state</span></p><p><span word="D">D</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="missed">missed</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span></p><p>4. <span word="Someone">Someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> ‘<span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="farm">farm</span>’ <span word="has">has</span>:</p><p><span word="A">A</span>. <span word="Died">Died</span></p><p><span word="B">B</span>. <span word="Come">Come</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span></p><p><span word="C">C</span>. <span word="Paid">Paid</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mortgage">mortgage</span></p><p><span word="D">D</span>. <span word="Made">Made</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="awkward">awkward</span> <span word="comment">comment</span></p><p>5. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="to">to</span> ‘<span word="lay">lay</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="egg">egg</span>’, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span>:</p>
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