源于“拳击”运动的英语表达
<p>英语小测验 源于“拳击”运动的英语表达拳击是一项古老的运动，人们认为它起源于古希腊。英国人在古代拳击的基础上制定了很多新的规则，现代拳击运动便在这里兴起，之后逐渐受到世界各地人们的喜爱。英语中有很多从该运动的规则中衍生出的表达，比如，成语“<span word="blow">blow</span>-<span word="by">by</span>-<span word="blow">blow</span> 一拳接一拳”表示“详实的”，而“<span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ropes">ropes</span> 倒在了拦索上”用来形容“事物岌岌可危的状态”。试做本集《英语小测验》，学习六个源于“拳击”运动的英语说法。</p><p>1. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="travelling">travelling</span> <span word="fairs">fairs</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span> <span word="ring">ring</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="erected">erected</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fairground">fairground</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prize">prize</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="willing">willing</span>, <span word="men">men</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> ‘<span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hat">hat</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ring">ring</span>’. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="idiomatic">idiomatic</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="a">a</span>) <span word="To">To</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="swap">swap</span> <span word="hats">hats</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="clothing">clothing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="else">else</span></p><p><span word="b">b</span>) <span word="To">To</span> <span word="volunteer">volunteer</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="participating">participating</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="something">something</span> (<span word="e">e</span>.<span word="g">g</span>. <span word="an">an</span> <span word="event">event</span>)</p><p><span word="c">c</span>) <span word="To">To</span> <span word="insult">insult</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="you">you</span></p><p><span word="d">d</span>) <span word="When">When</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="reluctantly">reluctantly</span> <span word="agrees">agrees</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="married">married</span></p><p>2. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span> <span word="ring">ring</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="competing">competing</span> <span word="boxers">boxers</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="corners">corners</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="team">team</span>. <span word="From">From</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span>: <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> ‘<span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="corner">corner</span>’. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="a">a</span>) <span word="I">I</span> <span word="disagree">disagree</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="you">you</span>.</p>
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