第18講: give you the shirt off his bac

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第18講: give you the shirt off his back

在美國英語中,人們穿著的各種服裝名稱經(jīng)常是組成一些習(xí)慣用語的主要成份。今天我們?cè)僦v兩個(gè)由shirt這個(gè)字組成的俗語。第一個(gè)是:A stuffed shirt。Stuffed這個(gè)字有好幾種解釋,有時(shí)是指裝的滿滿的。在某種情況下是吃得過飽的意思。那末 ,a stuffed shirt 是什么意思呢?A stuffed shirt是指那些愛擺架子,表現(xiàn)得神氣十足的人。對(duì)于這種人最好是敬而遠(yuǎn)之。這種人既傲慢,又頑固,自以為了不起,他們參加任何社交活動(dòng)都不受人歡迎。我們現(xiàn)在來舉個(gè)例子吧:

例句-1: "My boss is a stuffed shirt: all he talks about is how important his ancestors are, how he was number one in his class at his university, and the wonderful things he thinks he's done for our company."

這個(gè)人說:“我的老板老是愛擺架子,吹噓自己。他一開口就是說他的祖先的地位有多么重要,他在大學(xué)念書時(shí)又如何成為他們班里的第一名,還自稱對(duì)我們公司作出了多大的貢獻(xiàn)等等!

下面這個(gè)例子是一個(gè)選民在談?wù)撍麑?duì)候選人的看法:

例句-2: "I think I'll vote for Jimmy Brown instead of the other guy James Leland Elegant the third. Jimmy ins't a stuffed shirt like Elegant -- he's a friendly, informal guy like us ordinary people."

他說:“我想我會(huì)投布朗的票,而不投那個(gè)看來很高雅的利蘭。布朗不像利蘭那末神氣活現(xiàn)。他很友好、隨和,就像我們普通老百姓一樣。”

 

我們?cè)賮碇v一個(gè)和shirt這個(gè)字有關(guān)的俗語:To give you the shirt off his back.。從字面上來解釋,to give you the shirt off his back 就是把他的襯衣從背上拿下來給你。一個(gè)人要是肯把襯衣脫下來給你的話,那就是一個(gè)在你患難的時(shí)候能拿出他所有的一切,包括他的襯衣,來幫忙的人。這種朋友是很可貴的。下面我們來舉一個(gè)例子。這是一個(gè)女孩在和朋友說她的父親:

例句-3: "Of course Dad gets mad at me sometimes for no good reason. But if I ever need it, I know he would give me the shirt off his back."

這是說:“我父親有時(shí)對(duì)我發(fā)火也不見得有什么道理。但是,只要我需要,他總是會(huì)盡一切力量幫助我的!

不僅是父親,那怕是在一般人當(dāng)中,這種好心人也是不難找到的。例如下面這句句子里談到的這個(gè)人:

例句-4: "Pete never says very much. But when he hears about somebody who's sick in the hospital or lost his job, he's always the first to put his hand in his pocket and bring out money to help. Yes, sir, he's the kind of man who'd give you the shirt off his back."

這句話的意思是:“皮特這個(gè)人平時(shí)話不多。但是,每當(dāng)他聽說某人有病進(jìn)了醫(yī)院,或失了業(yè),他總是第一個(gè)拿錢出來幫忙。是的,他是這種會(huì)盡力幫助別人的人!

 

今天我們講了兩個(gè)和shirt這個(gè)字有關(guān)的成語,一個(gè)是:A stuffed shirt,這是指那些愛擺架子,表現(xiàn)得神氣十足的人。 另外一個(gè)成語是 To give you the shirt off his back,這是指盡自己的力量幫助別人。

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