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美国习语第9街

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习语搜索: to hold water

water off a duck's back

it makes my mouth water

这一课里我们再要讲两个和水,也就是和 water 这个字有关的词汇。第一个是 to hold water。

To hold water 按字面解释当然可以说是"不让水漏出来"。但是,它的另外一个意思是指某一个人找的借口、提出的理由、或说的话是确实的,站得住脚的。美国人经常说:"That excuse simply doesn't hold water."意思是:那个借口根本站不住脚。我们来举个例子:

例句-1:"The accused man claimed that he'd been in another city the night of the murder. But his story didn't hold water after three different witness target=_blank class=infotextkey>witnesses testified in court that they had seen him running from the scene of the crime."

这句话的意思是:"这个被控告的人说,发生谋杀案的那天晚上他出门去了,不在当地。但是,有三个不同的证人都出庭作证说,他们看见他从作案的地点逃跑。因此,他说出事那天他不在当地的说法根本是靠不住的。"

今天要讲的另外一个和water这个字有关的习惯用语是 water off a duck's back。

鸭子身上的毛就像雨衣一样,水在上面呆不住,一下全滑掉了。因此,water off a duck's back 是指毫无作用。就像下面这句句子所说的:

例句-2:"I keep telling my friend it's foolish to gamble all of his money, but it's like water off of a duck's back."

这是说:"我一直告诉我的朋友,不要那么傻,把所有的工资都用在赌博上。可是,我的话对他全然不起作用。"

另外一个例子是:

例句-3:"The doctors tell us it`s dangerous to smoke, but such good advice rolls off of some people like water off of a duck's back."

这是说:"医生都告诉我们抽烟对身体是有害的。可是,这种劝告对于有些人来说就像耳边风一样,毫无作用。"

水对人的身体来说是非常重要的。可是,在英语里,这些和water有关的成语都含贬意好像有点奇怪。不过,至少有一个和water有关的习惯用语是让人高兴的。那就是:to make my mouth water 顾名思义,这个说法的意思是"让我流口水"。

例句-4:"The roast duck that restaurant serves is my favorite dish. Every time I think about it, it makes my mouth water."

这个人说:"我最喜欢吃那个饭馆的烤鸭。每当我想起它我就会流口水。"

今天我们讲了to hold water,water off a duck's back和 it makes my mouth water这几个同water有关的习惯用语。

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