美国习惯用语22：强扭的瓜不甜 -(韦博分享).docVIP

美国习惯用语22：强扭的瓜不甜 -（韦博分享） 美国习惯用语22：强扭的瓜不甜 -（韦博分享） 今天我们要讲的两个习惯用语是由 arm，也就是手臂和leg，也就是腿这两个字组成的。 我们要介绍的第一个词汇是：To twist someones arm。 Twist是拧，用力扭转的意思。一个人要是给别人把手臂拧到身后去那是很难受的。To twist someones arm这个习惯用语的意思也正是如此，它是指给某人施加压力，迫使他做你要他做的事。下面这个例子是一个学生说的话： 例句-1: I didnt want see that movie about Mozart, but my roommate twisted my arm. Im glad he did - it was a great show. 他说：“我本来不想去看那个有关莫扎特的电影的。可是，我同房间的同学硬逼着要我去。不过，看了电影后我倒很高兴，因为那个电影太好了。” 这个学生还算运气，尽管他本来不愿意，可是结果还不错。但是，被迫做的事往往会产生不愉快的结局。请听下面这位爸爸说的话： 例句-2:My son has been twisting my arm to let him take my car out on a date ever since he got his drivers license. This weekend, I finally let him take it. And now its in the body shop for a thousand dollars of repairs: he had an accident on the way to pick up his girlfriend. 他说：“自从我儿子拿到驾驶执照以来，他一直闹着要开我的车去赴约会。这个周末，我终于答应了。可是，他在去接女朋友的路上出了车祸，现在我的车正在车库里修，要花一千美元呢。” 下面我们要讲的一个俗语里既有arm 也有 leg： To charge someone an arm and a leg。 Charge就是要多少价钱的意思。任何东西要你付出一只手臂，还加上一条腿恐怕要价也太高了一点，很不值得。很明显，to charge someone an arm and a leg的意思就是要价太高。下面这句话就是一个例子： 例句-3: Dont go to that fancy new restaurant. The food isnt very good and they charge you an arm and a leg for it! 这个人说：“别上那个新开的高级饭馆去。他们的菜并不好，而价钱倒贵得要命。” 在美国，一般人都很怕去看牙大夫。这不仅是为了怕痛，而是他们要价都很高，动一点小手术就是好几百美元，有的甚至要几千美元。下面这句话就反应了这个情况： 例句-4: Say, if you need a dentist, you might want to try my brother. Hes fresh out of dental school and trying to set up a practice. But he does good work, and he wont charge you an arm and a leg for it like most other dentists. 这个人说：“喂，要是你想找牙大夫，你可以上我弟弟那里去试一下。他刚毕业，正在设法开业。可是，他技术很好，也不会像其他许多牙大夫那样收费很高。” * To twist someones arm 给某人施加压力，迫使他做你要他做的事 例句:I didnt want see that movie about Mozart, but my roommate twisted my arm. Im glad he did - it was a great show.我本来不想去看那个有关莫扎特的电影的。可是，我同房间的同学硬逼着要我去。不过，看了电影后我倒很高兴，因为那个电影太好了。 例句:My son has been twisting my arm to let him take my car out on a date ever since he got his drivers license. This weekend, I finally let him take it. And now its in the body shop for a thousand dollars of repairs: he had an accident on