时间:2019-01-14 作者:英语课 分类:美国习惯用语


英语课

to pull your socks up


to knock your socks off


许多美国成语或者习惯用语都是以各种衣服的名称来组成的。比如说,"衬衫"--shirts;"裤子"--pants;"领子"--collars。在今天的「美国习惯用语」时间里,我们要向大家介绍两个由socks,也就是"袜子"这个字组成的习惯用语。1987年在美国开始竞选总统的前夕,民主党候选人哈特说,民主党的党员们应该:


例句-1:Pull their socks up and get back in the game.


把袜子拉起来,这是什么意思?他的意思是民主党的党员应该振作起精神,投入竞选总统的运动中去。另外再举一个例子。比如说有一个篮球队正在参加比赛。比赛已经进入下半场,可是他们一直在失分;队员们也都一个个情绪低落,疲乏不堪,脚上的袜子也已经从膝盖滑到了脚跟。这时候,他们的教练就要求暂停,把队员们叫在一起,然后对他们说:


例句-2:Pull your socks up.


也就是说,你们要振作起来,回到场地去加油干。下面的一个例子是一个大公司的推销部经理在对手下的推销员讲话:


例句-3:I have bad news: our sales were off 18% for the last quarter. So I'm telling you guys -- you have to pull your socks up and get out there and sell more stuff, or you'll be looking for new jobs this summer.


他说:"我有个不好的消息:我们上一季度的销售量下降了18%,所以我告诉你们,你们赶快振作起来到外面去加紧推销。否则,你们今年夏天就要另外找工作了。"


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另外一个由socks组成的习惯用语是: knock your socks off. Knock your socks off的意思和pull your socks up完全不同。它的意思是:使人感到非常震惊。下面这个例子是一个老板在对他的推销员说话:


例句-4:Wait until you hear my new marketing 1 plan -- it'll knock you socks off!


他说:"等你们听到我的推销计划时,你们都会大吃一惊的。"也就是说,他的推销计划简直好极了,那些推销员听了会十分惊讶的。


下面是一个大学生在对他的同学说关于他见到的一个女孩:


例句-5:Have you seen Jack's sister, who's here visiting from California? She'll knock your socks off: she's the most gorgeous-looking woman I've seen for a long time.


他说:"你见到了杰克那个从加州来的妹妹吗?我好久没有见到过这样漂亮的女孩了,她简直是美得惊人。"



n.行销,在市场的买卖,买东西
  • They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
  • He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。
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