To pull one's leg 美国的成语和俗语,也和其他语言一样,有许多都是由身体各个部份的名称组成的。例如:To follow your nose是指“一直走”。另外还有:To play by ear,意思是看着办。其他还有用hand 和foot这些字组成的习惯用语。 在这次节目里我们要向大家介绍由腿,也就是leg这个字组成的习惯用语。中文里也有许多和腿这个字有关的俗语,像拉后腿、飞毛腿等。我们今天要讲的个习惯用语是:To shake a leg。Shake的意思是“摇动”。 Leg当然是指腿。你可能已经猜到,to shak a leg就是赶快行动的意思。 举个例子来说吧,一个妈妈对儿子说:
例句-1: "Come on, shake a leg, son, or you're going to be late for school." 下面我们再举一个例子。这是一个卡车司机在对卸货的人说话:
例句-2: "Let's shake a leg there, you guys! I got to get this truck unloaded and on the way back to the warehouse before dark."
例如,一个大学生上了同学的当,事后他说:
例句-3: "My roommate said this girl had told him she wouldn't mind going out with me. But when I invited her to a movie, I learned he was just pulling my leg." 要是这个大学生聪明一点的话,他当时就可以对他的同学说:
例句-4: "Hey, stop pulling my leg, will you! I don't believe that girl really said she likes me and would like me to take her out."
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