今天我们要讲两个以 bone 这个字组成的习惯用语。Bone 在中文里是什么意思呢? Bone 就是骨头。我们首先要给大家介绍的一个和 bone 有关的习惯用语是: To have a feeling in one's bones. To have a feeling 也就是有个感觉的意思。请大家不要误会, to have a feeling in one's bones 并不是某人骨头酸痛,感到不舒服。To have a feeling in one's bones 是指某人有一种强烈的感觉,似乎什么事情将要发生,但是他又无法解释为什么。下面就是一个很好的例子。这是一个年轻的女子在跟她的朋友说话。
"I just came back from Sally and Joe's wedding. It was beautiful, and they both looked so happy. But you know something? I hope I'm wrong but I have this feeling in my bones that this marriage won't last a year!"
"Bill and I have been partners for years and we have practically become friends. He's honest and straightforward and has never cheated me. But he never talks about his family life, and I have a feeling in my bones that he's thinking of a divorce."
下面我们再来给大家介绍一个以 bone 这个字为主的习惯用语。To have a bone to pick. To have a bone to pick 从字面上来解释就是挑骨头的意思。但是,作为俗语,to have a bone to pick 的意思就不同了,它是指:有理由来抱怨或争论。下面是一个丈夫在对他妻子讲话。
"Honey, I have a bone to pick with you. I don't mind you getting into the bathroom first in the morning, but do you have to be in there so long? You know, I have to get to work on time, too."
"Sally always criticizes me no matter what I wear. Last week, I put on the red dress I bought at Macy's. Everyone said I looked great in that dress. The only person who had a bone to pick with me was Sally. She said the dress was too tight on me. That's ridiculous!"
我们今天给大家讲解了两个以 bone 这个字为主的习惯用语。第一个是: To have a feeling in one's bones. To have a feeling in one's bones 就是某人有一种感觉,好像什么事情要发生,但是又讲不出道理。今天我们给大家介绍的第二个习惯用语是: To have a bone to pick. To have a bone to pick 是指有理由提出抱怨或争论。