and连接的英语习语简介

在英语中，有许多介词或时间/地点副词由"and"连接而形成英语习语，你知道它们的意思吗?下面作简要介绍：

1. by and large：大体上，总的看来

例：I cannot totally take your point，but by and large I think yours is reasonable.

2. down and out：穷困潦倒，孤苦无助

例：People should lend him a helpful hand；he's really down and out.

3. far and away：毋庸置疑

Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department.

4. high and dry：被抛弃的，处于痛苦之中的。

George took all the money away and left his companions high and dry，with nothing to buy the tickets.

5. high and low：到处

I looked high and low for my pen，but I couldn't find it anywhere.

6. ins and outs：错综复杂事物的因果

After careful investigation, he got to know the ins and outs of the accident.

7. on and off：间断地

It rained on and off all day long.

8. on the up and up：坦率，诚实

How can we know whether a person is on the up and up by his appearance!

9. out and about：户外活动

Mr Smith recovers quickly，and he'll be out and about very soon.

10. out and out：完全地，彻底地

What I said is an out and out truth.

11. over and over：多次地，重复地

The foreigner repeated what he said over and over，but I still couldn't understand him.

12. through and through：完全地，充分地

You can trust him，for he's honest through and through.

13. up and about：病愈

I'm much better now，I've been up and about for almost a week.

14. ups and downs：盛衰，浮沉

Life is hard. There are a lot of ups and downs in one's life.

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Fall guy

(2002-11-28 17:28:34)

英语中有些词语是从体育用语演变成日常用语的。“fall guy (替罪羊)”这个词语就是一个很好的例子。所谓“替罪羊”就是指由别人决定来当输家或牺牲品的人。

最早的“fall guy”是一些靠摔跤挣钱的人。20世纪末，摔跤在美国是一项十分盛行的运动。摔跤比赛不仅在大城市里举行，也在农村交易会和巡回表演中进行。

摔跤比赛的目的是把对手的双肩按在地上。双肩着地叫做 “fall”，就是在摔跤中把对手摔输。但是随着这项运动的流行，它日益失去了运动的本色。许多比赛都是实现安排好的表演。摔跤手事先都知道谁是赢家。如果一个摔跤手比赛前被买通好，他就会甘愿输掉比赛，就是在比赛中 “take a fall”。这个人就叫做 “the fall guy”。

现在，“fall guy”已经演变成为“替罪羊”，就是受骗代人受过的人。替罪羊总是要takes the rap，即背黑锅。当然，“替罪羊”另一种常见的说法是“scapegoat”。

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