中國(guó)人在美國(guó)：口語(yǔ)表達(dá)也要入鄉(xiāng)隨俗（10）

46.would not harm/hurt a fly

A person who would not harm/ hurt a fly is kind and gentle

如果一個(gè)人連蒼蠅都不敢傷害得話，他必然抱有仁慈之心。故此。“Would not harm/hurt a fly”就是比喻人善良溫柔!

47.chicken leg

幾年前，我在英國(guó)一家旅館吃飯，女招待問(wèn)我吃什么，我隨口答道：“Chicken Leg“。

頓時(shí)，只見(jiàn)女招待滿臉飛紅，在我后面的英國(guó)人也吃吃的發(fā)笑。

我當(dāng)時(shí)以為我沒(méi)有說(shuō)清楚。所以就又來(lái)了一句：” I’d like chicken leg。“此時(shí)，我后面的英國(guó)人笑的更厲害了。年輕的女招待窘了一會(huì)兒，調(diào)皮地對(duì)我說(shuō)道：“Yes Sr. This is a very sexual leg。” 說(shuō)著她把雞腿夾到我的盤子里。

我當(dāng)時(shí)雖然不知就里，也非常的難堪。一查辭典，原來(lái)Chicken Leg是專指妓女的腿!

48.give her a coffee

學(xué)期就快要結(jié)束時(shí)，女兒同學(xué)的媽媽告訴我說(shuō)，Mrs Grystal就要退休了，我問(wèn)她是不是辦個(gè)惜別會(huì)之類的表示感謝，她回答說(shuō)：Well，we'll give her a coffee after church service!我想只是送人一罐咖啡太簡(jiǎn)單太便宜了吧!

她看我不解的樣子，趕快解釋說(shuō)：Of course，not really a can of coffee，it means a patty，原來(lái)一個(gè)coffee指的是小聯(lián)誼會(huì)，大家喝咖啡吃吃點(diǎn)心，送些小禮物，場(chǎng)面溫馨感人就行了!

49.tooth and nail

When animals are in danger they use their teeth and toenails(claws)to defend themselves。They do so tooth and nail。That has given us this expression，which is somewhat removed from the original meaning for it now means to do something with great determination while using all one‘s strength。“I am working tooth and nail to pass my examinations。” ”Our team fought tooth and nail，and we eventually won the football game。“

“Tooth and nail”，形容下最大決心和全力以赴的去做某種事情。這出自動(dòng)物遇到危險(xiǎn)時(shí)，張牙舞爪的來(lái)保衛(wèi)自己!

50.Get out

有一回在學(xué)校,朋友向我抱怨她修的會(huì)計(jì)課有多難.我回答她說(shuō):"跟你比起來(lái)我實(shí)在幸運(yùn)很多,因?yàn)槲业钠谥锌际菐Щ丶覍懙?"話才一說(shuō)完,她就用很強(qiáng)烈的口氣對(duì)我說(shuō):"Get out!"。

我被她的反應(yīng)嚇到了,心想就算你忌妒我,也不應(yīng)該叫我"滾"才對(duì).后來(lái)我才知道"Get out!"是一句俚語(yǔ),表示很訝異,中文可譯為“怎么可能”。