舌尖上的美国(76):美国常用习语辨析(上)

舌尖上的美国(76):美国常用习语辨析(上)  

no standing与free-standing：,no standing意思是不准在此停车，即使司机还在车上也不行。也就是“don't stop”或“no car at all”，通常用在大城市交通十分拥挤的地方。至于“noparking”，意思也是不准在此停车，但司机还可以坐在车里一段时间，必要时，可随时移动车子，也就是“you may stay in your car for a short period of time。”,例如：,Walking along the street, I saw a“no standing”sign。,走在路上，我看到一个“不准停车”的路牌。,In New York City there are many“no standing”signs (posted) on the streets。,在纽约市，路上有许多“不准停车”的牌子。,“No parking”signs sprang up around the school campus。,校园里出现一些“不准停车”的路牌。,Notice：spring up = appeared,也就是说：……Signs were put up around……但是free-standing是形容词，意思是独立式的，多指为特别用途而盖的单独建筑物或指一大建筑特的某种装饰。,例如：,There is a new free-standing restaurant near the downtown area。,在市中心区附近有座新的独立餐馆,Mr. A built a free-standing shoe store behind the mall。,A先生在采购中心后面盖了一栋独立鞋店)The free-standing design does not overpower the rest of the buildings surrounding it。(这种独立式的设计，不会影响其他建筑物的外观。)(overpower=distract压倒或扰乱),break the house与housebreak：,housebreak是指训练狗、猫等宠物，使其能在指定的地点大、小便，以保持家里的卫生。,例如,The dog (或cat) has been housebroken。或My dog is housebroken。(多半用被动语态)但也有人用主动语态。,例如：,Pet owners should housebreak their dogs and cats。,宠物主人应该训练狗猫的卫生习惯。,或者可以说Housebreaking is necessary for cats and dogs。,但是“break the house”是指破坏了房子。,例如：,Accidentally, he broke the house by backing up his car。,他倒车时，意外碰坏了房子。(broke=damaged),The house was broken by a hurricane。,风破坏了房子。,但用在赌场(casino)时，又指赢了一大笔钱(won lots of money),