我们已经给大家介绍过两个以walk这个字为主的习惯用语。它们是:To walk on air and to walk the floor. To walk on air的意思是,一个人很高兴的时候走路轻飘飘的。to walk the floor是指一个人由于不知道怎么办,或者是担心某一件事的结果而坐立不安。今天我们再来给大家讲解两个以walk这个字为主的习惯用语。第一个是: To take a walk.大家可能都知道to take a walk就是散步。但是,这里讲的to take a walk可不是这个意思,并不是讲话的人邀请你一起去散步。刚好相反,这儿所讲的 to take a walk是非常不客气的一句话。它的意思是:出去,或滚开。所以,to take a walk作为俗语的时候要特别小心。下面这个例子里讲话的人正在发很大的脾气,对他讲话的对象毫不客气。他说:
例句-1: I don't want to listen to any more silly advice on how to run my life. Go on, take a walk - get out of here! I'm tired of looking at your stupid face!
例句2: I'm tired of all your lies! You've cheated me too many times and I no longer want to be partners with you. So take a walk - I never want to see you again!
下面我们要给大家介绍的是一个非常形像的习惯用语。那就是: To walk on eggshells. Eggshell就是鸡蛋壳。大家都知道,鸡蛋壳是很脆弱的。你要是想在鸡蛋壳上走,你必须非常小心谨慎,因为你处于一个非常微妙和危险的地位。比如说,美国人对人工流产这个问题争论非常激烈。这个问题已经成为选民衡量候选人的标准之一。下面这个例子就是一个竞选官职的候选人在担心他即将发表的讲话。
例句3: I have to be very cautious in what I say about abortion. I know I am walking on eggshells. There are very strong feelings on both sides and I don't want to upset people any more than I have to.
例句4: I've been friends with both Jack and Mary even before they got married twenty years ago. Now they're in the process of a nasty divorce and I feel like I'm walking on eggshells every time I talk to either one of them.