校園英語口語習慣用語第276期:stick in one's throat/gizzard/gullet
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stick in one's throat/gizzard/gullet 令人厭惡
【講解】
此語出自莎士比亞的《麥克白斯》的笫二幕第二場中麥克白斯的話:“But wherefore could not I pronounce‘ Amen ’? I had most need of blessing, and‘Amen’stuck in my throat. ”(可是我為什麼說不出‘阿門’這個詞呢?我才是最需要上帝恩惠,可是‘阿門’這詞卻哽在我的喉頭。)
【對話】
A:They are the hest friends in my eyes.
A:我看他們兩個可真是好朋友。
B:Do you really think so?
B:你真這麼認為嗎?
A:Yes.
A:是的。
B:Yesterday, our teacher praised Tom, right?
B:昨天老師表揚了湯姆,對吧?
A:Yeah, but what?
A:是呀,那又怎樣?
B:Didn't you see Jim's face, such praise of Tom stuck in his throat.
B:你難道沒看見吉姆的臉色嗎,他很惱火。