說法話茬第481期:kick的拓展學習

金秋十月，黃燦燦的麥穗，一派豐收之景，讓我們一起走進這黃燦燦的麥田去拾起那一顆顆飽滿的麥粒。親愛的聽衆朋友，您正在收聽的是由Juliet主持的《說法話茬》節目。

今天，Juliet想拓展說一下關於kick作爲名詞時的2個俚語。我們先來看第一個：a kick up the backside。它是指某人需要很大的激勵去做某事或者行爲舉止更加好。If you give someone a kick up the backside, you do or say something to try to stop them being lazy. 也就是我們中文中說到的某人“需要敲敲了”。我們通過下面的例句來體會它的含義。

e.g. He does nothing but watch TV all day. His mother should give him a kick up the backside.

他一整天除了看電視，什麼都不做。他媽媽得敲敲他了。

e.g. Mary has been making the same mistake theses days. She needs a kick up the backside.

Mary最近一直在犯同樣的錯誤，她需要敲打敲打了。

今天學習的第二個與kick相關的俚語是：a kick in the teeth。它是指“極度的失望”“重大的挫折”“沉重的打擊”。If you describe the way someone treats you as a kick in the teeth, you mean that they treat you badly and unfairly, especially at a time when you need their support.我們通過下面的例句來體會它的含義。

e.g. The government' s decision is a real kick in the teeth for the Union.

政府的決定是對工會的重大打擊。

e.g. Her promotion was refused which was a real kick in the teeth after all the extra work she'd done.

她做完所有的額外的工作之後，可是晉升遭到拒絕，這對她來說是一個沉重的打擊。

我們今天的學習就到此結束了，希望您有所收穫。I am Juliet. Catch you later.