美國(guó)之音之流行美語(yǔ)355 turn the corner...
Larry和李華在看世界杯美國(guó)對(duì)加納的比賽。今天我們要學(xué)兩個(gè)常用語(yǔ)：haunt someone和turn the corner.
LH: Larry, 美國(guó)今天如果贏了加納，就進(jìn)8強(qiáng)啦！我可緊張死了！
L: Me too! But I kind of have a bad feeling, because it was Ghana that eliminated the U.S. from the tournament in 2006.
LH: ??？2006年世界杯美國(guó)就是被加納淘汰的？那今天就是美國(guó)報(bào)仇的時(shí)候啦！我覺得，美國(guó)隊(duì)在比賽開始的時(shí)候就得設(shè)法趕快進(jìn)球，不要總讓別人領(lǐng)先。
L: I agree. If they keep letting the other team score early in the game, eventually it will come back to haunt them.
LH: Haunt them? 什么意思？
L: When a mistake in the past causes you trouble in the present, you can say it comes back to haunt you.
LH: 哦，comes back to haunt you就是說從前犯的錯(cuò)誤到如今還在給你帶來麻煩。你是說， 如果美國(guó)隊(duì)在比賽開始的時(shí)候失球，那就可能輸?shù)舯荣?，后悔莫及?/p>
L: Exactly. For example, Joe decided not to buy car insurance, but that decision came back to haunt him when he had a major accident.
LH: Joe決定不買汽車保險(xiǎn)，結(jié)果后來出了大車禍，之前的錯(cuò)誤決定就讓他陷入了麻煩之中。
L: You're right, now let's have fun and watch the game. Do you have some popcorn and soda?
LH: Larry，這些食品不健康，少吃為妙！
L: That's true, an unhealthy diet can come back to haunt you later if it causes you health problems.
LH: 對(duì)啊，吃不健康的東西會(huì)影響到你的身體。啊， Larry, 我真希望咱們現(xiàn)在在南非，看世界杯現(xiàn)場(chǎng)！
L: Yeah, it would have been so much fun to go. If the U.S. makes it into the finals, that decision is really going to come back to haunt me.
LH: 對(duì)啊，如果美國(guó)隊(duì)進(jìn)了決賽，你一定會(huì)后悔自己沒去南非！哎？Larry，你這個(gè)電視怎么這么清楚?。侩y道你換了新電視機(jī)？
L: That's right, I bought it just to watch the U.S. play in the World Cup! Although that decision will come back to haunt me if they lose today.
LH: 是啊，要是美國(guó)今天就被淘汰，你這臺(tái)電視就白買了，你肯定得后悔！看，比賽開始了！
L: Great, let's watch!
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比賽結(jié)束了，Larry和李華都很失望。
LH: 唉，美國(guó)隊(duì)輸了！不過，這場(chǎng)比賽打得很激烈，一直打到了加時(shí)賽呢！
L: Well I'm pretty disappointed that the U.S. lost, but at least they played well and improved from 2006.
LH: 是啊，2006年時(shí)美國(guó)都沒能進(jìn)16強(qiáng)！
L: Yeah, they have been getting better. Hopefully 2014 will be the year that they turn the corner.
LH: Turn the corner? 這是什么意思？
L: When you turn the corner, that means you pass a critical turning point.
LH: 哦，就是出現(xiàn)轉(zhuǎn)機(jī)，實(shí)現(xiàn)突破。 你是說，希望美國(guó)隊(duì)2014年世界杯能突破自己，成為強(qiáng)隊(duì)！
L: Right! Here is another example. Joe spent two years studying Chinese in America, but he never really turned the corner until he went to live in China.
LH: 哦，Joe在美國(guó)學(xué)了兩年中文，一直學(xué)得不怎么樣，直到去中國(guó)留學(xué)，他的中文水平才有了突破。哎， Larry, 你買的這個(gè)電視真是越看越好！
L: Thanks, Lihua.
LH: 這電視一定很貴。你最近是不是發(fā)財(cái)了？
L: Yeah, my investment in the stock market wasn't going very well for a long time. But it really turned the corner recently.
LH: 我這學(xué)期不知怎么了，兩門課成績(jī)都不是很理想，真不知道什么時(shí)候才會(huì)有轉(zhuǎn)機(jī)。
L: Don't worry Lihua, I'm sure that before long you're going to turn the corner and start getting straight A's.
LH: 哪有那么簡(jiǎn)單！不過，既然美國(guó)隊(duì)已經(jīng)被淘汰了，我就可以專心學(xué)習(xí)了！
L: Well, I hope all this time watching soccer instead of studying doesn't come back to haunt you during your final exams.
LH: 沒關(guān)系，為了四年一次的世界杯，考不好也值！
今天李華學(xué)了兩個(gè)常用語(yǔ)。一個(gè)是haunt someone, 表示以前的錯(cuò)誤如今還在對(duì)某人產(chǎn)生影響。另一是turn the corner, 意思是出現(xiàn)轉(zhuǎn)機(jī)，實(shí)現(xiàn)突破。
