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美国街头常用英语俚语O-11: One-night stand/ Out on a limb (mp3和文本下载)

2016-11-02来源:和谐英语

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1. One-night stand 一夜情

ONe-night stand is catching on in some big cities.
一夜情在一些大城市越来越流行了。

释义：来源于马戏团或歌剧团的巡回演出，一晚表演一站，不停地换地方。

2. Out on a limb 处于困境，尴尬，危险

That out-spoken legislator went out on a limb when he declared his support for drug using.
那个直言不讳的议员声明他支持吸毒以后，招来许多抨击。

释义：

limb：（人，动物的）四肢，这里指树枝。

out on a limb：源于19世纪初人们描述猫、狗等小动物爬上大树枝，处于上不能上，下不能下的困境。