我们今天再讲一个的以 lick 这个字为主的俗语: Lickety split. Lickety split 是一种非常口语的说法,意思是:一个人尽力地跑得飞快。你听了下面这个例句就会知道在什么情况下一个人会这么跑。

"Last week I went on a hunting trip in the north woods with two friends. Joe left our camp to get some more wood for the fire. Ten minutes later we heard all this yelling, and here came Joe, running lickety split with a big, angry bear about three feet behind him!"

这个人说:「上星期,我和两个朋友一起到北部森林去打猎。乔伊为了营火到我们露营地外面去拿点木柴。十分钟后,我们听到大声嚷嚷的声音。然后,乔伊就飞快地往回跑,一只怒气冲冲的大熊正在他后面大约三英尺的地方追他。」这简直就是逃命,怪不得他跑那末快呢。

当然,人们不一定是在生命有危害的时候才跑的飞快。下面就是一个例子。这是讲一个正在等待大学录取通知书的高中毕业生。



"Jack applied to several universities after he graduated from high school, but his number one choice is Harvard. Last week when he was in the swimming pool, his brother went to tell him that a letter from Harvard had arrived. He ran home lickety split. " 这句话的意思是:「杰克在中学毕业后报考了好几所大学,但是,他的第一志愿是哈佛大学。上星期当他在游泳池游泳的时候,他弟弟去告诉他有一封哈佛来的信。他就飞快地往家跑。」

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