高级英语教学：cold shoulder
今天我们要给大家介绍的两个习惯用语是以两个对立的字组成的，第一个是冷，也就是英文里的cold，第二个是热，也就是英文里的 hot，第163讲：cold shoulder; hot air。让我们首先来讲以cold这个字组成的`俗语。
Cold shoulder. Cold is spelled c-o-l-d, and shoulder is spelled s-h-o-u-l-d-e-r. Cold shoulder.
大家都知道，cold 就是冷。Shoulder 就是肩膀。那末，cold shoulder从字面上来解释就是:冷的肩膀。但是，Cold shoulder 作为俗语的意思就是：故意对某人很不友好，显示出讨厌或轻视某人的态度。现在，我们先来举个例子。
"I always thought Mary and I were friends. But when I saw her at the supermarket today and said 'hello,' she gave me the cold shoulder -- she looked right past me like I wasn't even there."
这个人说：「我老是把玛丽看作是我的朋友。但是，今天我在超级市场看到她，还跟她打招呼了。可是，她看都没看我一眼，就好像我没在那儿一样，对我可冷淡咯。」
请大家注意这个例句的最后一句话：she looked right past me like I wasn't even there. Like I wasn't even there 这样说，严格来讲，并不符合语法的要求，但是美国人却都那末说。这证明口语里习惯的说法并不一定符合语法的规定，这是经常出现的现象，希望大家在学习的过程中注意这一点，生活口语《第163讲：cold shoulder; hot air》。我们再来把这个例句用慢速念一遍。
"I always thought Mary and I were friends. But when I saw her at the supermarket today and said 'hello,' she gave me the cold shoulder -- she looked right past me like I wasn't even there."
美国许多有钱和有地位的人都参加各种很高雅的俱乐部,这些俱乐部每年收很高的会员费,但是会员也可以享受很多俱乐部的设备和服务,例如网球场和游泳池等。一般,这类俱乐部都有他们自己的餐厅,会员可以带朋友一起去吃饭,可以享受特殊的优待。下面这个例句是一个人被邀请参加某一俱乐部的聚会,由于他不属于那一阶层的人,所以受到了冷遇。他说:
例句二："It was the first time I got invited to that fancy club. People at the party were polite to me, but one of the waiters gave me the cold shoulder when I asked for a drink. Let me tell you, I'll never go to a place like that again."
这个人说:「我被邀请去那种高级俱乐部还是第一次。每个参加聚会的人倒是对我很客气。可是当我问一个服务员要一杯饮料的时候,他对我特别冷淡。我告诉你,我这辈子再也不去那种地方了。」
请大家再听一遍上面这个例句。
"It was the first time I got invited to that fancy club. People at the party were polite to me, but one of the waiters gave me the cold shoulder when I asked for a drink. Let me tell you, I'll never go to a place like that again."
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