每日習(xí)語(12.22):to throw a wet blanket on something
來源：發(fā)布時(shí)間：2008-12-22
今天給大家介紹的是：to throw a wet blanket on something。A wet blanket就是一張濕的毯子。To throw a wet blanket on something就是消除別人的熱情或者是破壞別人的享受。那么，這個(gè)俗語是從那兒來的呢？大家可能都注意到，每當(dāng)發(fā)生火災(zāi)的時(shí)候，人們往往用濕的毯子來滅火。這個(gè)俗語還經(jīng)常被用來形容那些讓人感到掃興的客人，請(qǐng)聽下面這個(gè)例子：
"Let's not invite Dick to the dance--he is such a wet blanket with that sour look on his face and his boring talk."
這個(gè)人說：“我們開舞會(huì)可別請(qǐng)迪克，他那愁眉苦臉的樣子，還老說那些沒有人感興趣的話，太掃興了�！�
下面這個(gè)例子是一個(gè)人在談?wù)搰医?jīng)濟(jì)動(dòng)向的問題：
"Bad news today: the government says that corporate earnings weren't as good as expected the last quarter. That'll throw a wet blanket over plans of investors to get into the stock market."
這句話的意思是：“今天的消息可不好。政府說，上一季度私營企業(yè)的盈利并沒有期望中那么好。這個(gè)消息對(duì)那些想在股票市場(chǎng)投資的人來說就像潑了一盆冷水一樣�！�
spite on one's own blanket
搬起石頭砸自己的腳
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