英語(yǔ)習(xí)語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)成語(yǔ)用法精粹 歷史故事類1-6 be on the wagon

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【字面理解】在手推車上

【英文解析】not to drink alcohol, either for a short time or permanently

【中文解析】(短期或永久地)不喝酒，戒酒，滴酒不沾

【典型例句】① May I have a cup of lemonade? I am on the wagon.我現(xiàn)在戒酒了，給我一杯杵檬水好么?

② She’s on the wagon until her baby is born.孩子出生前她不喝酒。

【注釋】19世紀(jì)末，美國(guó)民間興起了禁酒運(yùn)動(dòng)(temperance movement) 0當(dāng)時(shí)發(fā)誓戒酒的人說(shuō)即使酒癮難熬，也 寧愿爬到賣水車(Water wagon)上喝水，也不會(huì)破戒。 于是，on the (water) wagon (上水車)就等于“戒酒” 了。 假如敵不住酒癮，“從水車上走下來(lái)”喝酒破戒，則叫 做 go off the wagon,如：Some people go off the wagon almost as soon as they go on it.(有些人幾乎這邊才說(shuō)要 戒酒，那邊就破戒了)。變體：go on the wagon。