15 CHANGE: 改變；更換

15 CHANGE: 改變；更換

詞組講解

1. change horses in midstream ** 在緊要關(guān)頭改變計(jì)劃；在緊要關(guān)頭另選領(lǐng)頭人

解 習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：在［事情中途、中期（midstream）］換馬

例 During WWII, Americans voted to keep the incumbent rather than change horses in midstream.

2. change one's mind ** 改變意見(jiàn)、想法等

解 習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：改變某人的［心意（mind）］

例 It's going to take a lot of convincing to change his mind on this issue.

3. change one's tune ** 改變論調(diào)（或態(tài)度、想法等）

解 習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：改變某人的［曲調(diào)、音調(diào)（tune）］

例 The clerk said there were no rooms available, but changed her tune when I slipped her a hundred dollar bill.

參考譯文

1. 二戰(zhàn)期間，美國(guó)人通過(guò)投票使總統(tǒng)連任，而不是在危急時(shí)刻換人。

2. 要想說(shuō)服他改變對(duì)這個(gè)問(wèn)題的看法，需要花大力氣。

3. 店員說(shuō)沒(méi)有空房間了，但是當(dāng)我偷偷塞給她100美元的時(shí)候，她改變了說(shuō)法。