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Words And Their Stories 词汇掌故

词汇掌故：Hold相关的一些词汇

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(1). Hold Up or Held Up?

词汇掌故：Hold相关的一些词汇

(2). Now, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES, a VOA Special English program about American expressions. I’m Rich Kleinfeldt with expressions made using the word hold.

现在是美国之音慢速英语词汇掌故节目。我是Rich Kleinfeldt，今天讲述的是包含hold这个单词的一些词汇。

(3). Our final expression is "hold the line." That means to keep a problem or situation from getting worse, to hold steady. For example, the president may say he will hold the line on taxes. He means there will be no increase in taxes. Now, I must hold the line on this program. I have no more time left today.

今天讲述的最后一个词汇是"hold the line." 意思是防止某个问题或状态恶化，保持稳定。例如，总统可能说他将保持税收稳定，意思是不再加税。现在，我要保持节目平稳，因为我今天的节目时间到了。

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 [00:09.98]Now,WORDS AND THEIR STORIES,
 [00:14.52]a VOA Special English program
 [00:16.76]about American expressions.
 [00:19.21]I’m Rich Kleinfeldt
 [00:21.40]with expressions made
 [00:23.18]using the word hold.
 [00:24.77]"Can\’t hold a candle to"
 [00:28.21]is a popular expression.
 [00:30.44]It is from the time
 [00:32.58]before electricity,
 [00:34.11]when people used candles
 [00:36.63]for light.
 [00:38.20]Someone who lived
 [00:39.79]in a big house would have
 [00:42.13]a servant light his way
 [00:44.51]by holding a candle.
 [00:46.36]The expression meant
 [00:48.55]that the person
 [00:49.33]who cannot hold a candle
 [00:51.24]to you is not fit
 [00:53.02]even to be your servant.
 [00:55.42]Now,it means such a person
 [00:59.35]cannot compare or compete.
 [01:02.67]In the following song,
 [01:04.76]singer Dolly Parton tells
 [01:07.51]her new love
 [01:08.86]that her old flames,
 [01:10.31]her old lovers,
 [01:11.94]cannot compare with him.
 [01:14.64](MUSIC)
 [01:35.42]Another expression is
 [01:37.16]"hold your tongue."
 [01:39.11]It means to be still
 [01:41.40]and not talk.
 [01:43.95]"Hold your tongue"
 [01:45.39]is not something
 [01:46.63]you would tell a friend.
 [01:48.08]But a parent or teacher
 [01:50.91]might use the expression
 [01:52.85]to quiet a noisy child.
 [01:55.43]"Hold out" is an expression
 [01:58.79]one hears often
 [02:00.69]in sports reports and labor news.
 [02:03.98]It means to refuse
 [02:06.02]to play or work.
 [02:08.21]Professional football
 [02:10.57]and baseball players hold out
 [02:13.76]if their team refuses to pay them
 [02:16.49]what they think they are worth.
 [02:18.63]Members of labor unions hold out
 [02:22.91]and refuse to work until they
 [02:25.79]get the work agreement they want.
 [02:28.39]The expression "hold up"
 [02:32.43]has several different meanings.
 [02:34.72]One is a robbery.
 [02:37.74]A man with a gun may say,
 [02:41.11]"This is a hold up.
 [02:43.08]Give me your money."
 [02:44.89]Another meaning is to delay.
 [02:48.92]A driver late for work
 [02:51.51]may tell his boss,
 [02:53.30]"I was held up by heavy traffic."
 [02:57.03]Someone who was robbed
 [02:59.82]on the way to work might say,
 [03:02.80]"Sorry,boss,I was
 [03:05.69]held up by a hold up."
 [03:08.18]Still another meaning
 [03:10.51]of the expression
 [03:11.70]is for a story
 [03:13.60]to be considered true
 [03:14.80]after an investigation.
 [03:17.39]The same driver late
 [03:20.17]for work could say,
 [03:21.79]"My boss did not believe
 [03:24.97]a hold up held me up.
 [03:27.40]But the police confirmed
 [03:29.99]what I said so my story held up."
 [03:34.13]"Hold on" is another expression.
 [03:37.60]Often it means wait or stop.
 [03:41.88]As you leave for school,
 [03:44.32]your brother may say,
 [03:46.44]"Hold on,you forgot your book."
 [03:51.04]Our final expression
 [03:53.47]is "hold the line."
 [03:55.29]That means to keep a problem
 [03:58.32]or situation from getting worse,
 [04:01.01]to hold steady.
 [04:02.81]For example,
 [04:04.71]the president may say
 [04:06.60]he will hold the line on taxes.
 [04:09.88]He means there will be
 [04:12.47]no increase in taxes.
 [04:14.47]Now,I must hold the line
 [04:18.20]on this program.
 [04:19.56]I have no more time left today.
 [04:22.88](MUSIC)
 [04:33.80]This VOA Special English program,
 [04:36.63]WORDS AND THEIR STORIES,
 [04:38.62]was written by Frank Beardsley.
 [04:41.11]I’m Rich Kleinfeldt.
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