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老外说“go south”,居然不是“去南方”?
2022-03-02  来源:每日学英语微信公众号
   看到go south
  字面意思就是“去南方”
  …
  联想起无数人纠结是要北上还是南下工作,
  难道外国人也有类似的隐喻?
  其实这个短语的解释还不止一个,
  我们来一一认识一下
 
  go south 是什么意思?
  go south
  1 To escape; to vanish or disappear. (Not necessarily in a southerly direction.)
  去逃跑;逃走不见或消失(并不一定是往南逃)
  例:
  Everyone in the gang went south when they learned that the police had discovered their hideout.
  那帮人听说警察发现了他们的藏身之处,便纷纷逃走不见了。
  The dog has gone south into the night.
  狗已消失在夜色中了。
 
  2 To fall or drop; to depreciate; to lose quality or value. (Especially related to finances or stock exchanges.)
  下降或落下;贬值;失去质量或价值(尤指与金融或股票交易有关的。)
  这个意思可能和地图上的“上北下南”有关,南方就是下方,往南走就是下降的趋势。
  例:
  The company's stock profile continued going south for the third day in a row today.
  该公司的股票今天连续第三天下跌。
  It seems like all our moral standards have just gone south.
  看来我们的道德标准都下降了。
 
  3 To cease working or functioning; to quit, fail, or fall apart.
  停止工作或运作;退出,失败或分崩离析。
  例:
  Talks between the labor union and the construction firm went south yesterday, so it looks like workers will be on strike again soon.
  工会和建筑公司昨天谈崩了,所以看起来工人很快就会再次罢工。
  My computer is only a month old, and it's already gone south.
  我的电脑才用了一个月,就已经坏了。
  总的来说,go south都有一个趋势上的不好,由此我们也可以猜出go north作为它的反方向也就表示了一个好的趋势。
  例:
  I hope the talk will go north this time.
  我希望这次的会谈取得成功。
  
(来源:每日学英语微信公众号)
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