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英語中，有一個單詞叫做：bag lady。很多人看到這個短語，就容易理解成為“愛買包的女人”。其實并不是……
Bag lady:
A homeless woman, especially one in a big city, who carries her possessions with her, as in a shopping bag.
無家可歸的女子，她們通常生活在大城市，把自己的東西背在購物袋中。
所以，千萬別用錯哦！
在英語俚語中，bag是一個非常靈活的單詞，用法多變。
下面我們就來學(xué)幾個比較常用的。
Bag it:
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Literally, to put or take something in a bag, such as groceries or a meal.
字面意思：將某物裝進袋中。例如雜物或食物。
例句：
I'm completely full but the meal was delicious. Could you bag it for me? I'll take it for lunch tomorrow.
我已經(jīng)完全飽了，但是這頓飯?zhí)贸粤?。你能幫我包起來嗎？我明天午飯還可以吃。
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To cancel, abandon, or bring something to an end.
取消、放棄或結(jié)束某事。
例句：
After 20 years in the insurance business, I've decided to bag it. I'm going to live my dream as a photographer from now on!
在保險行業(yè)呆了20年，我決定放棄了。從現(xiàn)在開始，我要去追尋我的攝影夢。
Hold the bag：
To have responsibility or guilt for something foisted upon oneself; to take the blame for something.
對某件事承擔(dān)責(zé)任或感到愧疚；因為某事承擔(dān)指責(zé)。
例句：
My partner had been cooking the books for years, but I was left holding the bag when the business collapsed.
我的搭檔偽造假證好多年，但是當(dāng)生意失敗時，卻讓我來承擔(dān)責(zé)任。
In the bag：
Achieved or won almost as a certainty.
幾乎已經(jīng)達成目標(biāo)或者獲得勝利。
例句：
Don't start to think we've got this game in the bag, gentlemen. I've seen teams make bigger comebacks than this, so we can't let up.
別以為我們已經(jīng)拿下比賽了，同志們。我見過有的隊伍取得過比這個更大的逆轉(zhuǎn)，所以我們不能松懈。
（來源：滬江英語）
