英语瞬间像老外："break"的10组习惯说法

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要组织英语句子说英语，固然需要自由运用所学的单词及语法。但是，这样还远不够让你说一口地道英语，因为对于某些特定的意思，老外们有更习惯的说法来表达，我们称之为“collocation（固定搭配）”。

重要的事情说三遍，我们来打3个比方：

make a mistake (犯错，勿说 do a mistake)

running late (晚点，勿说 running lately)

commit a crime (犯罪，勿说 do a crime)

在之前的几个星期一，华生向你介绍过许多这类的词组。而今天这组词的关键字，就是“Break”。这个单词主要是“打破、损坏”的意思，而从它衍生开的10个习惯用法，就让我们的外教来教你吧。

It is important to learn collocations, because they make you sound like a native speaker.

A collocation is a combination of words that are commonly used together; the simplest way of describing collocations is to say that they ‘just sound right’ to native English speakers. . Collocations include noun phrases like ‘ stiff wind’ and ‘weapons of mass destruction’, phrasal verbs such as ‘to get together’ and other stock phrases such as ‘the rich and famous’.

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Let’s look at some "break" phrases.

1. break a habit（摈弃习惯）

“I still smoke, I just can’t break the habit.”

2. break a leg（摔断腿）

“OK, go running but just don’t break a leg.”

3. break a promise（食言）

“if you break a promise I’ll never trust you again.”

4. Break a record（破纪录）

“If he runs this race in under 9 seconds he’ll break a record.”

5. Break a window（打破窗户）

“Don’t play ball in here. You’ll break a window.”

6. Break someone's heart（让某人心碎）

“If you leave me now, you’ll break my heart.”

7. Break the ice（破冰，跨出第一步）

“Hi, I just wanted to break the ice. I’ve been looking at you for some time.”

8. Break the law（犯法）

“Sell as many as you can. Just don’t break the law.”

9. Break the news to someone（告诉某人坏消息）

“I will hate to be the one breaking the news to him.”

10. Break the rules（犯规）

“Golf is a gentleman’s game, so don’t break the rules.”

小编相信，学好这10个固定搭配，并且读懂这些例句，你就知道在怎样的场合下能使用它们了。说英语不能光凭自己“胡编乱造”，如果能学到老外的常用说法，就能马上使你的英语听起来更棒。

实用吧？这样的好句子怎能不分享给朋友一起学习？