有趣的英語冷知識（241）Give the glad hand是愉快地握手？背後的含義更要當心！
Glad是開心高興的意思，give the glad hand字面意思也不難了解，表示愉快地握手，或者握手言歡。
但這個俚語在使用的時候，需要撥開它的表面意思，留心它更深層的内涵。劍橋英語詞典對glad hand的解釋是：to be very friendly to people you have not met before, usually as a way of trying to get an advantage。即：常指出于某種目的熱烈歡迎或招呼，接待。
由此可見，give the glad hand是帶有一定的負面意義的，是懷有某種動機的虛假的熱情握手。就像競選者跟選民的握手，似乎熱情，但顯然不是出自真心，隻不過是出于籠絡民心，多撈幾張選票而已。
幾個栗子：
They give him the glad hand in public and curse his name privately.
他們在公共場合跟他握手言歡，私下裡卻咒罵他。
He went to six meetings yesterday, and he gave the glad hand to every single man and woman at each place.
昨天他一連參加六個會議，每到一處都接二連三地跟每個人熱情握手。
It's not his style to give the glad hand to get votes.
為了獲得選票而與人熱情互動并不是他的風格。
He must have heard that she was rich, because as soon as he saw her he gave her the glad hand and invited her to dinner.
他一定得知她發财了，因為他一見到她就熱情地跟她握手并請她吃晚餐。
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Glad相關常見英語習語：
1.glad look ，喜氣洋洋的表情，高興的表情
The glad look in the girl's eyes slowly changed to a bewildered horror.
看到這個場景，姑娘高興的表情慢慢變得充滿困惑與恐懼。
But as she turned around she had a glad look in her eye.
但當她轉過身來的時候，臉上帶着快樂的表情。
2.glad tidings，喜訊，佳音
Let me be the first to give you the glad tidings.
讓我成為第一個告訴你好消息的人。
Glad tidings of the battle were brought by the messenger.
使者帶來了戰争的佳音。
3.glad eye，秋波，媚眼
She gave the glad eye to every man she met.
她向遇到的每個男人送秋波。
The woman at the next table was giving him the glad eye.
坐在旁邊桌子那兒的女子向他抛媚眼。
4.glad rags，最考究的衣服，禮服，盛裝
You'd better put on your glad rags for dinner with the boss!
你最好穿上你最考究的衣服去和老闆共進晚餐。
On the birthday party, she wore glad rags.
在生日晚會上，她穿上了漂亮的衣服。#英國##冷知識##俚語##握手##喜訊##高興#
