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本期节目的topic:全力拼搏

我想大家都熟悉fight个词，它的意思是斗争、搏斗或者奋斗。你也许还听过这样一个谚语:he who fights and runs away will live to fight another day。这个谚语显然是说：生活中斗争是无可避免的。

既然人生本是一场搏斗，fight这个词组成的习惯用语当然就特别多。Fight tooth and nail其实是fight with teeth and nails这个习惯用语的简略形式。大家可能已经知道tooth是牙齿，nail是指甲。要是打架的时候又咬又抓的，那可真是使尽浑身解数的一场恶斗。

下面有个例子是说明fight tooth and nail怎样应用在实际生活中的。这段话说Susan由于是女性而在公司里不得重用，她据理力争，控告这家公司性别歧视。

When Susan took her case against the company to court, people in the office were afraid to

testify on her behalf. But she went ahead anyhow, fought tooth and nail, and she won.

所以fight tooth and nail是全力拼搏的意思。