美语故事

作者：阎成席

Mr. Yan exerts himself to get the hang of basic skills as to how to give lessons on YY channels.
阎先生费劲学习和掌握如何在YY频道上授课的技巧.e(P(3.|b86e!F。
【Martin's Note】
"Get the hang of" means "to succeed in learning how to do something after practicing". For example, we can say like this, "After three weeks of using this computer, I think I've finally got the hang of it." So today we will focus on some identical phrases to describe a situation where we can finally crack a hard nut（解决难题；搞定；攻克难关） with the due efforts. Say, "to know/learn the ropes", "to know the secret" or "to know all the ins and outs of something", all of which means "to know the secret; to master this technique, to get to the point or know the whole story". It is highly hoped that you can have a good command or mastery of them and try to put them into your daily expressions.
“get the hang of”意思是“经过一番练习，学会了如何做事情，也就是学到要领或学会窍门”A5Q0_EP;=U%N。比如，我们可以这样说“这台电脑我用了三周后，我发现我终于能搞定它了q7msOyMYDL7v)sbJif。”所以，今天我们要集中学习几个类似的短语，来表达我们经过努力，终于解决了大难题，或搞定了某事%Q&vl*N)Su[oc9V。比如，“know/learn the ropes”、 “to know the secret” 或者 “to know all the ins and outs of something“，所有这些短语均表示“全面了解某事的来龙去脉、掌握技巧、学到点子上了或完全开窍了“QO%;Sv0YSB。希望大家能很好地掌握这些习语，并将它们用于日常表达中OHA.nBMyg[~[1w28NTPQ。
[1] Mr. Yan is an eager beaver, who is generally called by his dear buddies as “a workaholic working like a mule”. Recently, he turns to some friends for help who have the skills of lecturing on YY channels at their fingertips and try all means possible to show Mr. Yan how to effectively use YY for online lecturing.
[1]阎先生是可勤快人，工作起来很卖力，他的一帮朋友都这样称呼他—“干起活来不要命，真是个十足的工作狂” osLFaSQ9LZE)。近来，他求教几位朋友，他们对YY频道授课技巧了如指掌，也想尽一起办法向阎先生展示如何高效地使用YY进行网络授课c;NlIR1P[ZVq。
[2] In the entire learning process, Mr. Yan just felt in a complete daze (不知所措) as he was too clumsily stupid to know all the ins and outs of the basic skills of using YY. After quite some time, he couldn't get anywhere. In the end, his friends cracked their brains to make everything easily accessible to him. At last, Mr. Yan really dawned on to the basic skills. So he could follow up the demonstration step by step. So quite a lot of time passed before Mr. Yan could learn the ropes as to how to use it efficiently.
[2]整个学习过程，阎先生觉得自己简直是丈二和尚，摸不着头脑，被搞得一头露水，因为他真的好笨，对YY的使用技巧全然不知LpdUW~7@3ObGZ。过了好一阵子，他以让一筹莫展VpSdgkS4&%&fR24XxN。最后，他的朋友们绞尽脑汁，想方设法尽量将一切都讲得浅显易懂cVmk@FLBO,tGRvo。最终，阎先生对这些技巧真的开窍了R9@gGPwn1va。他能跟着演示一步一步的照着做lx+d~RFa._4。经过很长一段时间，阎先生才掌握了如何有效使用YY的敲门YhVLc!JRA|;g。
[3] In the end, Mr. Yan said confidently, “Wow, learning new things is truly a great challenge. Thanks to my instructors who tried hard to put their ideas across to me. And now I can have a good command of YY lecturing skills. ”
[3]最终，阎先生很有信心地说: “哇！学习新东西好有挑战性呀&+tRHr[)*=VRTS。多亏我的几位指导老师相助，他们想法让我弄明白xtaR0Wm75!N;E7c&xB。现在我搞懂了YY的授课技巧了Ag8_ZI3,xnXg1G~Af。”

指点迷津

1. get the hang of= know/learn the ropes=to know the secret=to know all the ins and outs of something=掌握窍门=学会技巧
You have to have some practical experience before you get the hang of managing this kind of office work.在你抓到管理这类办公室工作的窍门之前，你必须获得一些实践经验M]XH8K*W3)#ZkK,Rqn。
She's just started it'll take her a week or two to learn the ropes. 她是新手--要用一两个星期的时间熟悉情况S43N,.Uwc!mkUlNXd。
I know all the ins and outs of the business. 我知道这件事情的来龙去脉na[U!p|~jv_#。
2. workaholic= a person addicted/devoted to work with great enthusiasm=工作狂
Workaholics are fooling themselves if they think a weekend lie-in can make up for lost sleep. 专心工作的人自欺欺人，他们认为一个周末的睡眠可以弥补睡眠不足a1~WO.._+O。
I'm really worried about Bob. He seems as though he has turned into a real workaholic. 我真的很担心鲍勃IqTzJ&;uhRXeWc1r+d。他好像变成了个工作狂s|c#&r#EFZ8Ja&)G67。
3. work like a mule= work with devotion and enthusiasm=工作很卖力
James is wholly devoted to his job, so he works like a mule, thus having won the wide recognition from both the boss and his colleagues. 詹姆斯对工作全身心地投入，他们工作起来很卖力，因此也就赢得了老板和同事的赞扬rQBn&_SMo7J^=。
4. have sth at one's fingertips = be at home in=be perfect in=have a good command of=get the mastery of= attain proficiency in= 精通=熟练掌握
He has attained proficiency in English oral conversation.他精通英语会话]mPU(KHMn|。
He is quite at home in modern history.他精通近代史WuB)zQ46&^。
He was proficient in all questions of genealogy.他非常精通所有家谱的问题YO!CM)T_4w+LGI)r7MY9。
He was an adapt in the irony of incongruously grouping.他精通于冷嘲各种不协调的人物r7Po5[owIYP&kr09y。
He is bent on mastering Spanish.他一心一意想要精通西班牙语
5. in a complete daze= be at a loss = be confused=不知所措=被搞糊涂了
I'm at a loss or in a complete daze as to what to do next. 我不知道下一步怎么办.O;lU)xQK2aCSdM。
I've been in a complete daze since hearing the sad news. 我听到那坏消息, 一直全然不知所措|n~M;-eojD9^Axc。
6. rack one's brains =wrack/cudgel one's brains=绞尽脑汁
I have racked my brains/searched my mind for a reason, but can't find one.
我绞尽脑汁寻找理由，但是没找到T6!mXH38Y0。
All night I have been tossing and turning racking my brains to think what could have possessed the young man to kill himself. 整整一晚我辗转反侧，绞尽脑汁，想弄明白是什么原因竟能促成这个年轻人自杀3n=#&8iRXDV。
7. dawn on= realize it=渐渐明白=开始明白=渐渐发现曙光
It gradually dawned on me that I still had talent and ought to run again. 我渐渐明白我还有能力，应该再参加一次j#_W^&HpOOY4DvW.%w7。
8. know/learn the ropes = know the secret=master this technique=get to the point==知道内情=掌握窍门
Lend an ear to him. It seems that he knows the whole story. 仔细听他讲，他似乎知道全部内情9bU0|Tv0u!cO;tj]9l。
She is very nosey and is probably in the know. 她甚么事都喜欢打听，可能知道内情的-KB[oL*6P16DAH=Fyvw。