可可Radio第325期:如何做个真正的朋友-刺激他们去成长(5)
日期:2013-11-13 09:00

(单词翻译:单击)

可可电台,每期节目一话题,让英语磨练耳朵的同时学到更多有益的小知识,丰富知识的同时受益于生活。

How to be a true friend 如何做个真正的朋友

Challenge them to grow.

刺激他们去成长。

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.——Helen Keller

要么冒险,要么就一事无成,这就是人生。——海伦·凯勒

If a friend tells you they plan to drop 10 lbs, tell them, "10 lbs? Please. I bet you can get so fit that people's jaws will drop when you walk past them."

如果有朋友告诉你他们计划要瘦十磅,你应该说:“十磅?拜托,我打赌你肯定能瘦到当你走过时人们都惊到张口结舌。”

Throw down the gauntlet, make sure they know you believe they can do it, and ask: "Challenge accepted?"

撂下挑战,这样他们就会知道你相信他们能做到,不妨再问一句:“敢不敢试试?”

【知识点津】

jaw n.下巴;颌;

例句:

His jaw jutted stubbornly forward; he would not be denied.

他固执地扬起下巴,一副不肯罢休的样子。

throw down the gauntlet 发出挑战

例句:

Luxury car firm Jaguar has thrown down the gauntlet to competitors by giving the best guarantee on the market.

豪华轿车生产商捷豹公司推出了市场上最诱人的保修服务,向竞争对手发出了挑战。

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重点单词
  • adventuren. 冒险,奇遇 vt. 冒险,尝试 vi. 大胆进行,
  • luxuryn. 奢侈,豪华,奢侈品
  • challengen. 挑战 v. 向 ... 挑战
  • stubbornlyadv. 倔强地;顽固地
  • guaranteen. 保证,保证书,担保,担保人,抵押品 vt. 保证,