木子李，学点英语！/08～12/2020/

长胜

一 拓展英语

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我想通了”用英语怎么说？

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SPEAKING

凡事别太较劲，想通了就好~

你知道“我想通了”英语怎么说嘛？

01.

想通了（1）

figure it out: 想通了

figure it out是刚开始不明白， 不理解某个人或事情，后来想清楚了。

I just can t figure it out. 我就是想不通。

You ll have it all figured out. 你会想通的。

figure out后还可以加句子：

I can t figure out why she was mad at me for no reason.

我想不通为什么她无缘无故生我的气。

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想通了（2）

"想通了”除了说figure it out, 还可以说：

come around：想通了，苏醒

come around就是你“想通了某件事”，某个主意，最终改变自己的看法并接受或同意它。

My boyfriend doesn t want me to do cosmetics surgery, but he ll come around.

我男朋友不想让我做整容手术，不过他会想通的。

My mom eventually came around to decreasing the salt intake.

我妈终于想通了要减少盐的摄入。

辨析：

come around和figure it out虽说最终都“想通了”， 但用法上还是有区别的。

figure out：从0到1，从不理解，不明白到最终理解，明白，想通，

come around：从1到2, 从刚开始可能对一个事情可能有偏见，但最终改变想法，想通了。

02.

想得美

比较直接的说法有：

You wish: 想得美

Only in your dreams： 字面意思是“只在你的梦中才出现”，指你想得美。

Dream on: 继续做梦吧！

比较委婉的说法是：

Nice try： 明着是说”不错的尝试， 想法不错啊“， 实际在暗讽你的做法/想法”不实际，不大可能实现“

-We can ask Tom to pick us up. 我们可以让汤姆来接我们。

-Nice try, man, but he s a busy bee.

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And every time I get my heart broken，the newspapers splash it about as though it s entertainment. 每一次我心碎的时候，报纸就会大肆张扬来娱乐大众。

要点总结

知识：and， d不读，n和every连读；

易错：splash it about as though its注意词的弱读；

知识：entertainment，节奏是：dadaDAda；

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"别装蒜"用英语怎么说？

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SPEAKING

"别装蒜了“英语怎么说呢？

01.

“别装蒜”英语怎么说？

翻译的时候讲究：信， 达， 雅。且不说有多“雅”。至少做到: 忠于原文，表达清楚

“装蒜”用别的话说, 就是：装糊涂，装傻，装作不知道...

play/act: 装

“糊涂的，傻的，无知的”有哪些词？

stupid: 傻的

ignorant： 无知的

问题就迎刃而解了：

act/play stupid/ignorant： 装蒜

Don t play ignornant . You know the truth.

别给我装蒜了。你知道真相。

Is it funny to play stupid?

你觉得装蒜很有意思吗？

play stupid有的时候可能是迫于外界环境，

有的时候也会主动play stupid

比如，一些聪明人可能不想显得自己太过聪明而play stupid

I m smart, but sometimes I act stupid.

我很聪明，但有时我故意装傻。

Why do smart people pretend to act stupid?

为什么聪明的人会故意装傻呢？

另外“装蒜”还可说：

act/play dumb： 装蒜

dumb [dʌm] ：哑的, play dumb就是“装聋作哑”“假装不知道”

Don t play dumb! Just spill the tea.

别装蒜了。快爆料！（快说！）

02.

"装蒜“还可以这么说?

除出此之外，“装蒜”还可以说：

insult one s intelligence：装傻

to treat someone as though he or she is stupid

A装聋作哑，B看出来，认为这是在侮辱他的智商， 把他当傻子看

Don t insult my intelligence. I got your criminal proof in hand.

别给我装傻，我手里有你的犯罪证据。

Don t insult my intelligence. Just be frank with us.

别给我装蒜。坦白跟我们说吧。

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我有男朋友了”用英语怎么说？

一天，豆豆打扮得漂漂亮准备去赴约，

路上一个老外过来搭讪豆豆，

豆豆想说”我已经交男朋友了“，

她对老外说：

I made a boyfriend.

老外瞪大了眼睛溜走了...

01.

“交男朋友”英语怎么说呢？

“交朋友”可以说make friends,

但交男朋友没有make a boyfriend这一说，

make a boyfriend

意思是”制造一个男朋友“

那么，“交男朋友”英语怎么说呢？

get a boyfriend

I don t know how to get a boyfriend.

我不知道怎么交到一个男朋友。

look for a boyfriend

I m still looking for a boyfriend.

我还在找男朋友。

02.

“我交到男朋友了”英语怎么说？

最直接的说法：

I have a boyfriend.

我有男朋友了。

侧面说自己有男朋友了：

I m seeing someone.(男女都可以说)

我正在和人约会。

I m in a relationship.(男女都可以说)

我正在谈恋爱。

-Don t try to hit on me. I have a boyfriend.

别想着挑逗我。 我有男朋友了。

-Mom, no more blind date. I m seeing someone.

妈， 别给我安排什么相亲了。我正在和人约会。

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我忘了”用英语怎么说？

星期一开会???

我刚说到哪了？

这些情境下， 表达“我忘了”你是不是都是用：

I forgot？？？

当然没错！

I forgot给人的感觉就是：

我就故意忘记，你能咋地~

（指不定人家打你一顿）

01.

我记不起来了！

I didn t remember.

我不记得了。

I failed to remember.

我不记得了。

-Did you ask Tonny to bring my book?

你让托尼把我的书带来了吗？

-Oh, I didn t remember.

哦， 我不记得了。

02.

完全想不起来了！

It (totally )slipped/escaped my mind/memory.. （完全）忘了

slip是“滑”的意思，

某个东西从脑海里滑出去了，

也就是“忘记了”啰~

（escaped也可按此理解）

-It s your birthday today. Oh my godness, it slipped my mind.

今天是你生日，天哪，我居然忘了。

-I promised her to meet up, but it slipped my mind.

我答应她要见面的，我居然忘记了。

03.

话到嘴边了

很多时候话都到嘴边了，

但就是想不起来了，这时可以说：

It’s on the tip of my tongue!

话到嘴边了。

(tip是“尖端”的意思， tongue是“舌头”，

on the tip of tongue意思是“话到嘴边上了，

马上要呼之欲出了，但就是想不起来”)

-What s her name? Don t tell me. It s just on the tip of my tongue.

她名字叫什么来着？别告诉我。已经到嘴边上了。

请翻译

”我爱你“就到嘴边了，但还是没说出口。

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顺其自然”用英语怎么说？

人生百态；有一种心境，叫顺其自然。

那么问题来了

你知道“顺其自然”

用英语该怎么说吗？

学shun

“顺其自然”用英语怎么说？

1，go with the flow

Eventually I opted to give in and go with the flow.

最终我选择放弃，顺其自然吧。

2，Let it be

If something is doomed to happen, let it be.

如果有些事情注定要发生，那就顺其自然吧。

doom[duːm] 注定

3，take sth as it comes

Just take each day as it comes

and do what you feel is right.

顺其自然地过好每一天，做你觉得对的事。

4，let nature take its course

take its course 按照正常程序进行

let nature take its course, you can t control everything!

顺其自然吧，你没法控制一切！

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在吃午饭”是“at lunch”还是“in lunch”？你能一次说对吗？

当我们想谈论一个动作发生的时间时，

前面肯定会搭配一个介词。

最常见的是at, in和on。

很多同学都弄不清这三个介词具体搭配哪个时间

今天我们就来一起梳理一下~

at in on

a specific time

a meal time a month/season/year

a part of the day a specific day or date

a day + (morning, night, etc.)

At

当我们想指一个特定的时间点时，我们使用介词at，指某个特定的小时。

Examples:

Henry s test ends at 3 o clock! He is afraid he won t finish!

亨利的考试在3点结束!他担心自己完不成！

Your plane leaves at 4:55pm. We should go to the airport now.

你的飞机下午4:55起飞。我们现在应该去机场。

当说到吃饭的时间时，我们也用at

Examples:

At lunch, I like to have a big glass of water.

午餐时，我喜欢喝一大杯水。

We always listen to the radio at breakfast-time so that we can hear the morning news.

我们总是在早餐时间听收音机，这样我们就能听到早间新闻。

一些固定的表达里也用at。比如下面的句子

Examples:

At that time, Maggie didn t know that he was a secret agent!

那时候，玛姬不知道他是个特工！

She was about to make a cup of tea, but right at that moment, the phone rang.

她正要泡杯茶，但就在这时，电话响了。

In

当指年份，月份和季节的时候，我们用介词in

Examples:

We love to go to the beach in the summer to build sand castles and swim in the sea.

我们喜欢在夏天去海滩建造沙堡和在海里游泳。

We moved into this house in 2003.

我们是2003年搬进这所房子的。

Classes will begin in September. Be sure to sign up for all your courses before then.

九月份开始上课。一定要在那之前注册你所有的课程。

Back in the 1800s, women didn t have the same rights that they do today.

在19世纪，女性没有今天这样的权利。

In the winter of 1937, my grandfather was born.

1937年冬天，我的祖父出生了。

当我们想谈论一天中的某段时间时，我们也使用介词in。

Examples:

Greg is never hungry in the morning. His first meal is lunch!

格雷格早上从不饿。他的第一餐是午餐！

My uncle likes to take a nap in the afternoon.

我叔叔喜欢在下午小睡一会儿。

Do your parents watch the news on television in the evening?

你的父母晚上看电视上的新闻吗？

但是，这有一个例外，当我们说night的时间时，我们用介词at

Example:

Roosters never crow at night. They only start crowing in the morning.

公鸡在晚上从来不叫。他们只在早晨开始打鸣。

On

当我们谈论一个特定的日子或日期时，我们使用介词on。

Examples:

On Christmas Day, some families give each other gifts under the Christmas tree. Other families have their celebrations on different special days.

在圣诞节，一些家庭在圣诞树下互赠礼物。其他家庭在不同的特殊日子庆祝。

We have a very important meeting on Wednesday. Please don t be late!

我们星期三有一个非常重要的会议。请不要迟到！

当我们谈论某天的(早上，晚上，等等)时，我们也使用介词on。

Examples:

There was a big parade on Saturday afternoon.

星期六下午有一个大游行。

She has a lot of trouble getting out of bed on Monday mornings!

星期一早上她起床总是很困难

I like to go to the park on the weekends.我喜欢在周末去公园

但是,记住!在美国我们用on the weekend，但在英国我们用at the weekend。两者都是正确的。

二 学点英语口语

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美国人在对话中常说的15句英语口语

1. I’m not myself!

我烦透了!

2. Don’t bother me!

别烦我!

3. Give me five more minutes, please.

再给我五分钟时间，好吗?

4. How did you sleep?

你睡的怎么样?

5. Don’t hog the bathroom!

别占着卫生间了!

6. Don’t hog the shower!

别占着浴室了!

7. Don’t hog my girlfriend!

别缠着我的女朋友了!

8. Get outta there!

快出来!

9. I will treat you.

我请客。

10. What are you in the mood for?

你想吃什么?

11. Who is gonna drive? / Who’s driving?

谁来开车?

12. You know what I mean?

你明白我的意思吗?

13. Could you run that by me again?

你能再说一遍吗?

14. So what you are trying to say is...

那么，你想说的是……

15. Whadja do last night?

昨晚你干嘛去了?

Whadja=What did you

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美国人最擅长使用的的20句口头禅

　　Who knows!天晓得!

　　It is not a big deal!没什么了不起!

　　how come…怎么回事，怎么搞的。

　　easy does it.慢慢来。

　　don't push me.别逼我。

　　come on!快点，振作起来!

　　have a good of it.玩得很高兴。

　　it is urgent.有急事。

　　what is the fuss?吵什么?

　　still up?还没睡呀?

　　it doesn't make any differences.没关系。

　　don't let me down.别让我失望。

　　god works.上帝的安排。

　　don't take ill of me.别生我气。

　　hope so.希望如此。

　　go down to business.言归正传。

　　none of my business.不关我事。

　　it doesn't work.不管用。

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30句值得摘抄的优美双语句子，收藏！

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30句值得摘抄的优美句子

1. Stop spending time with the wrong people.

不要花时间和错误的人相处。

Life is too short to spend time with people who suck the happiness out of you. If someone wants you in their life, they’ll make room for you. You shouldn’t have to fight for a spot. Never, ever insist yourself to someone who continuously overlooks your worth. And remember, it’s not the people that stand by your side when you’re at your best, but the ones who stand beside you when you’re at your worst that are your true friends.

人生苦短，没有必要和那些令你不快乐的人纠缠。如果那个人需要你，你不需要刻意去做什么，他/她自然会留出你的位置。绝对不要和那些低看了你价值的人在一起。记住，一帆风顺时守在自己身边并不珍贵，当你深陷困境却依然和你并肩在一起的才是真正的朋友。

2. Stop running from your problems.

不要逃避问题。

Face them head on. No, it won’t be easy. There is no person in the world capable of flawlessly handling every punch thrown at them. We aren’t supposed to be able to instantly solve problems. That’s not how we’re made. In fact, we’re made to get upset, sad, hurt, stumble and fall. Because that’s the whole purpose of living – to face problems, learn, adapt, and solve them over the course of time. This is what ultimately molds us into the person we become.

直面并解决问题。没错，这很不容易。世上没有人能够轻松的渡过每一个难关。也没有人就能不停地轻松地战胜困难。事实上，我们本就该迷茫，伤心，难过，出差错，因为那是生活的意义所在——去面对问题，去学习，去适应，随着时间的发展学会解决问题，塑造了我们成为什么样的人。

3. Stop lying to yourself.

不要欺骗自己。

You can lie to anyone else in the world, but you can’t lie to yourself. Our lives improve only when we take chances, and the first and most difficult chance we can take is to be honest with ourselves.

你可以对世界上任何一个人撒谎，唯独不能跟自己撒谎。只有我们不断接受挑战，生活才能前进，然第一个也是最难的挑战就是诚实的面对自己。

4. Stop putting your own needs on the back burner.

不要把自己的需求排在最后。

The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too. Yes, help others; but help yourself too. If there was ever a moment to follow your passion and do something that matters to you, that moment is now.

世界上最悲惨的事情是，太爱某一个人而丢失了自己，忘记了自己也是不一样的存在。是的，要帮助别人，但是更要爱护自己。如果你从没有跟从自己的内心，从没有为自己做些重要的事情，那现在就开始。

5. Stop trying to be someone you’re not.

不要强迫自己成为理想的别人。

One of the greatest challenges in life is being yourself in a world that’s trying to make you like everyone else. Someone will always be prettier, someone will always be smarter, someone will always be younger, but they will never be you. Don’t change so people will like you. Be yourself and the right people will love the real you.

世上最大的挑战就是将自己改变成为另一个人。总有人更加漂亮，总有人更聪明，总有人更年轻，但他们都不是你。不要为了让别人更喜欢自己而去强迫自己改变。做自己，对的人会爱真正的你。

6. Stop trying to hold onto the past.

不要总是攥着过去。

You can’t start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading your last one.

如果你一直重读昨天，那很难翻开人生新的篇章。

7. Stop being scared to make a mistake.

不要害怕犯错。

Doing something and getting it wrong is at least ten times more productive than doing nothing. Every success has a trail of failures behind it, and every failure is leading towards success. You end up regretting the things you did NOT do far more than the things you did.

不断尝试，哪怕是错了，也比什么都不做好十几倍。每份成功背后都有无数的失败，每一次失败都是通往成功的尝试。你会为没有做过的事情后悔而不是去尝试了的。

8. Stop berating yourself for old mistakes.

不要为过去的错误而折磨自己。

We may love the wrong person and cry about the wrong things, but no matter how things go wrong, one thing is for sure, mistakes help us find the person and things that are right for us. We all make mistakes, have struggles, and even regret things in our past. But you are not your mistakes, you are not your struggles, and you are here NOW with the power to shape your day and your future. Every single thing that has ever happened in your life is preparing you for a moment that is yet to come.

我们也许会错爱过某个人，为某件错事而哭泣，但是不论多大的错事，可以确定的是，错误的人或事会帮我们找到适合自己的人或事。我们都会犯错，都会挣扎，甚至后悔过去做的事情。但是如今，你不是曾经犯错误的你，更不是曾经不停挣扎着的你，你是全新的自己，那个有能力塑造新的现在和未来的你。曾经发生的每一件事都是在为将要到来的时刻做准备。

9. Stop trying to buy happiness.

不要试图“购买”幸福。

Many of the things we desire are expensive. But the truth is, the things that really satisfy us are totally free – love, laughter and working on our passions.

我们想要的很多东西都非常昂贵。但事实是，真正适合我们的事情往往都是免费的--真爱，微笑，激情的工作。

10. Stop exclusively looking to others for happiness.

不要幻想通过其他人来获得幸福。

If you’re not happy with who you are on the inside, you won’t be happy in a long-term relationship with anyone else either. You have to create stability in your own life first before you can share it with someone else.

如果你对内在的自己不满意，那你很难在一段和别人的长期关系中获得幸福。你要先建立自己的幸福才能和别人分享这份幸福。

11. Stop being idle.

不要闲着。

Don t think too much or you’ll create a problem that wasn t even there in the first place. Evaluate situations and take decisive action. You cannot change what you refuse to confront. Making progress involves risk. Period! You can t make it to second base with your foot on first.

别想太多，不然你会制造出很多不必要的麻烦。评估一下情况然后就做决定。你无法改变你不能面对的事。前进总是意味着承担风险。不迈出第一步，你就无法走出第二步，生活就是这样的。

12. Stop thinking you re not ready.

不要总是想自己还未做好准备。

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12. Stop thinking you re not ready.

不要总是想自己还未做好准备。

Nobody ever feels 100% ready when an opportunity arises. Because most great opportunities in life force us to grow beyond our comfort zones, which means we won’t feel totally comfortable at first.

当机会来了，没有人会觉得自己做好了100%的准备。因为生活中的重大机会总是会迫使我们走出自己的舒适区，这就意味着刚开始的时候我们肯定会感觉不舒服。

13. Stop getting involved in relationships for the wrong reasons.

不要因为某个错误的原因开始一段感情。

Relationships must be chosen wisely. It s better to be alone than to be in bad company. There s no need to rush. If something is meant to be, it will happen – in the right time, with the right person, and for the best reason. Fall in love when you’re ready, not when you re lonely.

必须要明智的选择感情。有个错误的伴侣还不如单身呢。没有必要着急。如果缘分到了，一切都会到来的——在合适的时间跟合适的人。投入一段爱情是因为时机到了而不是感到孤单。

14. Stop rejecting new relationships just because old ones didn’t work.

不要因为之前恋情的失败而拒绝新的感情。

In life you ll realize that there is a purpose for everyone you meet. Some will test you, some will use you and some will teach you. But most importantly, some will bring out the best in you.

在生命的长河中你会慢慢意识到，遇到所有的人都是命中注定的。有人会考验你，有人会利用你，有人引导你。但是最重要的是，这些会引领你找到真爱。

15. Stop trying to compete against everyone else.

不要总是和别人竞争。

Don t worry about what others are doing better than you. Concentrate on beating your own records every day. Success is a battle between You and Yourself only.

不要担心其他人做的比你好。每天要专心于超越自己，成功只是一场自己跟自己的战役。

16. Stop being jealous of others.

不要嫉妒他人。

Jealousy is the art of counting someone else’s blessings instead of your own. Ask yourself this: “What s something I have that everyone wants?”

嫉妒其实就是在细数别人的幸福却忽视了自己的幸福。要常问问自己：“我拥有哪些别人羡慕不已的东西呢？”

17. Stop complaining and feeling sorry for yourself.

停止抱怨和内疚。

Life s curveballs are thrown for a reason –to shift your path in a direction that is meant for you. You may not see or understand everything the moment it happens, and it may be tough. But reflect back on those negative curveballs thrown at you in the past. You’ll often see that eventually they led you to a better place, person, state of mind, or situation. So smile! Let everyone know that today you are a lot stronger than you were yesterday, and you will be.

生命中的挫折都是有其存在的意义，它让你重新步入人生的正轨。或许你还无法理解这些事情发生的原因，或许它们对你来说是痛苦难熬的。但是，当你回头审视这些挫折时，你会发现它们最后会让你变得更出色。所以，你要笑着面对人生中的困境。你要让别人都看到今天的你要比昨天的你更强，而且明天的你会变得更强。

18.Stop holding grudges.

放开心中的恨。

Don t live your life with hate in your heart. You will end up hurting yourself more than the people you hate. Forgiveness is not saying, “What you did to me is okay.” It is saying, “I’m not going to let what you did to me ruin my happiness forever.” Forgiveness is the answer… let go, find peace, liberate yourself! And remember, forgiveness is not just for other people, it’s for you too. If you must, forgive yourself, move on and try to do better next time.

如果人心中有恨，最终给自己带来的伤害要远远多出别人所带给自己的伤害。原谅不是说“我不介意你曾经伤害过我”，而是要说，“我不会让你的所作所为毁掉我今后的幸福生活。”宽恕是问题的答案——放手过去、找到内心的平静、最后解放自己！而且，你要记住宽恕并不只是对别人，同时也是对你自己的。如有必要，宽恕自己，然后继续人生的脚步并在下一回做得更好。

19. Stop letting others bring you down to their level.

不要让别人拉低了自己的水准。

Refuse to lower your standards to accommodate those who refuse to raise theirs.

不要为了迎合那些不愿激励别人的人而降低自己对目标的期望。

20. Stop wasting time explaining yourself to others.

不要浪费时间一再地向别人解释自己。

Your friends don’t need it and your enemies won’t believe it anyway. Just do what you know in your heart is right.

你的朋友不需要你作任何解释也能理解你，而你的敌人永远都不会相信你说的话。所有，你的内心告诉你什么事是正确的，那就去做吧。

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21. Stop doing the same things over and over without taking a break.

不要总是不停地做同一件事，而忘记停下来思考一下。

The time to take a deep breath is when you don’t have time for it. If you keep doing what you’re doing, you’ll keep getting what you’re getting. Sometimes you need to distance yourself to see things clearly.

当你觉得自己忙不过来的时候，停下来做一下深呼吸。假如你继续做你一直再做的事，你只会不停地得到你早已得到的东西。有的时候，你需停下来，好让自己看得更清楚。

22. Stop overlooking the beauty of small moments.

不要低估了细微时刻的美妙之处。

Enjoy the little things, because one day you may look back and discover they were the big things. The best portion of your life will be the small, nameless moments you spend smiling with someone who matters to you.

欣赏那些微不足道的事，因为或许某天当你回望人生时，你会发现它们是无比重要的事。你人生中最美妙的组成部分便是由那些零零碎碎的片段串联而成的，一如你对某人投去的一抹微笑。

23. Stop trying to make things perfect.

不要事事追求完美。

The real world doesn t reward perfectionists, it rewards people who get things done.

现实世界不偏爱完美主义者，它只回报那些最终能够完成任务的人。

24. Stop following the path of least resistance.

不要总是走阻力最小的人生道路。

Life is not easy, especially when you plan on achieving something worthwhile. Don’t take the easy way out. Do something extraordinary.

人生不易，尤其是当你有一个伟大的梦想时候，你将来会遭遇到的困难会更大、更多。不要去做没有挑战性的事，去做些一鸣惊人的事吧。

25. Stop acting like everything is fine if it isn t.

不要假装一切都很顺利。

It s okay to fall apart for a little while. You don’t always have to pretend to be strong, and there is no need to constantly prove that everything is going well. You shouldn’t be concerned with what other people are thinking either – cry if you need to – it’s healthy to shed your tears. The sooner you do, the sooner you will be able to smile again.

挫败感或灰心丧气是很正常的一件事。你不必假装自己很坚强，而且你根本就没有必要向别人证明一切都如我所愿。你也不用太在意别人是怎么看待你。想哭就哭吧，流流泪也有益于健康。越快释放压抑的情绪，快乐就会越快降临。

26. Stop blaming others for your troubles.

不要将自己的麻烦归咎给别人。

The extent to which you can achieve your dreams depends on the extent to which you take responsibility for your life. When you blame others for what you’re going through, you deny responsibility – you give others power over that part of your life.

你是否能实现自己的梦想在很大程度上就取决于你是否对自己负责。当你把自己所面对困难都归咎于别人时，你也就是在逃避责任——不是别人而是你自己才能改变自己的人生。

27. Stop trying to be everything to everyone.

不要试图成为一个人的全部。

Doing so is impossible, and trying will only burn you out. But making one person smile CAN change the world. Maybe not the whole world, but their world. So narrow your .

这想法只会让你更筋疲力尽。但是，给你身边的人带去一点快乐确实能改变这个世界，即便无法让整个世界变得更美好，但你确实让那个人的世界变得更美好了。所以，把你的注意力都聚焦在你力所能及的地方。

28. Stop worrying so much.

不要忧虑重重。

Worry will not strip tomorrow of its burdens, it will strip today of its joy. One way to check if something is worth mulling over is to ask yourself this question: “Will this matter in one year’s time? Three years? Five years?”If not, then it’s not worth worrying about.

忧虑不会带走明天的负担，但它却能带走今天的快乐。而有些事情却是值得你去深思的，判断方法就是问自己：“这件事在1年后、3年后、5年后是否还有重要意义吗？”如果不是的话，你没有什么好忧虑的。

29.Stop focusing on what you don’t want to happen.

不要把注意力都放在不想要发生的事情上。

Focus on what you do want to happen. Positive thinking is at the forefront of every great success story. If you awake every morning with the thought that something wonderful will happen in your life today, and you pay close attention, you’ll often find that you’re right.

你应该把注意力放在你想要发生的事情上。积极思考总是出现在每一则成功故事的序幕里。如果你每天醒来时想的是美好的事情就会在今天发生的话，你就会发现事实就是如此。

30. Stop being ungrateful.

不要忘了感激你所拥有的一切。

No matter how good or bad you have it, wake up each day thankful for your life. Someone somewhere else is desperately fighting for theirs. Instead of thinking about what you’re missing, try thinking about what you have that everyone else is missing.

不论你人生际遇如何，每一天都要心怀感激醒来。在世界某处某些人还在为自己的命运无望地抗争着。所以，不要去想自己错过了什么，想想自己拥有哪些其他人没有的。

人的一生，总会有许多十字路口，向左，还是向右，迷茫的我们无从判断。这30件不值得我们去做的事，让自己在人生选择时知道该选择什么，放弃什么，不要再迷茫。

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老外对你说"man and boy"是什么意思？

man and boy是什么意思？

一个男人和一个男孩？

答案很有深意和画面感，且听芭比一一道来...

01.

"man and boy"是什么意思？

先来看看Free Dictionary对这个词语的解释：

man and boy: (男人)从小到大，从年轻到老(由一个男孩变成了男人)

He‘s worked at this company for over 40 years, man and boy.

他从年轻到老一直都在这家公司工作，超过四十年了。

He loved her the whole life, man and boy.

他爱了她一生，从年轻到老。

接下来，我们再来学习一个跟boy相关，现代社会经常说的一个词。

02.

"mama s boy"是什么意思？

mummy/mama s boy: 妈宝男

“mummy， mama”一般是小孩子或宝宝叫妈妈的方式，而“妈宝男”就是长不大的小孩，还像是那个叫着mummy的小男孩一样。

I never date a mama s boy.

我不跟妈宝男一起。

overprotective mum： 过度保护的妈妈

She s an overprotective mum. She makes every decision for her son.

她是个过度保护孩子的妈妈。她替她儿子做所有的决定。

说完boy，再来说girl.

03.

"You re a good-time girl"是什么意思？

You re a good-time girl≠你是个珍惜时间的女孩，而是说：

You re a good-time girl: 你是个纵情享乐，不务正业的年轻女孩。

看Cambridge Dictionary对good-time girl的解释：

She s such a good-time girl.

她是个爱享乐的女孩。

Come back home before 10. Don t be a good-time girl.

10点之前回家。别做一个爱享乐的女孩。

04.

"It s a girl thing“是什么意思？

有的时候女孩的事不太想向父亲或其他男性透露，我们会说：女孩子家的事你们不知道。用英语可以这么表达：

It s a girl thing: 这是女孩子家的事。

Free Dictionary对a girl thing的解释：

You ll never understand it. It s a girl thing.

你永远不会明白的。这是女孩子家的事。

Daddy, I love you, but it s a girl thing. I wanna talk to mommy.

爸爸，我爱你，但这是女孩子家的事。我想跟妈妈说。

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10个句子，测出你的英语实力！你能答对几个？

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下面10个看似简单的句子，你都知道什么意思吗？

先来自虐一下(如果感觉太难，跳过看第二段)：

1. She fully enjoyed cakes and ale.

2. My dad told me not to call him names.

3. He went cap in hand to the teacher.

4. Care killed a cat.

5. Jessica carried coals to Newcastle.

6. Catch me doing it!

7. I think $5000 is chicken feed to her.

8. Tom is the cock of the walk.

9. When going near the cliff， he had cold feet.

10. I heard she is a woman capable of anything.

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好了，现在给你泼泼冷水：

1. She fully enjoyed cakes and ale.

误译：她充分地享用了蛋糕和啤酒。

正确：她尽享了人生乐趣。

[解释]这里cakes and ale意为“人生乐事”，出自莎士比亚著作《第十二夜》。

2. My dad told me not to call him names.

误译：我爸爸让我不要叫他名字。

正确：我爸爸叫我不要骂他。

[解释]call one names是辱骂别人的意思，注意此处一定要用宾格one，而不能用所有格one‘s。

3. He went cap in hand to the teacher.

误译：他拿着帽子去找老师。

正确：他毕恭毕敬地去找老师。

[解释]cap in hand是毕恭毕敬的意思，切记不要机械翻译哦!

4. Care killed a cat.

误译：注意杀猫。

正确：忧虑伤身。

[解释]忧虑对于有九条命的猫来说不利。

5. Jessica carried coals to Newcastle.

误译：Jessica把煤运到Newcastle去了。

正确：Jessica多此一举。

[解释]因为Newcastle是英国的产煤中心和输出港口，因此把煤运去Newcastle便是徒劳无功的意思，翻译是要和文化紧密结合的!

6. Catch me doing it！

误译：抓住我做那件事!

正确：我决不干那样的事!

[解释]和 I‘ll never do it again是同一个意思。

7. I think $5000 is chicken feed to her.

误译：我想给她5000美元用来买鸡饲料。

正确：我觉得5000美元对她来说是小钱儿。

[解释]chicken feed是不屑一提的钱的意思。

8. Tom is the cock of the walk.

误译：Tom像一只正在走路的公鸡。

正确：他经常称王称霸。

[解释]cock of the walk意为自命不凡的老大。

9. When going near the cliff， he had cold feet.

误译：当走近悬崖的时候，他双脚变冷了.

正确：当走近悬崖的时候，他害怕了。

[解释]cold feet意为害怕，胆怯。

10. I heard she is a woman capable of anything.

误译：我听说她无所不能。

正确：我听说她无恶不作。

[解释]原意：我听说她无恶不作。

你回答对了几个呢？告诉小编吧