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发表于 2002-7-26 20:11
lol...don't put me on the spot as I can't handle the pressure... .
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1. to get（one's）feet back on the ground：意思是重新振作起來或感到舒服些，通常指財政或健康方面 (to improve one's situation, or to return to one's specific area in life; to feel better) 例如：
Social welfare reform has tried to get some people's feet back on the ground. (社會福利改革是幫助一些人在經濟困難時振作起來)
I tried to help him get his feet back on the ground concerning his financial problem. (有關他的財政問題，我想助他一把。)
(主動語態時，動詞 help 後的不定詞 to get 的“to”，可省去，但被動語態，則不省)
He has gotten his feet back on the ground after his surgery. (他開刀後已慢慢恢復健康)
Due to his bankruptcy, he attempted to get his feet back on the ground. (由於破產，他想東山再起。)
Since he has been out of job for months, he is helped to get his feet back on the ground. (he is helped…… 是被動語態，所以後面不定詞 to get 的“to”通常不省)
但是 to keep (或 have ) one's feet on the ground 意思又是注意實際或腳踏實地 (to be realistic or practical) 例如：
Considering life, young people should keep their feet on the ground.（年輕人對生活應該注重實際，腳踏實地。）
2. to wear two hats：意思是身兼雙職或同時擔任兩個工作 (to have two areas of responsibilities or to work in two areas) 例如：
He wears two hats as a business owner and as President of the Chamber of Commerce. (他身兼雙職：商業老闆和商會主席)
Mr. Wang wore two hats as chief of marketing and assistant head of sales. (王先生是市場調查主任和經銷部副主任)
(這裡沒有指明特別公司名稱，其頭銜視為普通名詞，故不必大寫。)
She works two jobs as she wears two hats.
但是 to hold on to (one's) hat(s) 照字面意思又是：「抓緊帽子」。例如：
Hold on to your hat;we are going to the roller coaster. (抓緊帽子，我們要進雲霄飛車。)
We are now in Chicago, so we should hold on to our hats. (我們現在芝加哥所以要抓緊帽子) (因芝城風大之故)
3. to break a leg：意思是祝你好運，大獲成功。(to wish someone good luck and do a good job)(多半是對演員等的祝願語) 例如：
When she had a piano recital, I told her “to break a leg.” (當她鋼琴演奏時，我祝她好運成功。)
His parents told him “to break a leg” while he gets on the stage. (當他上台比賽時，他父母祝他好運成功)
“Break a leg”, he said to me.
但是照字面意思 (Literary or physically) 也可以說：
He broke his leg last week. (上週他跌斷了腿)
4. to win over (one's) heart：是指對方未必喜歡你，而你想用說服力去贏得對方的愛（to try to convince or court someone for romance) (court = date) 例如：
She is so icy；it is hard for him to win over her heart.（她是這麼冷冰冰的，他要贏得她的心可不容易。）
During his math class ,the boy tried to win over his classmate's heart.（上數學課時，這男孩想獲得同學的歡心。）
但是「to win（one's）heart」意思雖然相似，不過嚴格來說，多半是指自己信心十足，可以獲得或已得到對方的愛。例如：
His girlfriend has won his heart.
Through all these years he has won her heart.
He is confident that he will win her heart. (以上三句都是表示「已經得到」或「有信心得到」對方的愛)
5. to take a nose dive：意思是不如意的事情發生或急劇下降 (something goes wrong or sharply decline ) 例如：
The stock marketing is taking a nose dive today. (今天股票大跌)
The airplane was taking a nose dive before it crashed. (飛機在爆炸前驟然猛烈下降)
His grades have taken a nose dive during this semester. (這學期他的成績已走下坡)
Due to (a) keen competition, his business took a nose dive. (由於激烈的競爭，他的生意一落千丈。)
但是「to take a dive」照字面上意思，也是「跳水」 例如：
He took a dive into the （swimming）pool. (他跳進游泳池)
(注意：「to take a nose dive」才是真正的俚語)
6. to shoot（oneself）in the foot：意思是自己犯錯（you are making a mistake yourself）例如：
When Mr. Chen made that comment, he shot himself in the foot. (陳先生做此評論是自犯錯誤)
During the job interview, try not to shoot yourself in the foot. (在面試時，可別自己犯錯。)
7. to call it a night：多半是指晚上某種聚會結束了，大家可以回家 (end of the evening, so everybody can go home)。 (也就是「今晚就到此結束」) 例如：
After the host called it a night, then we all went home. (主人說今晚到此結束，我們都回家了。)
I don't want to spoil the party, but I am going to call it a night. (我實在不想破壞聚會的興致，但我想回家了。)
I am very tired; let's call it a night and go to bed. (我很累了，今晚就這樣結束，睡覺吧！)
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