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1、【今日短语】只身单干 Go it aloneTo go it alone 可形容一个人做事情自己做，没有其他人的帮忙，单干。例句1. Now that I have enough experience, Ive decided to go it alone and start my own business.2. Im not ready to go it alone yet. I need another few years working in this company to gain more experience.请注意：Alone 做形容词时可表达很多意思，其中包括“某人感到孤单，孤
2、苦伶仃的；独自的；单独的，等等。例句1. After she left me, I felt completely alone.2. I enjoy being alone sometimes.3. Just the dress alone is going to break my bank, never mind the shoes to go withit 【今日小常识】A popular saying in business circles is that you will never become rich by working for someone else. 在商界里有一个流行的
3、说法：如果你总为别人打工，你永远也富不起来。【今日短语】没问题 No sweatNo sweat 是一个非常口语化的表达，意思是指什么事情很容易，举手之劳，没问题。例句1. Can you take the rubbish out for me? Sure, no sweat!2. We only have tea to drink, is that OK? Yeah, no sweat.请注意：另一个短语 to sweat blood 和 no sweat 的意思正好相反，指为了办成什么事情而做出了很大的努力，花了很多心血。例句1. We sweated blood to get the p
4、roject done on time.【今日小常识】Sweat allows the human body to regulate its temperature. Men sweat more than women andhumans sweat more than most other animals. Dogs have relatively fewsweat glands andmoderate their temperature by panting.出汗是人体调节体温的正常反映。男人比女人更容易出汗，而人类比大多数动物都更容易出汗。狗的汗腺较少，它们是通过舌头喘气来调节体温。【今
5、日短语】别着急 Hold your horses在英语里，我们常用 hold your horses 这个短语来告诉别人先别着急，应停下来仔细考虑他们对某件事情的看法或意见。例句1. Hold your horses! Youve only known her for a week. Its waytoo soon to think about marriage!2. Hold your horses! You shouldnt quit your job just because youve had one bad day. Things might get better.3. Hold y
6、our horses! Getting a tattoo on your face might seem like a good idea now, but youllhave to live with it for the rest of your life.请注意：To hold your own 的意思是和别人一样成功。例句1. It was a fierce debate but Kate really held her own. Its difficult to say who won.【今日小常识】The history of the domestication of horses
7、 is disputed, but there is evidence that horses werebeing used as a means of transport over 4,000 years ago.到底是从什么时候开始马被人类驯养尚存争议。但有证据显示，早在四千年前马就被用来作为运输工具了。【今日短语】承担责任 To fall on your sword【今日短语】Fall on your sword 的字面意思是“摔倒在自己的剑上” ，实际要表达的含义是某人为一组人的行动造成的不良后果承担责任。例句1. He doesnt think hes to blame but he
8、s falling on his swordanyway.2. Shes going to resign - shes falling on her sword even though its not her fault.3. He is the boss its only right hes falling on his sword this time.请注意：另一个意思相似的短语是 to take some flak - 受到很多批评。例句1. She always takes some flak for things. Even when its not her fault.【今日小常识
9、】The honour of a Knighthood in the United Kingdom comes from the days of medieval chivalry. TheKing or Queen touches the person who is going to be knighted on the shoulders with a sword.在英国授予荣誉骑士爵位勋章源于中世纪的骑士制度。仪式的形式是在位的君主手持宝剑在授勋骑士的左右肩膀上点拍一下。【今日短语】再次振作起来 Second wind当我们形容某人有 a second wind 的时候，这就是说他们恢复
10、了精力，再次崛起或继续做什么事情。例句1. I usually feel a bit tired after lunch but get a second windaround 4pm.2. Observers said Barack Obama was judged to have lost the first Presidential debate withRepublican challenger Mitt Romney, but got a second wind in the second and third debate.请注意：To throw caution to the wi
11、nd 意思是把顾虑和担忧都抛在脑后，大胆的去做事。有时候也指办事欠考虑。1. Sometimes you have to throw caution to the wind and go with your heart. Do what you believein.2. You know what? Im going to throw caution to the wind and bet all my money on thatracehorse. I think its going to win.【今日小常识】Many longdistance runners experience a p
12、henomenon also known as a second wind. A runnermay be completely exhausted and unable to continue when they suddenly feel a new surge ofenergy that allows them to finish the race.许多长跑运动员会体验到一种被称为 “a second wind 第二春”的现象。运动员可能已经处于筋疲力尽无法继续的状态，但突然间感觉到新一波动力的冲击从而完成比赛。【今日短语】灵光一现 A flash of inspiration所谓灵光一
13、现 a flash of inspiration 就是说一个人头脑里突然冒出一个创新或革新的想法或闪念。例句1. Johns new travel book was a huge success after the flash ofinspiration he got while sitting on the bus.2. The idea for my song came to me in a flash of inspiration!请注意：另一个短语 a flash in the pan 意思是昙花一现，指短时间的走红或暴热。例句1. Susan had a number one hit
14、 with her song, but after that we never heard from her again.People said she was just a flash in the pan.【今日小常识】Lightning is a bright flash of electricity produced by a thunderstorm. The highest death toll from alightning strike was in 1971 when a passenger airline flying over the Amazon rainforest
15、was hit bylightning, causing it to crash, killing 91 people on board.闪电是由雷雨产生的一种强放电现象。因闪电而受到死伤的人数超过飓风或龙卷风的受害人数。死亡人数最高的一次是 1971 年，当时一架客机飞越亚马逊雨林时受闪电袭击坠毁，导致飞机上 91 死亡。【今日短语】不祥预兆 The writings on the wall在英语里，the writings on the wall 可以用来比喻不好的事情即将发生。比如，有人要被裁员了、公司要倒闭了等倒霉的事情。例句1. Susie saw the writing on th
16、e wall and decided to quit beforeher company was taken over by the administrators.2. I should have seen the writing on the wall when I bought my house. Its falling apart and now Ihave to spend a fortune renovating it.请注意：在美式英语中，人们常说 the handwritings on the wall, 意思与the writings on the wall 相同。【今日小常识】Street art is very visual, and often created in public spaces. Sometimes it is called graffiti. In thepast, graffiti was
