輕松日記商務(wù)職場(chǎng)篇 第38期:勇敢面對(duì)困難
You need to take the bull by the horns.
你要勇敢地面對(duì)困難。
take the bull by the horns直譯過來就是：“抓牛要抓它的角”，這個(gè)短語的正確意思是：“敢冒風(fēng)險(xiǎn)，不畏艱險(xiǎn)，挺身面對(duì)困難”。因此，當(dāng)美國(guó)人說"You need to take the bullby the horns."時(shí)，他/她要表達(dá)的意思就是:"You need toface the music."、"You have to be brave whenconfronted with a difficult situation."。
情景對(duì)白：
Benjamin: Our company has just come into themarket and we have lots of links to operate.
本杰明：我們公司剛剛上市，還有很多環(huán)節(jié)要運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)。
Terry: Don't worry. You need to take the bull by the horns. We'll work together.
泰瑞：別擔(dān)心，你要勇敢地面對(duì)困難。我們一起努力。
搭配句積累：
?、貽r you will be weeded out in competition.
否則你就會(huì)在競(jìng)爭(zhēng)中被淘汰。
②All difficulties can be solved in the end.
最終會(huì)排除萬難的。
③Don't ever lower your head to difficulties.
永遠(yuǎn)不要向困難低頭。
④I will back you up.
我會(huì)支持你的。
單詞：
1. horn n. 牛角
A mature cow has horns.
成年奶牛有犄角。
A deer casts its horn in autumn.
鹿在秋天脫落的角。
2. face the music 勇于承擔(dān)后果
First, stop slinking away from all those nagging issues. It s time to face the music.
首先，停止逃避那些紛紛擾擾的糾紛，該是勇敢面對(duì)問題的時(shí)候了。
After he was caught with the stolen goods, he had to face the music.
他偷竊物品被逮到，他必須接受應(yīng)得的懲罰。
3. confront vt. 面臨，遭遇
Ministers underestimated the magnitude of the task confronting them.
部長(zhǎng)們低估了他們所面臨的任務(wù)的艱巨性。
The difficuties that confront us can be overcome.
我們所面臨的困難是能克服的。
4. weed out 剔除，淘汰
He is keen to weed out the many applicants he believes may be frauds.
他急于剔除那些他認(rèn)為是冒牌貨的申請(qǐng)人。
Read over your composition and weed out every sentence that is not about the subject.
把你的作文再念一遍，把與主題無關(guān)句子統(tǒng)統(tǒng)刪去。
