迷你对话学地道口语第2056期:有信心,有勇气,振作

情景对话：

A: We take heart at what the teacher said.

老师说的话让我们很受鼓舞。

B: Of course. you can pass the entrance examination.

当然，你肯定能通过大学入学考试。

A : As if I saw our college life.

我仿佛看到了我们的大学生活。

B: You walk on air now.

你现在太飘飘然了

一， 词海拾贝

take heart

exp. To have one's confidence, courage, or happiness bolstered (by something). （有勇气，有信心，打起精神）

e.g. I know you're upset about getting a rejection letter but take heart—there's a good chance one of the other schools will accept you.

我知道你对收到拒绝信很不高兴，但要振作起来——很有可能其他学校会录用你。

e.g. I hope that you will take heart from what we told you today.

我希望你能从我们今天告诉你的事情中振作起来。

e.g. Even though you did not win the race, take heart from the fact that you did your best.

即使你没有赢得比赛，也要振作起来，因为你已经尽力了。

e.g. Take heart. I'm here with you.

别怕，有我在呢！

e.g. We may have lost the election, but we take heart in the fact that so many young people are now engaged and excited about politics.

我们也许在选举中失败了，但我们振作起来，因为现在有那么多的年轻人参与并对政治感到兴奋。

二， 语汇积累

1. as if：似乎……

e.g. In silence the others watched him as if under a spell.

其他的人都默默地注视着他，仿佛着了迷似的。

e.g. She said nothing but sat there as if in a trance.

她话也不说，坐在那里，好像在发呆。

2. walk on air：洋洋得意，飘飘然

e.g. Ann was walking on air when she got the job.

安得到那份工作时，洋洋得意。

e.g. On the last day of school, all the children are walking on air.

一学期的最后一天，所有的孩子都兴高采烈。