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令人迷糊的常用英文字眼 (下)
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令人迷糊的常用英文字眼 (下)
18. Take chances：意思是冒险，也就是 take a risk 或 take a chance 。反之，take no chances 就是不冒险，很小心 (to be cautious; careful)的意思。
I take no chances =I take no risk (我很小心)
而take (one's) chances 则是"准备冒险"的意思。
例如： The soldier must take his chances in the battle. (士兵必须时刻准备在战场上冒生命的危险。)
Some people are more prone to take chances than others. (有些人比其他人更倾向于冒险。)
19. Dog's life：意思是生活中的困境或痛苦的日子 (hard and oppressive time or difficult time in life)
例如：Over the past years she led a dog's life with her alcoholic husband. (在过去的岁月里，她同酒鬼丈夫在一起过着痛苦的生活。)
Many new immigrants in the U.S. initially endure a dog's life. (许多初次到美国的新移民开始都要熬过一段艰苦的日子)
20. En masse：这是法文，意思是全体人员，一同，一起 (As a whole; a large group of people) ， 按照字面意义看，就是 in mass的意思。
例如：The audience applauded en masse upon the completion of his speech. (他的演讲博得了全场观众的热烈掌声。)
Employees marched en masse to the company headquarters for pay raise. (全体员工到公司总部要求加薪。)
21. Con-man：是指骗子或坏蛋 (crook)，专门设法取得他人信任后再行骗的人。(someone who tries to gain your confidence, but later betray you)
例如：Be careful of con-men; they may try to rip you off. (小心那些骗子，他们会骗取你的钱财。)
Beware of telephone con-men who may solicit for a fake charity. (注意那些在利用电话假装慈善乐捐的骗子。)
(不过通常不用 con-woman，也不用 con-person 或 con-people。)
22. Walking dead man：就是身体健康很差的人。
例如：Due to severe illness, he now becomes a walking dead man. (由于他生了一场大病，所以身体很差。)
注意： 这个词只用于第三人称，所以不要说："You are a walking dead man"，这样是很不礼貌的。 而且不用来形容女人，所以不能说：She is a walking dead woman. 此外，也不说：They are walking dead persons (或 people) 。
23. Take heart：意思是"鼓起勇气，振作起来，不要悲观 (cheer up; don't worry; don't let something get you down; be cheerful; don't be discouraged)
例如：Take heart, Mr. Chen, things will get better. (陈先生，不要烦恼，情形会好转的。)
We have taken heart from the news of victory. (胜利的消息让我们为之一振。)
24. Happy-go-lucky：意思是无忧无虑的，乐天派的 (not worry about anything; care free)
例如：He has been happy-go-lucky all his life. (他一生都是无忧无虑的乐天派。)
It is always better being happy-go-lucky versus being depressed. (乐观总比闷闷不乐好。)
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