每天三分钟学英语 第504期:当别人要tell you a little secret时 他可能是想...

Let me tell you a little secret¹ about me.

让我告诉你个秘密。

通常在给别人意见时使用

Let me tell you a little secret about me. When I was² a child, I wanted to be a movie star. I thought³ it was not easy, so I didn't try. But you need to know that nothing in life⁴ is easy.

给你讲个事儿，我小时候想成为电影明星，我觉得这可能挺难的，所以就没有去尝试。但是你必须知道，生活中没有易事。

Let me tell you a story

我给你讲个故事

通常是给人讲大道理

Let me tell you a story. One day I met a beautiful girl and she asked for my number. I didn't give it to her because I thought I was too poor to have a girlfriend⁵.

我给你讲个故事吧。有一天我遇见了一个漂亮的姑娘。她管我要电话号码。我没有给她。因为我觉得我太穷了以致于没法找女朋友。

The next day I see her walking hand in hand with a bum⁶. So sometimes you don't know what people value⁷ in you.

但第二天我就看见她跟一个流浪汉手牵手走在路上。所以呢，有时候你都不知道别人看重的是你的什么。

Life lesson

人生智慧

可以说：Here's a life lesson.

Let me tell you a life lesson.

I wanna share⁸ a life lesson with you.

Here's a life lesson. Never get in a fight⁹ with a crazy¹⁰ person¹¹ no matter how strong you think you are. Crazy always beats¹² strong.

分享个人生智慧给你。永远不要跟疯子打架，不管你觉得自己有多么强壮。因为疯狂永远比强壮厉害。

Share one's experience¹³

分享经验

Susan shared¹⁴ her experience of love with me over coffee. One thing she said¹⁵ was to never waste¹⁶ your time in a relationship¹⁷ if the way you see someone¹⁸ changes for the worse¹⁹.

喝咖啡的时候Susan跟我分享了她的爱情经验。如果你的他的看法变坏了，就不要再跟他浪费时间。

Something you can't learn in school

有些事情是在学校里学不到的

How to run a company²⁰ is something you can't learn in school. You have to actually²¹ try it to see how it's done.

如何经营一家公司是你在学校里学不到的。你必须亲自尝试，然后了解如何做到。

1 secret   

n.秘密；adj.秘密的

参考例句：

• Their secret is out.他们的秘密泄露了。
• Last night,we held a meeting in secret.昨晚，我们秘密地举行了一次会议。

2 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

3 thought   

n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
• She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。

4 life   

n.生活；生命

参考例句：

• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。
• At last he knew the meaning of life.终于，他知道了生命的意义。

5 girlfriend   

n.女朋友；女伴侣

参考例句：

• My girlfriend is a teacher.我女朋友是个老师。
• I just broke up with my girlfriend.我刚和我的女朋友分手了。

6 bum   

n.臀部；流浪汉，乞丐；vt.乞求，乞讨

参考例句：

• A man pinched her bum on the train so she hit him.在火车上有人捏她屁股，她打了那人。
• The penniless man had to bum a ride home.那个身无分文的人只好乞求搭车回家。

7 value   

n.价值，价格，有用性，重要性；[pl.]价值观念，标准

参考例句：

• This lesson adds to the value of the book.这一课增加了这本书的价值。
• People do not know the value of health till they lose it.人们直到失去健康，才知道健康的可贵。

8 share   

vt./vi.分享，共有，分配；n.共享；份额

参考例句：

• I will share in the cost with you.我愿意和你一起负担费用。
• Children should learn to share.小孩应该学会与人分享东西。

9 fight   

n.打架，战斗，斗志；v.对抗，打架

参考例句：

• We are ready to fight again.我们再度准备好战斗。
• I'll fight with you.我会和你并肩作战。

10 crazy   

adj.发疯的，荒唐的，古怪的；(about)狂热爱好的

参考例句：

• It is a crazy idea.那是一个疯狂的想法。
• He is crazy about that girl.他迷上了那位女孩。

11 person   

n.人

参考例句：

• I would never trust in that kind of person.我绝不会相信那种人。
• She is the very person I wanted to see.她正是我要见的人。

12 beats   

v.（心脏等）跳动( beat的第三人称单数 )；搜索；（风、雨等）吹打；（鼓）咚咚地响

参考例句：

• It is said of him that he beats his wife. 人家说他打妻子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The other village always beats our team at cricket. 另一个村的板球队在比赛中总是击败我们队。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 experience   

n.经历，经验；v.经历，体验

参考例句：

• The best way to learn is to learn by experience. 学习的最佳办法就是从经验中学习。
• He is a man of wide knowledge and experience.他见多识广。

14 shared   

adj.共享的，共用的

参考例句：

• the cohesive power of shared suffering 共患难的内聚力
• Costs are to be shared on a fifty-fifty basis between the government and local businesses. 费用由政府和当地企业均摊。

15 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

16 waste   

v.浪费；滥用

参考例句：

• Ah!This is a waste of time!啊，真是浪费时间！
• If you give her money,she'll only waste it.如果你把这笔钱给她，她只会把它浪费掉。

17 relationship   

n.关系，联系；家属关系，亲属关系

参考例句：

• Is there any relationship between them?它们之间有联系吗?
• Robert has a friendly relationship with his customers.罗伯特和他的客户之间关系处得很好。

18 someone   

pron.某人，有人

参考例句：

• I can hear someone knocking.我听到有人敲门。
• Someone wants to see her.有人找她。

19 worse   

adj.更坏的，更差的；adv.更坏，更差

参考例句：

• I have even worse news for you.我有更坏的消息告诉你。
• The weather got worse during the day.白天天气更坏了。

20 company   

n.公司

参考例句：

• Is this your company?这是你的公司吗？
• Which company was that?那是哪家公司？

21 actually   

adv.实际上，事实上，竟然，居然，如今

参考例句：

• he looks young, but she's actually 50.她看上去年轻，可是实际上已五十岁了。
• Actually,that's not quite right.实际上，那不完全对。