轻松日记商务职场篇238:惊涛骇浪 方显英雄本色

 　　核心句型：

　　The good seaman¹ is known in bad weather.

　　惊涛骇浪，方显英雄本色。

　　The good seaman is known in bad weather.本义是指：“要识好水手，全凭坏气候”，将其意义扩展一下也就是汉语里说的：“惊涛骇浪，方显英雄本色”。因此，当美国人说"The good seaman is known in bad weather."时，他/她要表达的意思就是:"A hero can only succeed when he lives through tempestutous waves."、"A man's real ability can be highlighted in a difficult situation."。

　　情景对白：

　　Terry: I want to resign. I'm exhausted² because of the difficult tasks you assigned.

　　泰瑞：我想辞职，你分派给我的工作任务都很艰难，我感到精疲力竭了。

　　Boss: Remember, the good seaman is known in bad weather. You shouldn't flinch³ from difficulties.

　　老板：记住，惊涛骇浪，方显英雄本色。你不应该在困难面前退缩。

　　搭配句积累：

　　①I want to resign because my boss always picks at me.

　　我想辞职了，因为老板总是找我的茬。

　　②Don't lose heart once getting into trouble.

　　不要一遇到困难就失去信心。

　　③The comfortable and stable work environment can wear down your will.

　　安逸稳定的工作环境会消磨人的意志。

　　④There are too many challenges in the job, and I'm afraid I can't cope with them well.

　　这份工作中有太多的挑战，我担心应付不来。

　　单词：

　　1. seaman n. 海员，水手

　　The men emigrate to work as seamen⁴.

　　男人们移居国外当海员。

　　That young man is a experienced seaman.

　　那个年轻人是一个经验丰富的水手。

　　2. tempestuous⁵ adj. 有暴风雨的

　　Their ship was sailing dangerously in the tempestuous sea.

　　他们的船在浪急风高的海上危险地航行着。

　　All the fury of her tempestuous soul fell, as the sea falls undera lapse⁶ of wind.

　　她那狂暴的灵魂发出的一切愤怒都平息了，如同大海在风暴之后的平静一样。

　　3. flinch vi. 退缩

　　Murat had looked into the eyes of the firing squad⁷ without flinching⁸.

　　穆拉特毫不退缩地直视着执行枪决的行刑队员们的眼睛。

　　He has never flinched⁹ from harsh financial decisions.

　　在艰难的财政决策面前他从没有退缩过。

1 seaman   

n.海员，水手，水兵

参考例句：

• That young man is a experienced seaman.那个年轻人是一个经验丰富的水手。
• The Greek seaman went to the hospital five times.这位希腊海员到该医院去过五次。

2 exhausted   

adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的

参考例句：

• It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
• Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。

3 flinch   

v.畏缩，退缩

参考例句：

• She won't flinch from speaking her mind.她不会讳言自己的想法。
• We will never flinch from difficulties.我们面对困难决不退缩。

4 seamen   

n.海员

参考例句：

• Experienced seamen will advise you about sailing in this weather. 有经验的海员会告诉你在这种天气下的航行情况。
• In the storm, many seamen wished they were on shore. 在暴风雨中，许多海员想，要是他们在陆地上就好了。

5 tempestuous   

adj.狂暴的

参考例句：

• She burst into a tempestuous fit of anger.她勃然大怒。
• Dark and tempestuous was night.夜色深沉，狂风肆虐，暴雨倾盆。

6 lapse   

n.过失，流逝，失效，抛弃信仰，间隔；vi.堕落，停止，失效，流逝；vt.使失效

参考例句：

• The incident was being seen as a serious security lapse.这一事故被看作是一次严重的安全疏忽。
• I had a lapse of memory.我记错了。

7 squad   

n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组

参考例句：

• The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
• A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。

8 flinching   

v.（因危险和痛苦）退缩，畏惧( flinch的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He listened to the jeers of the crowd without flinching. 他毫不畏惧地听着群众的嘲笑。 来自辞典例句
• Without flinching he dashed into the burning house to save the children. 他毫不畏缩地冲进在燃烧的房屋中去救小孩。 来自辞典例句

9 flinched   

v.（因危险和痛苦）退缩，畏惧( flinch的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He flinched at the sight of the blood. 他一见到血就往后退。
• This tough Corsican never flinched or failed. 这个刚毅的科西嘉人从来没有任何畏缩或沮丧。 来自辞典例句