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LL: "To open a can of worms" means to do something that results in
a complicated situation full of problems. LH:我說呢,open a can of worms
是個比喻,不是真的開一罐蟲子。所以To open a can of worms是指做了某件事
會把問題弄得更復(fù)雜?墒牵琇arry ,我不懂,為什么給Jane提一些建議反而會
造成更多問題呢?
LL: Well , if she follows your advice and it doesn't solve her problem,
then she might blame you. LH:這倒也是,如果Jane聽了我們的建議,但是問
題解決不了,她可能會反過來怪我們。還有,我們也可能因為不了解情況而給她
錯誤的建議呀!
LL: Right. There are so many things that could go wrong when you
give people advice that I usually avoid opening that can of worms. LH
:這是沒錯,給人提建議是很可能會出問題的,因為你畢竟不了解他的情況。可
是,你也不能因為這樣就避免給人提建議,不能因咽廢食。給朋友出主意也是應(yīng)
該的嘛。對了,Larry ,你還不知道,那天在課堂上我才真的是opened a can of
worms.
LL: What did you do?
LH:我問教授為什么不討論第13章,結(jié)果教授要全班回家讀第13章,而且星
期一還要考試呢!
LL: I bet that everyone in your class is unhappy with you right now.
LH:就是啊,現(xiàn)在全班同學(xué)一定在罵我。更慘的是,連教授也生我的氣,因為這
本來是他的疏忽,可給我指明了。所以嘍,我真的是招惹了更多麻煩。
LL: Wow, that's a tough situation. You really did open a can of
worms. LH :就是啊,所以我現(xiàn)在很后悔,早知道什么都別說就好了。
LL: Unfortunately, sometimes keeping your mouth shut is the only
way to avoid opening a can of worms.
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LL: Well , Jane decided to cut her losses and quit her job. She's
going to start looking for a new job tomorrow. LH :真的?Jane決定要辭
掉那個工作啦?Larry ,什么是cut her losses?
LL: To cut one's losses means to give up and withdraw from a losing
situation. LH : Cut one's losses 就是看到形勢對自己不利就決定改變方向,
這樣可以減少損失。所以Jane決定寧可辭職,也不要再浪費時間去解決工作上的
問題。是這個意思嗎?
LL: Exactly. She didn't see any way to improve her relationship with
her co-workers, so she decided to cut her losses and leave. LH :嗯,
要是根本沒有希望改善和她同事的關(guān)系,那還不如趁早離開,免得再繼續(xù)受罪。
LL: Sometimes, there's nothing you can do to improve a situation.
All you can do is cut your losses and try to find a better situation.
LH:說的也是。人生有許多事情真的是你再怎么努力,也沒辦法改善的。像我一
位朋友,她是研究生化專業(yè)的博士生,可是她和她的指導(dǎo)教授關(guān)系很差。
LL: What happened?
LH:跟了那個教授三年后,決定不能再浪費時間了。所以她決定cut her losses,
拿了個碩士學(xué)位就走人。博士學(xué)位也不要了。
LL: She gave up on her PhD ?
LH:她實在沒別的選擇,就只能放棄嘍!
今天李華學(xué)到了兩個常用語。一個是to open a can of worms,意思是做了
某件事會造成更多問題。另一個常用語是to cut one's losses ,這是指及時從
對自己不利的局面里撤出來,以減少損失。
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