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每日学口语(10月23日)I VOTE WE THROW CAUTION TO THE WIND.

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前几日陪朋友逛街,她看中了一双很漂亮的靴子,可是超级贵。如果买,她下个月就要勒紧腰带过活了;不买吧,又不死心。看着她那犹豫不决的样子,我终于受不了了,说:豁出去了,先买了再说!

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豁出去了,也就是做事不顾后果,冒险赌一把,英文中的相应表达叫“throw caution to the wind”。在做一些不是很重要的决定时,把小心、谨慎都抛到九霄云外,丢掉理性,放纵一下,也不是未尝不可的。但是做重大决定时可千万不要这样不管不顾。

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看下面例句:

Throwing caution to the wind, he decided to ride his motorcycle without a helmet.

(他决定豁出去了,不带安全帽就骑摩托。)



[ 本帖最后由 寄托天下 于 2007-10-23 08:02 编辑 ]
掉到地上的食物  3秒内还能吃
掉到泥巴里的食物  3秒内还能吃
掉到煤堆里的食物  3秒内还能吃
掉到砒霜里的食物  3秒内还能吃
掉到氰化钾里的食物  3秒内还能吃
掉到马桶里面的食物    任何時候都不能吃

thx Eillitrena fix my bug in the sentence.
I VOTE THROW CAUTION TO THE END.RISK OR ABANDON OnSELF IN SOME PLACE WHEN HE OR SHE STAYED IN SOME ENVIROMeNT.FOR INSTANCE,THROWING CAUTION TO THE WIND,HE DECIDED TO RIDE HIS MOTOCYCLE WITHOUT A HELMET.

[ 本帖最后由 寄托天下 于 2007-10-23 22:34 编辑 ]
掉到地上的食物  3秒内还能吃
掉到泥巴里的食物  3秒内还能吃
掉到煤堆里的食物  3秒内还能吃
掉到砒霜里的食物  3秒内还能吃
掉到氰化钾里的食物  3秒内还能吃
掉到马桶里面的食物    任何時候都不能吃

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throw caution to the wind
Throwing caution to the wind, he decided to ride his motorcycle without a helmet.

PS:There are some mistakes in GT's sentences.
身若浮云心若风

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Throwing caution to the wind, he decided to ride his motorcycle without a helmet.
行动未必带来快乐,但不行动就一定不快乐。
爱随心动,随心而行

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Throwing caution to the wind, he decided to ride his motorcycle without a helmet.
世界之窗

zzZzzzZzzzzZ在沉睡中沉思

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