【now.com體育】年初三,坐了一年冷板凳的小豬(舒韋恩史迪加)終於在摩帥的統領下爭取到上陣機會,且表現出色,這確是令人鼓舞。貴為德國球星,在奧脫福沒有上陣機會不在話下,還被貶到預備組操練,小豬絕對可以離開,但他選擇了留下。這讓筆者想到了習語“bite the bullet”。 撰文:Kate Wong
Bite the bullet意思是硬著頭皮應付或勇敢面對困難。例句:The dancer bit the bullet and did not give up practicing after losing her leg. (那舞者勇敢面對她失去了腳的事實,並沒有放棄練習。)
外界一般認為他將會離開曼聯,但儘管要在預備組操練,他仍然努力練習。(However, the veteran star has knuckled down despite being forced to train with the reserves.)
Knuckle down是一片語動詞,意思是全力以赴地做某事,這正好用來形容小豬的工作態度。例句:You have to knuckle down to your work before you could achieve your goal. (你必須非常努力工作才能達到目標。)
現在他成為了曼聯球迷的“cult hero”(被小眾所追捧的英雄),亦漸漸得到摩連奴的認同。當小豬無論如何也不願離開曼聯時,前韋斯咸球員皮耶卻寧願減薪也堅持要回國。槌仔幫的球迷都認為他是traitor。
Traitor就是背叛者的意思,而動詞背叛是betray。例句:Jones was banished from the country as he had betrayed the government. (Jones因背叛政府而被驅逐出境。)
無論選擇留下面對,還是轉身離開,每個人都在為自己想抓住的東西在努力吧。即使情況有多壞,只要不放棄,總會有轉機。Every cloud has a silver lining(黑暗中總有光明)。
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撰文:Kate Wong
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