你知道怎么用英语劝别人或者自己要“清醒一点”吗?
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我们偶尔都会做些不理智的事,可能我们不想再继续下去了,那我们会想告诉自己:该清醒一点了,是时候做出改变了,那么用英语该怎么说“清醒一点”呢? C: Hi guys. I’m Chris. J: And I’m Joy. Today we are gonna talk about the idiom: wake up and smell the coffee. It means to pay attention to what is going on. If you say that someone should wake up and smell the coffee, you mean that they must start to be more realistic and aware of what is happening around them. C: Well, if you are telling someone to wake up, it obviously means that they are still sleeping. So hopefully by smelling the coffee, they will be able to realize it’s not sleepy time any more. Some people also use wake up and smell the beans. They have the same meaning. Maybe your have been spending a lot of money recently. You just checked your balance and it’s not looking good. So you think that it’s time to wake up and smell the coffee and start saving more money. Here’s how we can use it in a conversation: J:...
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Published 07/21/20