别再用”try it”来说“试试”啦!
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生活中新鲜事物源源不断,很多时候我们都要保持一个open mind,只有尝试过,才知道这是不是你想要的,不过你还在用”try it”来说服别人去尝试某事吗?今天这个习语大家可能常听到,那我们来看看这个习语在口语中怎么用出来吧! C: Hi guys. I’m Chris. J: And I’m Joy. Today we are gonna take a look at the idiom: give it a shot. It means to try something. Usually you use this when you or someone has something new to do. You can use it like this: I’ll give it a shot. / You should give it a shot. / She gave it a shot. C: Yup. We all have many opportunities to try something new in our lives. In the idiom, “give it a shot”, the word “shot” means the act of trying. There’s a quote from a hockey player: “You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.” Here it means if you don’t try, then you really won’t succeed. Also, because he was a hockey player, “shot” can also mean to hit the ball to score a point. So in sports, if you don’t take a shot, of course you will not get the point. If...
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Published 07/21/20