话题语料 81-90

【话题语料天天练】

作者：保蕾 | 朗读：Elaine葉

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81、adopt an attitude towards …

*People would be better served by learning how to adopt a positive attitude towards failure. 学习如何对失败采取积极的态度能够使人们过得更好。

82、rub off on sb 沾到某人身上，受到影响

*People tend to avoid losers; they’re scared that the bad luck would rub off on them. 人们倾向于避开失败者；他们害怕失败者的噩运会影响自己。

*Since you're new to the team, I hope some of my confidence will rub off on you. 既然你是队里的新成员，我希望我的自信能够影响到你。

83、fend for oneself 照料自己   v.

= look after oneself= stand on one’s own feet

*After children grow up and must begin to fend for themselves, they feel helpless and frustrated because their parents can no longer solve their problems for them. 在孩子们长大并必须开始照料自己之后，他们觉得既无助又沮丧，因为他们的家长不再帮他们解决问题。

84、be apt to 容易…倾向于…

*Enjoying failure and de-emphasizing success will paradoxically make you more apt to succeed. 享受失败淡化成功反而会让你更容易成功。

85、hit a roadblock 遇到障碍/困难＝ bump up against setbacks

*When they hit a roadblock, they took it as an opportunity to rethink their approach.当他们遇到困难的时候，他们把它当做一次反思自己方法的机会。

86、protective instinct 出于保护的本能

*Parents often find it difficult to overcome their protective instincts 家长很难克制自己保护的本能。

87、the common thread 共同之处

*The common thread we see in all successful people is that they are all convinced that failures open up opportunities for improvement. 我们能在所有成功人士身上看到的共同之处是，他们都深信失败能够带来进步的机会。

*The common thread in each of these lessons is to let go of the past, and create a better future. 这些课程的共同之处是放下过去，创造更好的未来。

88、put sb at a disadvantage 使某人处于不利地位   v.

*Today technology has advanced to the point where people are convinced that web illiteracy could easily put one at a disadvantage. 现在科技已经如此发达，以至于人们深信网络文盲很容易使人处于不利地位。

89、be in the mood for 有意做某事，想要...

⇢ be in no mood for 不想…无意…

*When hanging out with friends, I am usually in the mood for some alcohol. 跟朋友们出去玩儿的时候，我常常想要来一杯。

*Sometimes I’m just not in the mood for study, Tina will always show up at the door and offer me help I’m in need of. 有时我就是无心学术，Tina总会出现在我门口，提供我需要的帮助。

90、attend to 照顾照料，处理料理

*If you want to succeed, then don’t take shortcuts and attend to every detail. 想成功就不要走捷径，照顾到每个细节才好。