VOA慢速英語聽力訓(xùn)練素材：詞匯典故sink or swim

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VOA慢速英語，作為國際英語學(xué)習(xí)者的重要資源，通過清晰緩慢的發(fā)音與簡潔的詞匯，為初學(xué)者及中等水平學(xué)習(xí)者搭建了通往流利英語的橋梁。它不僅幫助提升聽力理解能力，還豐富了詞匯量，增強(qiáng)了語感，是學(xué)習(xí)地道英語表達(dá)不可或缺的工具，對全球英語學(xué)習(xí)者的語言提升至關(guān)重要。讓我們一起進(jìn)入今天的VOA慢速英語聽力訓(xùn)練：詞匯典故sink or swim。

英文原文

Today we talk about a great activity to keep healthy and cool in hot weather. There is nothing better than swimming in cool water. Swimming is a great way to beat the heat and get exercise. But swimming is not only for fun. Knowing how to swim can save your life. If you do not know how to swim, you could sink in the water, and it can happen fast. So today we talk about the idiom "to sink or swim".

今天我們來談?wù)勗谘谉崽鞖庵斜３纸】岛蜎鏊囊粋€絕佳活動。沒有什么比泡在涼爽的水里游泳更棒了。游泳是消暑和鍛煉的絕佳方式。但游泳不僅僅是為了娛樂。學(xué)會游泳可以救你一命。如果你不會游泳，你可能會在水里沉下去，而且這一切可能發(fā)生得非常快。所以今天我們來談?wù)劻?xí)語“to sink or swim”。

"To sink or swim" means you either quickly succeed at something or quickly fail. "To sink or swim" suggests that you will either succeed or fail based on your own skills, others may have taught you, or helped you to prepare for something, but the final responsibility is yours. So we use this idiom to describe a high pressure situation where your success or survival depends on your ability to perform.

“To sink or swim”意味著你要么迅速成功，要么迅速失敗?！癟o sink or swim”表明，無論你是基于自己的技能，還是基于他人對你的教導(dǎo)或幫助而準(zhǔn)備，但最終的成功或失敗取決于你自己。所以我們用這個習(xí)語來描述一種高壓環(huán)境，在這種環(huán)境中，你的成功或生存取決于你的表現(xiàn)能力。

We sometimes pair the idiom "sink or swim" with the expression "to be thrown into the deep end", as in the deep part of a pool. A parent, teacher, or coach could throw a child into the deep end to see if the child will sink or swim. Although it is not likely, usually it means to put someone in a situation to see how they do.

我們有時(shí)會將習(xí)語“sink or swim”與表達(dá)“to be thrown into the deep end”配對使用，就像游泳池的深水區(qū)一樣。父母、老師或教練可能會把孩子扔進(jìn)深水區(qū)，看看孩子是會游泳還是會沉下去。雖然這種情況不太可能發(fā)生，但通常意味著把人置于某種情境下來看他們的表現(xiàn)。

For example, let's say you have been preparing for an English test for many weeks. If you pass it, you may be able to get a better position at your job. You had a great teacher who helped you, but on test day, it's sink or swim. Success is up to you.

例如，假設(shè)你已經(jīng)為英語考試準(zhǔn)備了好幾周。如果你通過了考試，你可能會在工作中得到一個更好的職位。你有一個很棒的老師來幫助你，但在考試當(dāng)天，就是“sink or swim”的時(shí)刻了。成功取決于你自己。

"Sink or swim" can also describe a situation where you must succeed quickly or you will fail fully. There is no middle ground. It is a win or lose situation. In these situations, we can also say "it's now or never". This means the time to prove yourself is now. You will not have another chance. All your preparation has come to this moment. Whatever that moment is, you need to rise to the occasion.

“sink or swim”也可以描述一種你必須迅速成功，否則就會徹底失敗的情況。沒有中間地帶。這是一場非贏即輸?shù)木置?。在這些情況下，我們也可以說“it's now or never”。這意味著現(xiàn)在是證明自己的時(shí)刻。你不會再有另一次機(jī)會。所有的準(zhǔn)備都到了這一刻。無論這一刻是什么，你都需要勇敢地迎接挑戰(zhàn)。

"Sink or swim" situations can also be called "make or break" events. They can either make you better, or they can break you. If the situation is very serious, and the risks are very great, you can also say "do or die". You either take action or you will definitely fail.

“sink or swim”的情況也可以被稱為“make or break”事件。它們要么讓你變得更好，要么摧毀你。如果情況非常嚴(yán)重，風(fēng)險(xiǎn)非常大，你也可以說“do or die”。你要么采取行動，要么肯定會失敗。

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