VOA一分鐘英語：Throw Caution to the Wind

Throw Caution to the Wind 不再謹慎 豁出去了

Welcome to English in a Minute!
歡迎來到《一分鐘英語》欄目。
The wind is windy.
wind是指刮風。
If you throw something into it, like these feathers, they blow away.
如果你沖著風扔東西，比如這些羽毛，它們就會被吹走。
But what happens when you "throw caution to the wind"?
但是當你“throw caution to the wind”時，會發(fā)生什么呢?
Let's listen.
我們一起聽一下。
Dan, I heard you are finally going to climb Mt. Everest. That is amazing!
丹，我聽說你終于要去攀登珠穆朗瑪峰了。太棒了!
I changed my mind. I'm just not ready.
我改變主意了。我還沒準備好。
Now is not the time to be careful, Dan. Throw caution to the wind!
現(xiàn)在不是謹慎的時候，丹。要豁出去了!
Caution keeps us alive. I like being alive.
謹慎會讓我們活下去。我更想活著。
When we "throw caution to the wind", we stop being careful about something.
當我們“throw caution to the wind”時，就是指我們對某事不再謹慎。
We take a very brave step to do something that could result failure.
我們邁出了非常勇敢的一步，去做一些可能會導致失敗的事情。
And that's English in a Minute.
以上就是本期的《一分鐘英語》。