重点讲解:
1. come to an end
结束;
eg. Now the award ceremony has come to an end.
颁奖仪式到此结束,
eg. Even the closest and strongest of interpersonal relationship must eventually come to an end.
朋友再好,终有一别。
2. turn off
关上;关掉;
eg. The light's a bit too harsh. You can turn it off.
灯光有点太刺眼了。你可以把灯关掉。
eg. I have to get up and turn off the radio.
我必须起床关上收音机。
3. go down
引起…反响;得到…回应;
eg. Solicitors advised their clients that a tidy look went down well with the magistrates.
律师告诫当事人穿戴整洁会赢得地方法官的好感。
eg. It will go down as the week that shook wall street.
这将会被视为震撼华尔街的一周。
背景资料:
耶鲁大学(Yale University)是一所坐落于美国康涅狄格州纽黑文市的私立大学,始创于1701年,初名“大学学院”(Collegiate School)。耶鲁大学是美国历史上建立的第三所大学,今为常青藤联盟的成员之一。
2011年5月23日,耶鲁大学举行第310届毕业典礼。汤姆·汉克斯(Tom Hanks)当天受邀发表了一段演讲,约22分钟。在演讲中,汤姆·汉克斯鼓励即将毕业的耶鲁人积极投入到救助那些因参加伊拉克和阿富汗战争而饱受恐惧困扰的退伍老兵的工作中,汤姆·汉克斯号召他们"take the fears head on",直面恐惧,永远向前!
名人经典:
Fear at your back, faith in front of you. Which way will you lean? Which way will you move? Move forward! Move ever forward!
当信心在你的前面,恐惧在你的后方时,你会往哪