Subject：It is important for you to rub elbows with everyone.

迷你对话

A: It is difficult for me to communicate with my colleagues. I am too shy.

与同事交流对我我来说很难呀。我太害羞了。

B: It’s important for you to rub elbows with everyone. That’s how contacts are made.

与大家接触是很重要的，关系就是这样建立起来的。

地道表达

rub elbows with

1. 解词释义

Rub是“摩擦”的意思，elbow是“手肘”的意思。从字面上看，rub elbows with sb. 的意思是“与......手肘摩擦”，引申为“与某人挨得很近”之意，也就是说出去和别人多多接触和交流。

2. 拓展例句

e.g. Charged so fully with his mission, he has not rubbed elbows with anybody.

因为一心想着自己的使命，所以他不愿意和任何人接触。

e.g. He is an officer who ought to rub elbow with people of all sorts.

他是一个应该接触各色各样人的官员。

e.g. As I see it, rubbing elbow with people are very important in modern life.

在我看来，同人们接触在现代生活中是很重要的。

e.g. I very much like going to parties and dancing and rubbing elbows with people.

我很爱参加聚会，跳舞，和人们接触接触。

Ps 1：communicate with sb的意思是“与某人交流”。例如：

He had no way to communicate with his brother.

他没有办法与他兄弟联系。

The police communicate with each other by radio.

警察通过无线电互相联络。

Ps 2：make contacts的意思是“建立关系，建立联系”。例如：

She asked me to give over my room for some comrades to make contacts.

她曾让我把我的房间让给一些同志作接头之用。

This internship can offer me a great opportunity to meet people and make contacts.

这项实习可以为我提供一个认识人和接触人的机会。

Ps 3：表示“做某事对于某人来说很重要。”这个意思，用下面这个句型：

It is important for sb. to do something.

Ps 4：表示“做某事对于某人来说有难度。”这个意思，用下面这个句型：

It is difficult for sb. to do something.