迷你对话学地道口语第196期:身处逆境而悠然自得

　　迷你对话：
A: She almost lost all her fortune in the fire.
这场火灾让他的财产损失贻尽。
B: But she still holds her head high. She is an optimist¹.
但她仍然依然自得，她是个乐观主义者。
A: I like this sort of people.
我喜欢这类人。
地道表达：
hold one’s head high
解词释义：
hold在这里是“使保持某一位置或某种状态”的意思。从字面上看，该习语的意思是“保持头高高昂起”，引申为“处于逆境仍然怡然自得”的意思。
拓展讲解：
hold one’s head high还有“为自己的成就，价值，才干而骄傲，无愧于人”的意思。
支持范例：
A man among men is he who knows when to eat humble² pie and when to hold his head high.
大丈夫能屈能伸。
Now you have been acquitted³ on all the charges, you can hold your head high.
现在你已被宣判无罪，你可以扬眉吐气了。
词海拾贝：
1. in the fire：在火灾中
Eg. The whole village burnt down in the fire.
火灾中整个村子被烧毁了。
Eg. Several children were burnt to death in the fire.
几个儿童在大火中被烧死了。
2. this sort of：这种，这类
Eg. Don't spend your time on writing this sort of squibs.
不要花时间写这路的讽刺短文了。
Eg. I'd sooner die than do this sort of thing.
与其做这个倒不如叫我死。

1 optimist   

n.乐观的人，乐观主义者

参考例句：

• We are optimist and realist.我们是乐观主义者，又是现实主义者。
• Peter,ever the optimist,said things were bound to improve.一向乐观的皮特说，事情必定是会好转的。

2 humble   

adj.谦卑的，恭顺的；地位低下的；v.降低，贬低

参考例句：

• In my humble opinion,he will win the election.依我拙见，他将在选举中获胜。
• Defeat and failure make people humble.挫折与失败会使人谦卑。

3 acquitted   

宣判…无罪( acquit的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（自己）作出某种表现

参考例句：

• The jury acquitted him of murder. 陪审团裁决他谋杀罪不成立。
• Five months ago she was acquitted on a shoplifting charge. 五个月前她被宣判未犯入店行窃罪。