迷你对话学地道口语第197期:伸出援助之手

　　迷你对话：
A: Don’t hold your hand to give it done, he should do it himself.
别帮他做那件事情，他应该自己完成。
B: After all he is child.
毕竟他还是孩子。
A: But he can never be a child. He needs to learn to be independent.
但他不会永远是孩子，他需要学会怎样独立。
地道表达：
hold one’s hand
解词释义：
hold的本义是“手”，当它常常转义为“帮手”，例如习语中的give me a hand。那么，hold one’s hand意思就是伸出援助之手。
支持范例：
Eg. A true fiend is the one who hold his hand and touches your heart when you are in hot water.
真正的朋友在你苦难之时伸出援助之手，触动你的心。
Eg. They have tried to hold their hands to these unfortunate people.
他们已尽力向那些不幸的人们伸出援助之手。
Eg. We must hold our hands to those in need.
我们应该伸出援助之手去帮助有困难的人。
Eg. I was hoping you would hold your hand to the most needy¹ students.
我倒希望你向这些特困学生伸出援助之手。
词海拾贝：
1.after all：毕竟，终究
Eg. Don't blame on him, after all, he is a green hand.
不要责备他，他毕竟是个新手。
Eg. After all, it is a damn sticky proceeding².
归根结底，这样做法也真他妈的够呛。
Eg. After all, nearly everyone spends money on some hobby or other.
话说回来，几乎每个人都要花点钱在某种嗜好上面的。
Eg. I must help her. After all, she's my own flesh and blood.
我必须帮助她。她毕竟是我的亲人。
2. give something done：把某事做完
Eg. You should give your homework done yourself.
你要自己把家庭作业做完。
经典语句：
He can never be a child. He needs to learn to be independent.
译文：他不能永远是个孩子，他应该学会自立。

1 needy   

adj.贫穷的，贫困的，生活艰苦的

参考例句：

• Although he was poor,he was quite generous to his needy friends.他虽穷，但对贫苦的朋友很慷慨。
• They awarded scholarships to needy students.他们给贫苦学生颁发奖学金。

2 proceeding   

n.行动，进行，(pl.)会议录，学报

参考例句：

• This train is now proceeding from Paris to London.这次列车从巴黎开往伦敦。
• The work is proceeding briskly.工作很有生气地进展着。