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英语口语练习小对话第628期:欲达目的,必付代价

2014-07-11来源:和谐英语

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Subject：You cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs.

迷你对话

A: You have never tried your best in your work! How can you make progress.

你在工作上从来没有尽力，你怎么可能取得进步呢？

B: You have said the saying to me many times: You cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs. But I ...

“做任何事情不努力的话，是得不到结果的。”你已经说过很多遍了，可是我......

地道表达

You cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs.

1. 解词释义

此句是美国的一条谚语。字面意思是“想吃煎蛋卷，就得打鸡蛋。”跟中文中说的“天下没有白吃的午餐。”意思相近。引申为“不破不立”“欲达目的，必付代价”“有得必有失”。

2. 例句

A: I failed in the final exam because I had not studied too hard.

我没有很用功学习，我考试没有及格。

B: Now, you learn the lesson. You cannot make omelet without breaking eggs.

现在你知道错了呀，做任何事情不努力的话，是得不到结果的。