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to stand on one's own two feet
一個人如果能站穩腳跟的話，他就一定能獨立自主，靠自己的力量來辦事。我們下面要舉的一個例子是一位父親擔心他的兒子吸毒或酗酒，所以在勸告他的兒子：
例句-1: Son, somebody may try to get you to smoke marijuana or drink, just to fit in with the crowd. But I hope you can stand on your own two feet and say no.
這位父親說："兒子呀，有的人為了要你合群也許會勸你喝酒或吸毒。但是我希望你能夠獨立自主，拒絕他們的引誘。"
那些能夠獨立自主的人的確很令人欽佩。下面就是一個例子：
例句-2: Bill Brown has managed to stay in Congress now for twenty years. The voters don't always agree with him but they really like the way he stands on his own feet and makes his own decisions on which way to vote, regardless of pressures from all the lobbyists.
這個人說："比爾·布朗在國會當議員已經二十年了。選民們不一定都同意他的觀點，但是他們倒很欣賞他在對各種提案投票時的那種獨立自主精神。不管那些游說者給他施加多大壓力，他都按自己的決定投票。"
