可可電臺，每期節目一話題，讓英語磨練耳朵的同時學到更多有益的小知識，豐富知識的同時受益于生活。

How to be a true friend 如何做個真正的朋友

Challenge them to grow.

刺激他們去成長。

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.——Helen Keller

要么冒險，要么就一事無成，這就是人生。——海倫·凱勒

If a friend tells you they plan to drop 10 lbs, tell them, "10 lbs? Please. I bet you can get so fit that people's jaws will drop when you walk past them."

如果有朋友告訴你他們計劃要瘦十磅，你應該說：“十磅？拜托，我打賭你肯定能瘦到當你走過時人們都驚到張口結舌。”

Throw down the gauntlet, make sure they know you believe they can do it, and ask: "Challenge accepted?"

撂下挑戰，這樣他們就會知道你相信他們能做到，不妨再問一句：“敢不敢試試？”

【知識點津】

jaw n.下巴；頜；

例句：

His jaw jutted stubbornly forward; he would not be denied.

他固執地揚起下巴，一副不肯罷休的樣子。

throw down the gauntlet 發出挑戰

例句：

Luxury car firm Jaguar has thrown down the gauntlet to competitors by giving the best guarantee on the market.

豪華轎車生產商捷豹公司推出了市場上最誘人的保修服務，向競爭對手發出了挑戰。

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