第一， 情景對(duì)話

A: You look rather down these days. What's the matter?

你最近看起來(lái)悶悶不樂(lè)，怎么回事？

B: I failed in the exam on mathematies again. I have tried my best. Maybe I am not cut out for it.

我的數(shù)學(xué)又沒(méi)及格，我已經(jīng)盡了最大的努力，也許我天生就不適合學(xué)數(shù)學(xué)。

A: Never say die. You have made some progress, haven't you? Keep studying and you'll succeed in the end.

別氣餒，你不是已經(jīng)有所進(jìn)步了嗎？堅(jiān)持下去，你一定會(huì)成功的。

B: Thanks for your encouragement.

謝謝你的鼓勵(lì)。

第二， 詞海拾貝

Never say die. （別灰心，別氣餒）

e.g. Never say die！We might still get there on time.

別泄氣，我們?nèi)杂锌赡馨磿r(shí)趕到那里。

e.g. No matter how many things go wrong, never say die—we'll find a way to finish this on time.

不管出了多少岔子，別灰心，我們會(huì)想出辦法按時(shí)完成的。

e.g. ——I'll never be any good at guitar. ——Hey, never say die! You just need to practice.

——我永遠(yuǎn)也彈不好吉他。——嘿，永不言敗!你只需要練習(xí)。

e.g. ——I don't think I can finish this project in time. ——Never say die.

——我想我不能按時(shí)完成這個(gè)項(xiàng)目。——?jiǎng)e灰心。

第三， 語(yǔ)匯積累

1. look down：看起來(lái)垂頭喪氣的

You look down today. What's wrong with you?

你今天看起來(lái)悶悶不樂(lè)，出了什么事?

2. try one’s best：盡力

e.g. I try my best, but the coach finds fault with everything I do.

我已經(jīng)盡力了，但是教練仍然百般對(duì)我做的每一件事挑剔。

e.g. Well, when you ask me for something reasonable, I always try my best to do it.

唔，當(dāng)你要求我做一件有理由的事情時(shí)，我總是盡我最大的努力去做的。

3. be cut out for：適合于……

e.g. I guess they just weren't cut out for each other.

我想他們只是不適合彼此。

e.g. I don't think I'm cut out for politics.

我信為我不是搞政治的材料。

e.g. "You're going to have your work cut out for you," he said.

他說(shuō)：“有現(xiàn)成的工作在等著你們。”

4. make progress：取得進(jìn)步，取得進(jìn)展

e.g. It was a long time before we seemed to make progress.

好長(zhǎng)時(shí)間后，我們才似乎有了點(diǎn)兒眉目。

e.g. So you make progress with Miss Barkley?

原來(lái)你和巴克萊小姐的關(guān)系有進(jìn)展了？

e.g. Modesty helps one to make progress, conceit makes one lag behind.

虛心使人進(jìn)步，驕傲使人落后。