1 fine line

細(xì)線（微妙的差別）

There is a fine line between those ideas. = Those ideas seem very similar, but they are different enough to matter.

這倆個(gè)主意好像相同，其實(shí)有不可忽視的差別。

（例子）：Do you really empathize with me or do you only sympathize? There is a fine line between those. Empathize means you under-stand how I feel because you have experienced it also. Sympathize means that you understand how I feel because you can imagine what it was like.

你是體念我呢還是僅僅同情而已？ 體念跟同情有細(xì)微的差別。體念指能設(shè)身處地為別人著想，同情指能理解他人的感情。

2．活學(xué)活用

中譯英：他們是親兄弟，但還是有一些細(xì)微的差別。

英譯中：But what does a successful language learner do? Language learning research shows that successful language learners are similar in many ways.

First of all, successful language learners are independent learners. They do not depend on the book or the teacher; they discover their own way to learn the language. Instead of waiting for the teacher to explain, they try to find the patterns and the rules for themselves. They are good guessers who look for clues and form their own conclusions. When they guess wrong, they guess again. They try to learn from their mistakes.

1 dead center

正當(dāng)中

That was dead center.

（例子）：I was sitting in the dead center of the room so when I left early, everyone noticed.

我坐在正當(dāng)中，所以提早離開時(shí)，全屋的人都注意到了。

2 活學(xué)活用

中譯英： 我們射擊時(shí)，盡量打在靶子的正當(dāng)中。

英譯中：Successful language learning is active learning. Therefore, successful learners do not wait for a change to use the language; the look for such a chance. They find people who speak the language and they ask these people to correct them when they make a mistake. They will try anything to communicate. They are not afraid to repeat what they hear or to say strange things; they are willing to make mistakes and try again. When communication is difficult, they can accept information that is inexact or incomplete. It is more important for them to learn to think in the language than to know the meaning of every word.

1 a smoke screen

煙霧

It was only a smoke screen. = It was something that directed our attention from something else.

那不過(guò)是炫人耳目的伎倆。

(例子)：He told us that he had a new car and that we should go outside to see it. Actually he didn't have a new car; it was only a smoke screen to get us outside so he could eat the last two slices of pizza.

他說(shuō)他買了新車，讓我門到外面去看。其實(shí)他并沒(méi)有新車。那不過(guò)是調(diào)虎離山之計(jì)，把我們騙到外面，他好吃最后的兩塊匹薩餅。

2 活學(xué)活用

中譯英：昆蟲有時(shí)會(huì)假死，那只不過(guò)是炫人耳目的伎倆。

英譯中：Finally, successful language learners are learners with a purpose. They want to learn the language because they are interested in the language and the people who speak it. It is necessary for them to learn the language in order to communicate with these people and to learn from them. They find it easy to practice using the language regularly because they want to learn with it.