sb是什么意思(sb是什么意思-)

本期内容要给各位介绍一个很小但很有用的词—down

首先请读下面一段对话:

Roc: Hey, Sara. What are your plans for the future?

嘿,Sara,你将来有什么打算吗?

Sara: Well, I’d like to make a lot of money, travel round the world, write a book and make a movie.

嗯,我想赚很多钱、环游世界、写一本书,还要拍一部电影。

Roc: Amazing! But I have to say you should be down to earth.

真棒!但是我必须得说你要实际一点。

Sara: What do you mean? I am on the earth.

你什么意思?我就在地球上啊。

Roc: I mean you’d better be practical and sensible.

我的意思是你要实际一些,理智一些。

Sara: Yeah, I know. You are right. I will think about my plans.

是啊,我知道。你是对的,我要好好考虑一下我的计划。

上面的对话中,Sara一口气说了四个计划,而且都是很大的计划。Roc认为这些计划不切实际,所以建议Sara要down to earth,意思是要实际一些。

down to earth为形容词组,表示“理智的、实际的”,请看下面例句:

1. Our boss is a down to earth man.

我们的老板是一位务实的人。

2. This is a down to earth report.

这份报告非常务实。

3. His decision should be down to earth so that it will be possible to make it.

他的决定应该实际一些,这样才有可能实现。

由down to earth引申而来有一个表达是bring sb back down to earth,意思是“(把)某人带回到现实中来,(使)某人从幻想中清醒过来”请看例句:

1. He will not marry her. Bring her back down to earth.

他是不会和他结婚的,让她醒醒吧。

2. The result of the exam brought me back down to earth.

考试结果把我带回了现实。

3. Thanks for bringing me back down to earth, or I would have failed completely.

感谢你把我拉回现实,要不然我就彻底失败了。