行为与方法 - 远见与谨慎

探索英语习语如“take stock of”和“a rainy day”如何与英语中的远见和谨慎相关。

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ace up one's sleeve

[短语]

a secret advantage that a person can use when the need arises

秘密王牌, 隐藏优势

Ex: Her fluency in Arabic was an ace up her sleeve during the negotiations.

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to cover one's ass

[短语]

to save a person from receiving criticism, punishment, blame, etc.

给自己留后路, 先把自己撇清

Ex: He saved every email to cover his ass in case the project failed.

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to cover one's back

[短语]

to take action in order to save a person from being criticized, punished, blamed, etc.

替人挡责, 帮人撇清责任

Ex: Send me the approval in writing, and I'll cover your back if anyone complains.

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to cut one's losses

[短语]

to no longer partake in a failing business, activity, etc. to prevent further damage or losses

及时止损, 趁早抽身

Ex: After three bad quarters, the company decided to cut its losses and close the branch.

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a rainy day

[短语]

a time of financial difficulty or a period of challenge

不时之需, 困难时候

Ex: I'm putting a little money aside each month for a rainy day.

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eye on the main chance

[短语]

a willingness to use any given opportunity or situation to one's advantage

一有机会就为自己谋利, 善于抓机会占便宜

Ex: He supported the proposal with an eye to the main chance, not because he believed in it.

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to nip something in the bud

[短语]

to immediately prevent something, particularly something problematic, before it has time to develop

扼杀在萌芽状态, 趁早制止

Ex: The teacher nipped the bullying in the bud before it spread through the class.

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to stop the rot

[短语]

to prevent something from developing into something worse

阻止局面继续恶化, 遏制颓势

Ex: The new manager was brought in to stop the rot after months of falling sales.

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to strike while the iron is hot

[短语]

to take action while the opportunity exists

趁热打铁, 趁机会还在赶紧行动

Ex: Interest in the product is high right now, so we should strike while the iron is hot.

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to take stock of something

[短语]

to carefully examine a situation before making a final decision

评估形势, 盘点现状

Ex: Before we accept the offer, let's take stock of our options.

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[know|see|find out] which (way|direction) the wind [blow]

know which way the wind blow

[短语]

to realize how a situation is about to develop in order to be able to properly prepare for any potential problems or changes that one might encounter

探探风向, 摸清形势

Ex: Before announcing the policy, the minister waited to see which way the wind was blowing.

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to think twice

[短语]

to think about something very carefully before doing it

慎重考虑, 不要草率行动

Ex: Think twice before signing that contract.

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行为与方法
远见与谨慎	过度反应	Tact	保持策略性
即兴与妥协	举止有礼	缺乏关怀或考虑	没有关怀或思考
反应还是要求	对话式回应	展现惊讶	支付或引起注意
不专心	冒犯行为	嫉妒与竞争	反应与回应
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