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A: Our son is gone and my heart is gone too. I don’t know how to spend the rest of my years.

我們的兒子去了，我的心也死了，我不知道如何度過余

B: Oh, darling, we must stand shoulder to shoulder and face the music. I know you can pull yourself together.

哦，親愛的。我們必須并肩一致地面對生活，我知道你能振作起來的。

A: I feel life is meaningless without him.

沒有了兒子，我感覺生活毫無意義。

B: Cheer up. You have got me at least.

振作點(diǎn)，至少你還擁有我。

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第一、地道短語

shoulder to shoulder

1. 解詞釋義

Shoulder to shoulder是副詞性短語，意思是“肩并肩地，共同地，一致地”，對話中和stand連用，意思是“齊心協(xié)力”。

2. 支持范例

They were walking along the bank shoulder to shoulder.

他們肩并肩沿著河岸散步。

They were standing shoulder to shoulder.

他們并肩站著。

Parents needn't stand shoulder to shoulder on every issue.（比喻義）

父母不必在每一個(gè)問題上觀點(diǎn)一致。

Britain will continue to stand shoulder to shoulder with our partners in the rest of the world. （比喻義）

英國將一如既往地與世界其他兄弟國家并肩努力。

第二、詞海拾貝

1. face the music：面對現(xiàn)實(shí)

e.g. You' ve been caught cheating now you must face the music.

你的騙局已經(jīng)戳穿--這下子你得自食其果了.

e.g. You have made your choice. Now you 'll have to face the music .

既然你已做出抉擇，你就得勇敢地承擔(dān)一切后果。

e.g. I think it's time for me to meet my admirer and make him face the music.

我想該是跟仰慕者碰面的時(shí)候了，好讓他面對現(xiàn)實(shí)。

e.g. Well, face the music. Your grades are not great.

還是面對現(xiàn)實(shí)吧，你的高考成績并不是特棒。

2. pull oneself together：自己振作起來，控制情緒

e.g. Pull yourself together, john! We're at your back.

振作起來，約翰！我們支持你。

e.g. Pull yourself together and face up to life.

振作起來面對生活。

e.g. You must try to pull yourself together and your family depend on you.

你應(yīng)該振作起來——你的家庭都指著你呢。

e.g. You've got to pull yourself together before you go onstage.

上臺(tái)之前，你要使自己鎮(zhèn)靜下來。

3. cheer up：振作，高興起來

e.g. Cheer up, I'm only trying to make you jealous.

別不高興，我只不過想引你吃醋。

e.g. Now, now, cheer up and forget about it.

好啦, 好啦, 振作起來,別再想它了。

e.g. Cheer up. It'll all come right in the end.

想開些，到頭來總會(huì)好的。

e.g. Mrs. Gummidge did not appear to be able to cheer up.

格米治太太好象怎么也鼓不起興致來。

第三、生活妙語

My heart is gone.我的心死了。

Life is meaningless.生活毫無意義。

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