Take the plunge 冒險(xiǎn)嘗試
Are you prepared to jump into the unknown?
今日短語(yǔ)
動(dòng)詞 to plunge 是往下跳的意思，比如：When we arrived at the lake, my brother plunged into the cold water.
今日小常識(shí)
Jumping is a motion people and animals do to move around. Often we see people jump for joy, this means showing happiness. However jumping can be risky too, as in the cases of extreme sports such as bunge jumping or base jumping, where accidents are often fatal.
跳躍是人和動(dòng)物移動(dòng)的一種方式。我們經(jīng)?？吹饺藗儠?huì)為歡樂(lè)而跳躍，這是一種表達(dá)喜悅的心情的方式。不過(guò)跳躍也有危險(xiǎn)，尤其是一些冒險(xiǎn)體育活動(dòng)，比如蹦極和極限跳傘，如果事故發(fā)生往往是致命的。
短語(yǔ) take the plunge 往往用來(lái)形容我們下定決心做某件高難度的事情。
例句
I'm going to take the plunge and move to France. I've been dreaming of it for years and I'm finally going to do it!
My brother is going to take the plunge and quit his job. He's been meaning to leave for months.
Let's take the plunge and buy a house!
請(qǐng)注意
另一個(gè)從跳水運(yùn)動(dòng)演變而來(lái)的表達(dá)是 to dive / jump in with both feet, 兩只腳一起跳下水。這個(gè)表達(dá)的意思是很快全身心地投入某件事情。
例句
Rachel jumped in with both feet when she started her new job. She learnt everything very quickly.
When I started English lessons I dived in with both feet: I practised every day and rapidly improved.
