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}" height="509" speed="50" /> 流行美語：the ropes 基本要領 & get the hang of 掌握 (音頻文字) VOA (ZT)
李華和Larry在夏威夷渡假, 倆人今天坐著帆船出海。今天我們要學兩個常用語：the ropes和get the hang of.
LH: Wow, Larry, 我太喜歡坐帆船了。你看，藍天白雲，海天一色，微風拂麵，我好象已經融化在大自然裏了。
LL: Yeah, this is really great! Do you think the captain would teach me how to sail the boat?
LH: 你想試試看嗎？可是Larry, 這麽大一條船，駕馭起來可沒那麽簡單，肯定不是一下子就能學會的。
LL: That's OK, Lihua. I don't expect to become an expert in one day. I just want to learn the ropes a little bit.
LH: Learn the ropes? 你是指如何用這些繩子來控製船帆嗎？
LL: Exactly! Actually, when you learn the basic rules of how to do something, you can say that you learn the ropes.
LH: 哦，the ropes, 就是指最基本的知識和技巧，那你的意思是，不是真要學會駕駛帆船，隻是要了解一些皮毛。
LL: Right! Or, here is another example. When you start a new job and don't know how to do things, you should find a more experienced colleague to teach you the ropes.
LH: 沒錯，到了一個新的工作單位，是要找個熟悉工作的同事帶你入門，給你介紹一下工作的基本要求和流程。
LL: So Lihua, do you like sailing or surfing better?
LH: 坐帆船出海更放鬆，去海邊衝浪更刺激，嗯，我更喜歡衝浪，而且我衝浪已經入門了，可以自己練習了。
LL: Right. Once the surfing instructor has shown you the ropes, you can practice by yourself.
LH: 今天出來坐帆船算是休息，明天我們加大活動量，去爬山！
LL: Sure! But since we are visitors and don't know anything about hiking in Hawaii, we should find a local guide to show us the ropes.
LH: Come on Larry! 你的冒險精神都跑到哪裏去了？好了，我們還是去找船長，讓他教我們幾招show us the ropes, 好不好？
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兩小時後，Larry和李華回到岸上。
LH: Wow, Larry, 看不出，你還真有兩下子，船長教了你一下，你就自己把船開了回來，真是讓我刮目相看。
LL: Thanks, Lihua. You weren't nervous when the captain let me sail the boat?
LH: 那有什麽好緊張的？你的飛車我都敢坐，更別說帆船了，大不了掉到海裏去，反正我會遊泳。駕駛帆船難不難？
LL: Well learning to sail was pretty hard at first, but after a little while I got the hang of it.
LH: You got the hang of it? 這是什麽意思啊？
LL: When you get the hang of something, that means that you succeed in learning it.
LH: 哦，我明白了，to get the hang of something, 就是學會、掌握的意思。你是說駕駛帆船雖然並不容易，但是練習一會，就能學會基本技巧。
LL: Exactly. Or for another example, I could say that John is a really talented athlete in whatever sport he tries. When I showed him how to play football, he got the hang of it very quickly.
LH: 就是說John有體育天分，凡是體育項目一教就會，所以沒用多久就掌握了橄欖球的基本技巧。
LL: Right. So Lihua, you don't think I'm a good driver?
LH: 這麽說吧，我倒是覺得在海上開船更安全，地方大，足夠你橫衝直撞。
LL: Well driving is hard! Remember when I taught you? It took a long time before you started to get the hang of it.
LH: 怎麽會，我可是天生的司機，考駕照都是一次通過。對了，Larry, 我們明天真的要去釣魚嗎？我可從來沒釣過魚，you have to show me the ropes. 你得手把手地教我。
LL: Sure. Fishing is pretty simple. so I'm sure you won't have problem getting the hang of it.
LH: 好，如果咱倆明天真能釣到魚，我保證回去做給你吃。
LL: That's a great idea. I've never got the hang of how to cook Chinese food. All the dishes I make taste terrible!
LH: Right...Larry, 你難道就想不出更好的借口逃避做飯嗎？
LL: Haha... I'm still trying to get the hang of it.
今天李華學了兩個常用語。一個是the ropes, 意思是基本技巧和要領。另一個是get the hang of, 意思是學會，掌握。
Words and Phrases
1. Learn the ropes
When you learn the basic rules of how to do something, you can say that you learn the ropes.
The ropes, 就是指最基本的知識和技巧.
For example:
When you start a new job and don't know how to do things, you should find a more experienced colleague to teach you the ropes.
2. get the hang of sth.
When you get the hang of something, that means that you succeed in learning it.
to get the hang of something, 就是學會、掌握的意思。
For example:
I could say that John is a really talented athlete in whatever sport he tries. When I showed him how to play football, he got the hang of it very quickly.
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