英語口語練習小對話 第608期:與......接觸

Subject：It is important for you to rub elbows with everyone.

迷你對話

A: It is difficult for me to communicate with my colleagues. I am too shy.

與同事交流對我我來說很難呀。我太害羞了。

B: It’s important for you to rub elbows with everyone. That’s how contacts are made.

與大家接觸是很重要的，關係就是這樣建立起來的。

地道表達

rub elbows with

1. 解釋

Rub是“摩擦”的意思，elbow是“手肘”的意思。從字面上看，rub elbows with sb. 的意思是“與......手肘摩擦”，引申爲“與某人捱得很近”之意，也就是說出去和別人多多接觸和交流。

2. 例句

e.g. Charged so fully with his mission, he has not rubbed elbows with anybody.

因爲一心想着自己的使命，所以他不願意和任何人接觸。

e.g. He is an officer who ought to rub elbow with people of all sorts.

他是一個應該接觸各色各樣人的官員。

e.g. As I see it, rubbing elbow with people are very important in modern life.

在我看來，同人們接觸在現代生活中是很重要的。

e.g. I very much like going to parties and dancing and rubbing elbows with people.

我很愛參加聚會，跳舞，和人們接觸接觸。