35、What does the expression "when the going gets tough, the tough get going" mean? (2分)bigcircA、When conditions become easy, lazy people start workingbigcircB、When situations become difficult, strong people take necessary action to deal with itbigcircC、When people get tough, they stop going forwardbigcircD、When the road is smooth, determined people rest
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题目分析
题目要求解释英语习语 "when the going gets tough, the tough get going" 的含义。我们需要先理解这个句子的字面意思和引申义,然后逐一分析选项。
- the going:指情况、进程、环境。
- gets tough:变得艰难、困难。
- the tough:指坚强的人、强硬的人。
- get going:开始行动、行动起来。
整句话的意思是:当情况变得艰难时,坚强的人会采取行动去应对。 这是一句鼓励人们在逆境中不要退缩,而是要迎难而上、积极行动的名言。
选项分析
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A、When conditions become easy, lazy people start working
(当条件变得容易时,懒惰的人开始工作。)
这句话将 "tough"(艰难)理解成了 "easy"(容易),并且将 "the tough"(坚强的人)理解成了 "lazy people"(懒惰的人),完全与原文意思相反。因此,A 选项错误。 -
B、When situations become difficult, strong people take necessary action to deal with it
(当情况变得困难时,坚强的人采取必要的行动来应对。)
这里的 "situations become difficult" 对应 "the going gets tough","strong people" 对应 "the tough","take necessary action to deal with it" 对应 "get going"。这个选项完美地解释了原句的含义。因此,B 选项正确。 -
C、When people get tough, they stop going forward
(当人们变得强硬时,他们停止前进。)
这句话把 "the tough get going" 误解为 "stop going forward"(停止前进),而实际上 "get going" 是 "开始行动/前进" 的意思。因此,C 选项错误。 -
D、When the road is smooth, determined people rest
(当道路平坦时,坚定的人休息。)
这句话同样没有抓住 "tough"(艰难)的核心含义,且 "rest"(休息)与 "get going"(行动起来)意思相反。因此,D 选项错误。
结论
通过以上分析,我们可以确定 B 选项 是唯一正确解释该习语含义的选项。
正确答案:B
解析
本题考查对英语习语含义的理解。解题思路是先明确习语中各个部分的含义,从而得出整个习语的意思,再将各选项内容与习语的正确含义进行对比分析。
- 对于习语 “when the going gets tough, the tough get going”,“the going” 表示情况、进程、环境,“gets tough” 是变得艰难、困难,“the tough” 指坚强的人、强硬的人,“get going” 是开始行动、行动起来。所以整个习语的意思是当情况变得艰难时,坚强的人会采取行动去应对。
- 选项A:“When conditions become easy, lazy people start working”,该选项将 “tough” 理解成了 “easy”,“the tough” 理解成了 “lazy people”,与原习语意思完全相反,所以A选项错误。
- 选项B:“When situations become difficult, strong people take necessary action to deal with it”,“situations become difficult” 对应 “the going gets tough”,“strong people” 对应 “the tough”,“take necessary action to deal with it” 对应 “get going”,完美解释了原句含义,所以B选项正确。
- 选项C:“When people get tough, they stop going forward”,把 “get going” 误解为 “stop going forward”,而 “get going” 是开始行动、前进的意思,所以C选项错误。
- 选项D:“When the road is smooth, determined people rest”,没有抓住 “tough” 艰难的核心含义,且 “rest” 与 “get going” 意思相反,所以D选项错误。