迷你對話學地道口語第1366期:保持冷靜的態度;不動生色
第一，迷你對話
A: You see, our happiness depends on other people, and theirs depends on us, too.
你看，我們的幸福依賴於別人，而別人的幸福也依賴於我們。
B: I know the philosophy, but in practice may things do not work that way.
我懂得哲學，但是在現實生活中，很多事情並非如此。
A: You don't care? What about when people are try to enrage you?
你不在乎？別人激怒你，你如何反應。
B: I remain as what I am without turning a hair, of course.
當然，我仍舊保持冷靜的態度。
第二，地道表達
without turning a hair
1. 解詞釋義
Without turning a hair是副詞性習語，字面意思是“一根頭髮絲都不動”，用之比喻爲“保持冷靜的態度”“不動聲色”“面不改色心不跳”的意思。
2. 拓展範例
E.g. Jack who had always drunk others under the table without turning a hair and then put them to bed.
以前Jack是經常不動聲色地將別人灌醉，讓他們昏頭昏腦，然後把他們弄上牀去的呀！
E.g. Johnny listened to the whole of that horrible story without turning a hair.
約翰尼把那個恐怖的故事原原本本地聽了一遍，一點也不顯得害怕。
E.g. When the thug demanded money from the bank teller, she pressed the alarm button without turning a hair.
當暴徒威脅銀行出納員交出鈔票時，她毫不驚慌地按下了報警按鈕。
E.g. The wine tasted like vinegar, but Norman drank a large glass of it without turning a hair.
這酒的味道像醋一樣，可是Norman面不改色地唱了一大杯。
第三，視野拓展
depend on：依賴於......
E.g. In my opinion, we must depend on intensive cultivation to feed ourselves.
我看我們就是要靠精耕細作吃飯。
E.g. We depend on the newspapers for information about what is happening.
我們依憑報紙獲悉所發生的事情。
in practice：實際上，事實上，在實踐中
E.g. He has accumulated rich experience in practice.
他在實踐中積累了豐富的經驗。
It's sounded like a good idea, but in practice it didn't work.
這聽起來像是個好主意, 但做起來卻行不通。
E.g. In practice, workers do not work to satisfy their needs.
事實上，工人工作並不是爲了滿足本身的需要。
第四，短句翻譯
中文：我依舊保持本色。
譯文：I remain as what I am.
