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You're a good soldier.
Choosing your battles.
Pick yourself up
and dust yourself off
and back in the saddle.
语音讲解：
今日发音练习重点:
言之有物:
1. 词汇：soldier
通常的意义是“士兵”，与军官相对。但是soldier还带有一种崇高的、勇敢的意义，在这个意义上，所有军人，甚至将帅，都可以叫做soldier。
the greatest soldier of the war
这场战争中最了不起的军人
2. 词链儿：pick oneself up
①具象：（跌倒后）站起来
He just picked himself up and went on running.
他爬起来继续跑。
Pick yourself up from where you fell — correct your mistake where you made it.
在哪儿跌倒就从哪儿爬起来，在哪儿犯错误就在哪儿改正。
②抽象：重振旗鼓；整装待发；振作起来
近义表达：
pull oneself together
pull it together
cheer XX up
回顾【pull it together】
She didn't waste time feeling sorry for herself—she just picked herself up and carried on.
她没有浪费时间自怜，而是振作起来继续干。
★原声例句：The time comes when we must pick ourselves up and continue on our journey.
我们都必须振作起来继续我们的生命旅程。
★原声例句：I know it didn't go exactly as planned, but you need to pick yourself up and dust yourself off.
我了解事情没完全按计划进行，但你得向前看，振作起来。
I guess the thing to do now is just pick yourself up. Dust yourself off, forget it and move on.
我想现在能做的就是爬起来，拍拍身上的土，忘记她向前看。
图片源自《生活大爆炸》
We really believed you when you said you were picking yourself up off the mat and finding another path.
你之前说的那些话，我们可是信你了。你说你要振作起来，重新找到一条人生道路。
图片源自《美式主妇》
3. 词链儿：dust oneself down/off
掸掸身上的灰尘 → 重新振作起来
→ dust v.
Being positive and optimistic after a rejection can be described as dusting yourself off.
被拒绝后还表现得积极乐观可以被描述为重新振作。
He got to his feet and dusted himself off.
他站起来拍拍灰。
Take a deep breath, pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again.
深呼吸，站起来，掸去身上的灰尘，重新开始。
→ dust n. 灰尘，尘埃
All the furniture was covered in dust.
所有的家具都蒙上了灰尘。
4. 词链儿：back in the saddle
重上马鞍 → 重回正轨; 重整旗鼓; 重披战袍；重新上路
saddle n. （马）鞍
in the saddle
① = riding a horse 骑着马
② =in a position of authority and control 掌权；在位
Three weeks after the accident he was back in the saddle.
出事后三个星期，他就又骑上马了。
He always has to be in the saddle, controlling everything.
他总要当权，控制一切。
*建议背诵：
Pick yourself up and dust yourself off and back in the saddle.
振作起来，掸去灰尘，重新上路。
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