【摩登家庭】“我死死盯住那头狮子，结果它转身走了。”

【句子】I know what it’s like to stare down skepticism from a loved one. 【ModernFamilyS3E09】 【发音】/aɪ/ /nəʊ/ /wɒt/ /wɑːt/ /ɪts/ /laɪk/ /tʊ/ /steə(r)/ /daʊn/ /ˈskep.tɪ.sɪ.zəm/ /frɒm/ /frɑːm/ /ə/ /lʌvd/ /wʌn/【发音技巧】what it’s连读+闪音；like to失去爆破；skepticism失去爆破；from a连读；loved one类似不完全爆破的处理；【翻译】我明白被心爱的人质疑，是什么感觉。【适用场合】 今天我们学的英文短语，叫做stare down。stare down本来最常用的意思是：“通过瞪，来使得别人屈服、动摇；”to cause to waver or submit by staringeg: During the press conference, each boxer tried to stare the other down.在那次媒体见面会上，两个拳击手都想用眼神把对方唬住。eg: She just walked up to the boss, stared him down, and told him she deserved a raise—I could never do something so gutsy!她就直接找到了老板，死死盯着他，告诉他自己需要涨薪水，我就从来没做过这么有胆量的事情。eg: The big, burly guy kept staring me down, but I wasn't afraid.那个高大又魁梧的男人一直死死盯着我，但是我不害怕。eg: I tried to stare down my opponent, but it didn't work.我想用眼神唬住我的对手，但是那招没用。eg: I was able to stare down the lion, and it turned and ran away. 我死死盯住那头狮子，结果它转身走了。今天视频中这个短语的用法，稍微不一样一些。这期视频中，stare down可以理解成：to confront a situation or issue directly“直面某个问题、情况”；eg: These brave women stared down injustice and won the right to vote.这些勇敢的女人们，直面不公，最终获得了投票的权利。所以同理，今天视频中的stare down skepticism就是“直面怀疑、质疑”。【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】Insisting on a better room, he stared down the manager until he got it.