stand on one's own (two) feet 雙腿而立,自立
stand on+地點(diǎn)表示站在……的上面,即 stand on the roof 表示站在屋頂上, stand on the table 表示站在桌子上。 stand on one's own feet 表示自己雙腳而立,換句話說(shuō)就是自立,獨(dú)立等。
例句:
I can stand on my own two feet now.
我現(xiàn)在可以自立了。
I am trying my hardest to stand on my own two feet.
我為了自立做出了非常大的努力。
Jim can stand on his head for several minutes.
吉姆可以倒立好幾分鐘。
對(duì)話:
A: It's time for you to stand on your own two feet.
你已經(jīng)到了自立的年紀(jì)了。
B: But I still need my parents to help me.
不過(guò)我仍然需要父母幫我。