VOA一分鐘英語：Throw Caution to the Wind

Throw Caution to the Wind 不再謹慎 豁出去了

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歡迎來到《一分鐘英語》欄目。
The wind is windy.
wind是指刮風(fēng)。
If you throw something into it, like these feathers, they blow away.
如果你沖著風(fēng)扔?xùn)|西，比如這些羽毛，它們就會被吹走。
But what happens when you "throw caution to the wind"?
但是當(dāng)你“throw caution to the wind”時，會發(fā)生什么呢?
Let's listen.
我們一起聽一下。
Dan, I heard you are finally going to climb Mt. Everest. That is amazing!
丹，我聽說你終于要去攀登珠穆朗瑪峰了。太棒了!
I changed my mind. I'm just not ready.
我改變主意了。我還沒準(zhǔn)備好。
Now is not the time to be careful, Dan. Throw caution to the wind!
現(xiàn)在不是謹慎的時候，丹。要豁出去了!
Caution keeps us alive. I like being alive.
謹慎會讓我們活下去。我更想活著。
When we "throw caution to the wind", we stop being careful about something.
當(dāng)我們“throw caution to the wind”時，就是指我們對某事不再謹慎。
We take a very brave step to do something that could result failure.
我們邁出了非常勇敢的一步，去做一些可能會導(dǎo)致失敗的事情。
And that's English in a Minute.
以上就是本期的《一分鐘英語》。