原声BBC英语每日一句 finding your feet

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1.Lauren has only been at her new job for four days, so she’s still finding her feet.
2.My daughter started secondary school two weeks ago, but she’s already found her feet. She’s made loads of new friends and really likes her teachers.
3.When you say you’re finding your feet in English, it means you’re becoming confident at something.
4.And when you say you’ve found your feet, it means you’ve become familiar with a situation.

译文: 1. 劳伦开始她的新工作只有4天,所以她还在熟悉的过程中。
2. 我的女儿两个星期前开始上初中了,但她已经很熟悉那里的新环境;她交了很多新朋友,而且很喜欢她的老师们。
3. 当你说’finding your feet’,指的是你在对你所做的事情建立信心。
4. 当你说’found your feet’,指的是你对你所做的事情已经很熟悉[很有信心]。

finding someone’s feet = [正在找立足双脚],相当于‘立足未稳’,还没熟悉情况

found someone’s feet = [找到立足的双脚],已经‘立足了’,已经熟悉情况

loads of = 很多

confident = 自信

口语练习:

I have just started university [or my new job] a few weeks ago, and I am still finding my feet.

I am new to this place, so I am finding my feet around.

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