Sink or swim 孤注一擲
Participants swim during the first event of the Ironman triathlon competition in Haugesund, Norway. Photo: Jan Kaare Ness.
Sink or swim 孤注一擲
如果使用 sink or swim 這個(gè)短語(yǔ)，你的意思就是在一種特定情況下， 孤注一擲，成敗在此一舉。
今日小常識(shí)
The triathlon pushes competitors to the limits in three different sports: swimming, cycling and running. The Olympic distance triathlon consists of 1500m of swimming, 40km of cycling and 10km of running; all completed consecutively. For the women, this will take around two hours; the men will be about ten minutes faster. (source: British Olympic team website)
包括游泳，騎自行車(chē)和跑步在內(nèi)的長(zhǎng)三項(xiàng)全能運(yùn)動(dòng)把競(jìng)爭(zhēng)者推向了身體的極限。這一長(zhǎng)距離的奧林匹克鐵人三項(xiàng)包括1500米游泳、40公里的自行車(chē)和10公里的長(zhǎng)跑，全部要連續(xù)完成。女子比賽大約需要兩個(gè)小時(shí)，男子賽一般要快十分鐘。(資料來(lái)源:英國(guó)奧林匹克隊(duì)網(wǎng)頁(yè))
例句
Mary has decided to open a clothes shop in spite of the current economic recession. Let's see if she will sink or swim.
I've been accepted by one of the best universities in Britain. It will be a tough year and I know my family is wondering if I'll sink or swim.
請(qǐng)注意
如果說(shuō) to have a sinking feeling 那就是一個(gè)人對(duì)什么事情有一種不祥的預(yù)感。
The main player in the team has just got a red card! I've a sinking feeling that my team is going to lose this match.
