[英文成語] STICK NECK OUT. - 冒險嘅代價係咩?學習英語成語

Stick neck out.

Stick neck out.

/stɪk nɛk aʊt/

冒險

喺日常生活中,我哋好多時都會遇到需要作出重大決策嘅情況。英語中有個成語叫「Stick neck out」,意思就係冒險,放自己喺某種可能有風險嘅情況下。想像一下,一隻長頸鹿為咗食到更高嘅樹葉,佢需要伸長自己嘅脖子,咁就相對地面對更大嘅風險。用呢個成語時,通常係指某人為咗幫助其他人或者為咗某個信念,而選擇冒險。例如,一個員工可能會為咗捍衛公平,而選擇向高層反映真相,即使知道呢個行為可能會令到他個人嘅工作處境變得不利。通過呢個成語,我哋可以學到,有時候堅持正義同真理需要勇氣和犧牲,但這種行為又絕對值得尊敬同學習。

例句

  1. I'm not going to stick my neck out for him anymore.

    我再唔會為佢冒險。

  2. She really stuck her neck out to help us.

    佢真係冒住風險嚟幫我哋。

  3. If you stick your neck out for others, make sure they would do the same for you.

    如果你為人哋冒險,確保佢哋會同樣回報你。

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