原標(biāo)題:A wake-up call 警鐘、警告
今日短語(yǔ)
一個(gè)能夠起到警示作用的事件就可以被稱為 “a wake-up call,警鐘 ”。為的是警告一個(gè)人避免重犯同樣錯(cuò)誤或防止將來(lái)出現(xiàn)更大問(wèn)題。
例句
The plane crash was a wake-up call for airlines never to compromise on safety.
When I failed my mock exam it was a real wake-up call. From then on I studied and revised hard.
請(qǐng)注意
如果你突然發(fā)現(xiàn)什么不好的事情已經(jīng)發(fā)生了或者正在進(jìn)行中,這種情況可以用“wake up to the fact”來(lái)表達(dá),意思是覺(jué)醒、醒悟過(guò)來(lái)。
例句
You need to wake up to the fact that you are not going to pass your exams if you don’t start working harder.
It took a while for my parents to wake up to the fact that their business was failing.