迷你對話學地道口語第608期:與......接觸
Subject：It is important for you to rub elbows with everyone.
迷你對話
A: It is difficult for me to communicate with my colleagues. I am too shy.
與同事交流對我我來說很難呀。我太害羞了。
B: It’s important for you to rub elbows with everyone. That’s how contacts are made.
與大家接觸是很重要的，關係就是這樣建立起來的。
地道表達
rub elbows with
1. 解詞釋義
Rub是“摩擦”的意思，elbow是“手肘”的意思。從字面上看，rub elbows with sb. 的意思是“與......手肘摩擦”，引申爲“與某人捱得很近”之意，也就是說出去和別人多多接觸和交流。
2. 拓展例句
e.g. Charged so fully with his mission, he has not rubbed elbows with anybody.
因爲一心想着自己的使命，所以他不願意和任何人接觸。
e.g. He is an officer who ought to rub elbow with people of all sorts.
他是一個應該接觸各色各樣人的官員。
e.g. As I see it, rubbing elbow with people are very important in modern life.
在我看來，同人們接觸在現代生活中是很重要的。
e.g. I very much like going to parties and dancing and rubbing elbows with people.
我很愛參加聚會，跳舞，和人們接觸接觸。
Ps 1：communicate with sb的意思是“與某人交流”。例如：
He had no way to communicate with his brother.
他沒有辦法與他兄弟聯繫。
The police communicate with each other by radio.
警察通過無線電互相聯絡。
Ps 2：make contacts的意思是“建立關係，建立聯繫”。例如：
She asked me to give over my room for some comrades to make contacts.
她曾讓我把我的房間讓給一些同志作接頭之用。
This internship can offer me a great opportunity to meet people and make contacts.
這項實習可以爲我提供一個認識人和接觸人的機會。
Ps 3：表示“做某事對於某人來說很重要。”這個意思，用下面這個句型：
It is important for sb. to do something.
Ps 4：表示“做某事對於某人來說有難度。”這個意思，用下面這個句型：
It is difficult for sb. to do something.
