如果你到国外,
想知道有什么好玩的地方、好吃的餐厅，
想听听外国朋友的建议，
这时，他们或许会跟你说
“Give it a shot!”
shot是什么意思？
听到这句话，
你会不会觉得很懵，
什么鬼？他是在叫我“开枪”？
当时不是啦~
give it a shot
这个词引申为：
试一试；试试看
通常用于鼓励、劝说某人去尝试做某事
【语境练习】
Have you ever cooked before?
以前做过饭吗？
No. I used to have great interest in cooking and asked my mother to teach me,
but she said my priority(当务之急) is to study and I gave it up.
But I am willing to give cooking a shot in the near future.
没有。我曾经对烹饪很感兴趣，让我妈妈教我，
但她说是我的主要任务是学习，于是就放弃了。
但我愿意在不久的将来尝试烹饪。
- What sports do you want to try in the future?
想要尝试的运动是什么?
That must be road cycling! I really want to give it a shot（尝试一下）.
I can imgine how great it is that, you can admire beautiful scenery while riding.
那一定是公路自行车! 我真的很想尝试一下。
我可以想象那有多么棒,
你可以一边骑车一边欣赏美丽的风景。
shot作名词还有一个常见的用法
是作为一个液体单位，比方说酒，
a shot of whisky
少量的威士忌
a small shot of an alcoholic drink
少量烈酒
或者用在药上，表示
the amount of a drug that is put into the body by a single injection
(药品的)一次注射量
【例子】
The doctor gave him a shot of morphine.
医生给他注射了一剂吗啡。
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