Part 1：地道表达之“一举两得”

hello，大家好，今天为大家介绍一个十分实用的地道表达，在生活中经常用到，一起来看看吧！

A:What do you plan to do in the summer holiday?

你暑假里准备干什么？

B:I'm going to find a temporary job in a computer company. On one hand. I can get some pocket money. On the other hand, I can practice what I have learned in school.

我想在电脑公司找份临时工干干。一方面可以赚点零花钱，另一方面还可以实习一下学校里学的东西。

A:Good idea. You can kill two birds with one stone.

好主意，你可以一举两得了。

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kill two birds with one stone

e.g.John learned the words to his part in the play while peeling potatoes. He was killing two birds with one stone.

      约翰一边削土豆一边学台词。他真是一箭双雕。 

e.g.Bike-to work schemes are a great way of killing two birds with one stone: getting more exercise while cutting down on the cost of your daily commute.

      骑自行车上班是一种一举两得的好办法:既能锻炼身体，又能减少每天的通勤费用。

on one hand: 一方面

e.g.He has been criticized on one hand and encouraged on the other hand.

他一方面受到批评，另一方面却受到鼓励。

pocket money：零花钱

e.g.She went to consult with the Stebbings to know how much pocket money he should be given.

        她特意拜访了斯特宾一家询问应该给他多少零用费。

e.g.The boy hived away his pocket money.

        那男孩把零用钱存起来。

e.g.He squandered his pocket money on movies.

       他浪费零用钱于看电影。

Part 2：词汇辨析（十二）

12、acquire, attain, obtain, gain, earn, achieve, secure  

         都有"获得，取得"的意思，在考研屡次出现。

acquire    v.多指经过努力逐步获得才能、知识、习惯等，也可用于对财物等的获得，该词强调"一经获得就会长期持有"的含义。

例如：It is through learning that the individual acquiresmany habitual ways                   of reacting to situations.

      正是通过学习，个人才得以获得应付各种情况的习惯做法。

attain   v.指经过不懈的努力获得未曾预料到的结果；也可指达到某一目标。

例如：The salesperson attained his sales goal for the month.

       这名销售员完成了当月的销售目标。

obtain   v.获得，买到，用于正式语体中。

例如：He obtained the property with a bank loan.

       他通过向银行贷款买下了那份房产。

gain   v.指通过较大努力获得某种利益或好处；亦可指军事上的武力夺取等。

例如：An investor gains by buying stocks that go up in value.

      投资者通过所买股票价格上涨而得利润。

earn v.挣得，赢得，指因工作等而得到报酬或待遇。 

例如：How much do you earn a week?

      你一星期挣多少钱？

achieve  v.得到，获得，多指成就、目标、幸福的取得。

例如：The movie star achieved success and wealth.

       这个影星取得了成功和财富。

secure  v.得到；把……拿到手，含有肯定占有难以得到的东西之意；使安全，           保卫；作形容词比较常见，意为"安全的"。

例如：A million signatures have been secured.

       已征集到了100万人的签名。

          He secured the office before leaving it for the night.

        他晚上离开前锁好了办公室的门窗。

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