【句子】People are fundamentally good. The key is...you find that goodness deep within them. Twist it, and turn it to your advantage. 【ModernFamilyS3E18】
【发音】/ˈpiː.pl/ /ɑː(r)/ /ˌfʌn.dəˈmen.təl.i/ /gʊd/ /ðə/ /kiː/ /ɪz/ /ju:/ /faɪnd/ /ðæt/ /ˈgʊd.nəs/ /diːp/ /wɪˈðɪn/ /ðəm/ /twɪst/ /ɪt/ /ənd/ /tɜː(r)n/ /ɪt/ /tʊ/ /jə(r)/ /ədˈvɑːn.tɪdʒ/ /ədˈvæn.tɪdʒ/
【发音技巧】key is连读;find that goodness不完全爆破+失去爆破;Twist it连读;and turn失去爆破;turn it连读;it to失去爆破;
【翻译】人性本善,关键是你要找到人们内心深处的善良,操纵一下,为己所用。
【适用场合】
今天的节目中,我们一起来学习一下,turn sth. to one's advantage的用法,
这个短语可以理解成“将某件事情转化为对自己有利的情况/利用某事为自己谋取好处”;
to make an advantage for oneself out of something;
或者to use or change a bad situation so that it helps you;
eg: I know it looks like a raw deal, but let's see if we can find a way to turn it to advantage.
我知道这看起来像一笔亏本买卖,但我们一起看看,能否想办法转弊为利。
eg: Sally found a way to turn the problem to her advantage.
萨利找到了把问题转化为自己优势的方法。
eg: The ice cream store manager was able to turn the hot weather to her advantage.
冰激凌店的经理凭借着高温的天气大赚了一笔。
eg: The company have not been able to turn today's situation to their advantage.
这家公司未能借当前局势获益。
eg: She had three empty rooms in the house after her children left home, so she decided to turn this to her advantage and rent them out to students.
孩子们离开家以后,她将空出来的三间房出租给了学生们,反而物尽其用。
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The need to move with your husband's job can sometimes be turned to your advantage.