谚语take sth. with a grain of salt (2).doc

ake sth. with a grain of salttake sth. with a grain of salt 这个习语的字面意思是“和一撮盐一起吃下去”，为什么要与盐一起吃呢？据说这个习语要追溯到罗马时代，罗马将军庞培曾发现一种解毒剂，必须和着一小把盐才服得下去。解毒剂难咽，加了盐也许好咽些，于是这句习语用于描述对一些不靠谱的，值得怀疑的东西，得“和着盐”才能勉强接受。现在，对某件事情或某人说的话有所保留，将信将疑，持怀疑态度，就可以说take itwith a grain of salt. 英文注释是：To take something with a grain of saltmeans to accept it but to maintain a degree of skepticism about its truth.例句：1）Uncle Bill tells some stories, but wetake what he says with agrain of saltbecause he sometimes likes to exaggerate or makesthings up.比尔大叔讲了好些事情，不过对他所说的要有所保留，有时他喜欢把事情夸大。2）This is only a sortofhandout. You maytake it with a grain ofsalt.这只是一份分发的资料，你大可以不必相信。3）Horoscope is fun, but its not necessarily accurate. I alwaystakeit with a grain of salt.星座这东西很有趣，但是并不一定准确。我对它一向将信将疑。4）But there are at least two reasons totake sanguine assessments ofthe consequences of climate change with a grain of salt.但是至少有两个原因使我们对乐观看待气候变化的结果持保留态度。5）As for these figures, we maytake them with a grain of salt, butthere seems to be a consensus that the risk is substantial.对于这些的具体数据，我们可以不用全信，但人们似乎对此达成共识，风险的确不小。6）He didnt deliberately mislead, but I think we shouldtake what hesaid with a grain of salt. 他并非故意歪曲事实，但是我认为我们应该对他所说的打个折扣。7）She always has an ax to grind. You shouldtake whatever she sayswith a grain of salt.她总是居心叵测，对她说的话你得多留神。8）Markets alreadytake the governments official data with a grainof salt.市场已经对政府官方数据普遍表示怀疑。take sth. with a grain of salt多用于美语和澳大利亚英语，在英国常说take sth. with a pinch of salt( Note: “Take it with a grain ofsalt” is more common in American and Australian English, while “ takesth. with a pinch of salt” is more common in British English.)1）Sometimes he is right, but usually his predictions have to betakenwith a pinch of salt.有时候他是对的，不过，通常听他的预测要打折扣。2）Indeed, the Internet is a big source of information, but what is saidon the Internet should be taken with a pinch of salt.确实，互联网是一个大的信息来源，但网上的信息值得商榷。3）Itook his explanation with a pinch of salt; I knew he was not aparticularly honest man.我听了他的解释，将信将疑；我知道他这个人不大老实。4）But if readerstake their misery literature with a pi