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1.You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do. Henry Ford, American businessman
你不能靠你声称将要去做的事情来建立声誉。美国实业家福特.H.
reputation noun [C usually singular] [U]reputation 名誉；声望；名望
The company has a worldwide reputation for quality.这家公司的产品质量誉满全球。
She has the reputation of being a good doctor.作为一名优秀的医生，她很有声望。
His reputation was destroyed when he was caught stealing some money.他偷钱时被当场抓住，这使他名声扫地。
The hotel has a bad/good reputation 这家旅馆名声很好／坏。
He earned/ established /gained /acquired a reputation as an entertaining speaker.他因为演讲妙趣横生而赢得／享有／得到／获得盛名。
by reputation not directly, by hearing what other people say因知名度；听说
The two men know each other only by reputation.这两个人只是彼此听说过。
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2.You never know what you can do till you try. Frederick Marryat, British novelist 除非你亲自尝试一下,否则你永远不知道你能够做什么。英国小说家马里亚特F
not....until/till....直到......时候才.....
1. till; until 直到；到…为止
We waited till half past six for you.我们一直等你到6点半。
Up till 1918, women in Britain were not allowed to vote.在1918年以前，英国不允许妇女参加选举。
How long is it till your baby is due?你还有多久生孩子？
2. till noun [C] the drawer in a cash register (= a machine which records sales in a shop, and in which money is kept) or the cash register itself收银机的抽屉；收银机
Next time you have the till open, could you give me some change?下次打开收银机时，你给我些零钱好吗？
I think these items have been rung up wrongly on the till. 我想这些商品在收银机上记错了。
3. verb tills , tilling , tilled, to prepare and use land for growing crops耕，犁（土地）This piece of land has been tilled for hundreds of years.这块土地已经被耕耘了几百年。
Not until +从句置于句首，主句用部分倒装结构
1. Not until he went through real hardship did he realize the love for his families is important. 直到经历了真正的苦难后，他才意识到爱对家人是重要的。
A. → He didn't realize the love for his families is important until he went through real hardship.
B. → It was not until he went through real hardship that he realized the love for his families is important.
2. Not until recently did they encourage the development of tourist-related activities in the rural areas.直到最近，他们才鼓励在农村地区开展与旅游相关的活动。
强调句型 It was not until +从句 that
1. It was not until the following year that the General Assembly reluctantly considered the proposal. 直到第二年的那天，大会才勉强考虑这一建议。
2. It was not until 1920 that the law was changed to give all women voting rights. 直到1920年，宪法律才得以修改，赋予所有女性投票权。
3. It was not until the young lady took off her sunglasses that I realized she was a famous film star.直到那位年轻的女士摘下墨镜，我才认出她是一位著名的电影明星。
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3.When the going gets tough, the tough get going. Seebohm Caroline, British writer 艰难之路，唯勇者行。英国作家卡罗琳,S.
tough tougher , toughest 坚强的
1 结实的；坚固的；坚强的strong; not easily broken or made weaker or defeated
These toys are made from tough plastic这些玩具是由结实的塑料制成的。
Children's shoes need to be tough. 童鞋必须结实。
You have to be tough to be successful in politics. 要在政界取得成功就必须坚强。
Their lawyer is a real tough customer/nut (= person). 他们的律师真是很有主见。
2 强硬的；严厉的strong and determined
Tough new safety standards have been introduced for cars.汽车生产采用了更加严格的新安全标准。
There have been calls for tougher controls/restrictions on what newspapers are allowed to print.一直有人呼吁要对报纸允许刊登的内容严加控制／限制。
After some tough bargaining, we finally agreed on a deal. 经过艰苦的讨价还价，我们最终达成了一笔交易。
I think it's time the police got tougher on/with (= treated more severely) people who drink and drive.我觉得警方该对酒后驾车者采取更加严厉的措施。
The government is continuing to take a tough line on terrorism.政府继续对恐怖主义采取强硬的态度。
3 困难的；棘手的difficult to do or to deal with
They've had an exceptionally tough life.他们度过了一段特别艰苦的日子。
They will be a tough team to beat. 他们会是一支很难战胜的队伍。
The company is going through a tough time at the moment公司现在正值困难时期。
We've had to make some very tough decisions.我们不得不作出了一些很难作的决定。
My boss has given me a tough job/assignment.我的老板给了我一个棘手的活儿／任务。
Many homeless people are facing a tough winter.许多无家可归者正面临严冬的考验。
4 （食物）老的，不易切开的，嚼不动的describes food that is difficult to cut or ea
This steak is very tough. 这块牛排很不好嚼。
These apples have tough skins. 这些苹果的皮很老。
5 粗鲁的；baoli 的；不友善的likely to be violent or to contain violence; not kind or pleasant
a tough neighbourhood治安很差的社区
Many of the country's toughest criminals are held in this prison.这个国家中许多最凶残的罪犯都关在这座监狱里。
6 tough不幸的，倒霉的
"I've been told I've got to work late today because I'm very behind on my work." "Oh, tough luck!""Oh, that's a bit tough!"“我被告知今天必须加班，因为我落下了许多活儿。”“哦，真倒霉！
7 toughly 结实，强硬
These boots are very toughly (= strongly) made.这些靴子做得很结实。
The newspaper published a toughly worded article about their behaviour.该报发表了一篇措词强硬的文章，抨击他们的行为。
We live in a toughly competitive world. 我们生活在竞争激烈的世界里。
8 toughness 激烈，意志坚强
She has a reputation for toughness (= being strong and determined).她以意志坚强闻名。
They can't face the toughness of the competition.他们无法面对激烈的竞争。
9 惯用法idiom
处在高位，就是不一样It's tough at the top. meaning humorous saying used to mean that people in important positions have a lot of advantages and get a lot of good things
The director always flies first class. It's tough at the top, isn't it?老总乘飞机总是坐头等舱。职位高待遇就是不一样，对吧？
(as) tough as old boots means very strong, and not easily made weaker十分强壮；非常坚强
He might be in his eighties but he's tough as old boots, that man.那个男人可能已经有80多岁了，可他身体依然硬朗。
V. 渡过（难关），从（困境）中挺过来
It's a difficult situation, but if we can just tough it out, things are bound to get better soon. 处境的确很艰难，但如果我们能挺过去，情况很快就会好转的。
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