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英文原文
Today's program we talk about expressions related to books.
在今天的节目中，我们来谈谈与书有关的表达方式。
Books are simple. They are made up of two main parts: the cover is on the outside, and the pages are on the inside.
书的构成都很简单。它们主要由两部分组成：封面在外面，而书页在里面。
You may have heard this saying, "You can't judge a book by its cover." That means you can't judge a person by the way they look.
你可能听过这句话，“人不可貌相。”这意味着你不能通过外表来判断一个人。
While that idea may be good, people in the book industry may not agree. These days, much time, thought, creative energy, and money are spent on some book covers, and book cover reveals are big events for the writer, the artist or designer, and the publisher.
虽然这个想法可能是好的，但图书行业的人可能不同意。如今，很多时间、思想、创造力和金钱都花在一些书的封面上。书封揭幕对作家、美术家或设计师和出版商来说是大事。
But today we are not talking about the cover of the book. We are going to talk about its content, the pages. Our expression today is "to take a page from someone else's book."
但是今天，我们不谈论书的封面。我们要谈论它的内容，也就是书页。我们今天的短语是：“to take a page from someone's book.”
This means to do the same thing that someone else has done. You do what they did.
意思是做别人做过的事。模仿、仿效某人。
For example, let's say there is a young man who really wants to play on a college basketball team, but his skills are not as good as many of the others trying out. So he works hard day and night to get better, even when he misses basket after basket, even when he is so tired he can barely walk. He never gives up. Finally, all his work pays off, and he makes the team. We could all take a page from his book and not give up either.
例如，假设有一个年轻人非常想加入大学篮球队，但他的技能不如许多其他试训者。因此，他日夜努力变得更好，即使他连续投失，即使他累得几乎走不动。他从未放弃。最后，他的所有努力都得到了回报，他成功加入了球队。我们都可以向他学习，也从不放弃。
Here is a great word that means almost the same thing–emulate.if you emulate someone, you copy them. You imitate their good behavior or methods.
这里有一个很棒的词，它表示几乎是一样的——emulate。如果你emulate某人，你就是在模仿他们。你模仿他们的良好行为或方法。
Now, sometimes we use the expression "take a page from someone's book" as advice. We advise others to copy someone because they are good at something.
现在，有时候我们会用take a page from someone's book这个短语作为建议。我们建议别人去仿效那些擅长某件事的人。
For example, let's say you are taking a class with Tessa. She is a very good student. She studies hard, is organized, and prepares for every class well ahead of time. If you want to do well in the class, you might want to take a page from her book.
例如，假设你和特莎一起上课。她是一个非常优秀的学生。她学习努力，有条理，并且总是提前为每节课做好准备。如果你想在课上表现好，你可能要向她学习。
You can also say "borrow a page from someone's book," and sometimes we say "tear a page from someone's book." The verb may change (take, borrow, tear), but the meaning stays the same.
你也可以说borrow a page from someone's book。有时我们说tear a page from someone’s book。动词可以改变——take, borrow, tear都行。但是意思是一样的。
In my circle of friends, I am known for bringing my famous chocolate cake to parties. Now, Rebecca, a new friend in the group, secretly copies my recipe. Then she starts bringing chocolate cake – my chocolate cake – to parties too. I can say she tore a page right from my book. Not cool, Rebecca, not cool.
在我的朋友圈里，我以带着著名的巧克力蛋糕参加聚会而闻名。现在，小组里的新朋友丽贝卡偷偷效仿了我的做法。然后她开始带着巧克力蛋糕-我的巧克力蛋糕-去参加聚会。我可以说she tore a page right from my book。不酷, 丽贝卡。一点也不酷。
Sometimes we use the expression as a warning.
有时我们使用这个表达作为警告。
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