encouraging someone who is hesitant
当某人犹豫不决是给予鼓励.
1. Give it a try. 试试看。
2. Go for it. 去试试吧。
3. Have a go at it. 你来试一试。
4. It won’t hurt you to try it. 你不妨试试。
5. It’s going to be hard, but give it your best shot. 事情会很难,你尽力而为就是了。
6. Come on. You can do it! 来吧,你能行!
7. Go for the first prize! I know you are good enough. 争取拿头奖,我知道你行。
8. Let’s see some action! 赶快行动起来吧!
9. No pain, no gain. 只有付出,才有收获!(不劳则无获!)
advising someone to be patient
劝说某人要有耐心
1. Take it easy. 别着急。
2. Just try to be patient. 尽量耐心一点。
3. Please bear with me. 请耐心等一会儿。(意为:请等我把话说完或把手上的事情做完。)
4. Take things as they come. 车到山前必有路。(字面含义:等事情发生了,再想对策也不迟。)
5. Rome wasn’t built in a day. 罗马不是一天建成的。
6. One step at a time. 做事要一步一步来。
7. Don’t get ahead of yourself. 别做你力所不能及的事。
8. Don’t jump the gun. 别轻举妄动。(jump the gun:运动员在发令枪没响时就抢先起跑。常指在情况不明时过早地表态或行动,因而造成失误。)
9. Don’t cross that bridge till you come to it. 没到河边,先别操心怎么过桥。
10. All in good time. 别急,还有时间。
11. There’s a time for everything. 事情要一件一件地做。
12. Things will work out in the end. 事情最终都会解决的。
13. Everything will work itself out. 每件事情都会得到解决的。
14. Everything will fall into place. 事情该怎样,就会怎样。
15. Everything will come out right in the end---just you wait and see. 你就等着瞧吧,一切最终都会顺利解决。
16. See how things go for another month before you decide what to do. 你先等一个月,看看形势的发展再作决定。