错误不是“mistake”.docx

记住：错误不是“mistake”2016-12-03?重庆爱秀国际英语口语勇于面对错误fault/flaw/defect/bug缺陷、漏洞、故障Dont be ready to find fault.不要动不动就挑毛病。There is a fatal flaw in the plan.计划中有一个致命的漏洞。bad错误，失误Sorry, my bad.抱歉，是我的错。lapsus/lapse/slip/trip细微的过失。lapsus,lapse有“失效”的意思，衍伸为过失；后两者原意是“跌倒、失足”。一般指小过失。Wives were expected to forgive their husbands lapses.希望做妻子的能原谅丈夫一些小过错。That was only a slip of the pen.那仅仅是笔误。negligence/blame/blunder错误严重，造成重大影响 ，为此要担当重大责任。negligence指由于疏忽所造成的错误；blame原意是责骂、责备，后衍伸为责备的缘由，即过失。blunder基本意思是跌倒、绊倒，也就是因无知、粗心而胡乱瞎闯以至于捅大篓子。Hillary Clinton made a serious blunder that she used private?email as Secretary of state.希拉里犯了一个严重的错误：担任国务卿期间使用私人邮箱。Dont try and put the blame on me .别想把过错全都推到我身上。offence/gaffe失言、失态，前者含有冒犯、犯法的意味。She resigned not long after that gaffe.她在那次失言后不久便主动请辞。A fine for this offence is automatic.对于这种过失，罚款是必然的。a bad shot/stumble/misstep失策，作出错误判断。Nowadays, one misstep can mean a quick nose dive for most?celebraties.现如今，对于许多名人来说，一步失着，可能顷刻间兵败山倒、全盘皆输。人孰无过？心存宽恕，就是圣洁。 To error is human, to forgive, divine.