六句話學(xué)會(huì)fine line用法

　　兩種情形看起來(lái)有些相似，但實(shí)質(zhì)卻有很大區(qū)別——這種情況我們?cè)谌粘Ｉ钪信紶枙?huì)遇到。用英語(yǔ)應(yīng)該如何表達(dá)?

　　1. There's a fine line between drinking socially and alcoholism.

　　喝酒應(yīng)酬和嗜酒可是有區(qū)別的。

　　2. There's a fine line between helping your kids with their homework and doing it for them.

　　幫孩子做作業(yè)和替孩子做作業(yè)可是有區(qū)別的。

　　3. There's a fine line between dressing a little sexy and looking trashy.

　　穿著性感和穿得很low可是有區(qū)別的。

　　4. There's a thin line between courage and foolishness.

　　勇敢和魯莽可是有區(qū)別的。

　　總結(jié)

　　如果說(shuō)A與B之間有個(gè)fine line，那么就表示：雖然A與B很相像，但其實(shí)有很大區(qū)別，而且通常情況下，A比B要好。這里的fine line也可以說(shuō)成thin line。不過(guò)，“A好B壞”這種分法也不是絕對(duì)的。比如下面這兩個(gè)例子：

　　As a ?parent, I ?knew that there was a fine ?line between ?panic and ?caution.

　　作為一位家長(zhǎng)，我知道嚇唬孩子和提醒他們還是有區(qū)別的。

　　It's a fine line between being a backseat driver and a considerate passenger.

　　坐在后座的情況下，指手畫(huà)腳和好心提醒還是有區(qū)別的。