每日一词36

1. 认识这个词（基础篇）

词：backbone

英英释义：courage and determination

例句：He has a crush on Sarah, but doesn't have the backbone to ask her out.

2. 体会这个词 （进阶篇）

“backbone”是名词，最基本的意思是“脊柱”“脊骨”，也常被引申表示“支柱”（比如支柱产业中的“支柱”）和“勇气/胆量”。我们今天学习它作“胆量”的意思。它作“胆量”时是不可数名词，可以替换我们常用的“courage”。

He has a crush on Sarah, but doesn't have the backbone to ask her out.

He has enough backbone to take up the Ice Bucket Challenge. 

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3. 从认识到会用（作业）

1）翻译下面的句子：

他没有胆量，在最后一刻放弃了奖学金申请。

He doesn't have the backbone and quit the scholarship application  at the last minute.

造句:The boy has a crush on his classmate, but he doesn't have the backbone to tell her.