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習(xí)語(yǔ) “hats off” 的字面意思是 “脫帽”，但人們?cè)谏钪袝?huì)用它來(lái)表達(dá) “對(duì)某人作出的成就感到敬佩，以表謝意”?！癏ats off” 是否也能用來(lái)向人道賀？聽(tīng)節(jié)目，學(xué)習(xí) “hats off” 的用法。

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Rob
Welcome to Authentic Real English, with me, Rob.

Jiaying
And me, Jiaying.

Rob
Now, here's an idiom you use when you want to say you admire someone because they've done something impressive – it's 'hats off'.

Jiaying
Hats off. 不過(guò)我們?cè)谑褂眠@個(gè)習(xí)語(yǔ)時(shí)，并不會(huì)真的把帽子摘下來(lái)。“Hats off” 是用 “脫帽” 的動(dòng)作來(lái)比喻 “向某人致敬”。It's metaphorical, isn't it?

Rob
Yes, it is. Although the origin of the expression is from when a person would raise their hat to show respect to someone. But don't worry, Jiaying, if you're not wearing a hat, you can still say it.

Jiaying
Good. So, 'hats off' to you, Rob, for telling us about this phrase. 謝謝你給大家講了這個(gè)表達(dá)的用法。

Rob
Thanks. And hats off to you, Jiaying – I hear you won a cake-making competition. Impressive – it's not easy to make good cakes. I can't even bake!

Jiaying
Thanks. I might let you try some later. 唉，你剛剛是不是在用表達(dá) “hats off” 向我道賀？

Rob
Yes, because it's a great achievement – and I can't even bake! Let's hear some more examples of 'hats off'.

Examples
Hats off to you for completing your first marathon – what an achievement!

I take my hat off to anyone who works full-time and manages a family as well.

Hats off to my brother for getting top grades in all his exams. I'm proud of you!

Jiaying
你正在收聽(tīng)的是 BBC英語(yǔ)教學(xué)的 “地道英語(yǔ)” 節(jié)目。以上我們介紹了表達(dá) “hats off” 的意思和用法。在非正式場(chǎng)合中，“hats off” 用來(lái)告訴某人你 “很敬佩此人作出的成就”，意思是 “向某人致敬，表示感謝”。我們還可以用 “hats off” 來(lái)向他人道賀，相當(dāng)于 “congratulations”。

Rob
Now, it's not a new saying, but it still gets used today. And of course, it refers to people, not things. So, we don't say 'hats off to the new computer system'.

Jiaying
But we could say 'hats off to the person who installed the new computer system'.

Rob
Yes, and when we say 'hats off' to someone, it's probably because they have achieved something that you could never do. Like making an award-winning cake!

Jiaying
Ah, yes. Would you like to try some now?

Rob
Sounds like a good idea. See you next time!

Jiaying
Bye.