【句子】Well, there are times when you need liquid courage.【Desperate Housewives S01E21】
【发音】/wel/ /ðeə(r)/ /ɑː(r)/ /taɪmz/ /wen/ /juː/ /niːd/ /ˈlɪk.wɪd/ /ˈkʌr.ɪdʒ/ /ˈkɜːr.ɪdʒ/
【发音技巧】there are连读；need liquid courage不完全爆破+失去爆破；
【翻译】呃……有的时候，你需要酒壮壮胆。
【适用场合】
今天我们来学习一下什么叫做liquid courage，字面理解：液体勇气。太有意思了这个短语。
喝了酒就可以壮胆了。所以liquid courage也可以理解成：酒胆；酒后之勇。
英式英语中也可以叫做：Dutch courage。
the confidence some people get from drinking alcohol before they do something that needs courage
指的就是：在做一些原本没勇气去做的事情的时候，喝酒所获得的自信心和勇气。

eg: I'm planning on proposing to Mary tonight, but I think I need a little liquid courage first!
我计划今晚向Mary求婚，但是我觉得我得先喝酒壮壮胆！

eg: Adam gained some liquid courage and tried to ask Lisa out, but he was turned down.
Adam喝了点酒壮了壮胆，想约Lisa出去，但是他被拒绝了。

eg: Joe gets into a lot of fights when he drinks, and I suspect that Dutch courage is to blame.
Joe一喝酒总是喜欢跟别人打架，我怀疑是酒精惹的祸。

eg: It was Dutch courage that made the football fan attack the policeman.
都是酒精的作用，才会使那位球迷攻击了那位警察。

eg: I was afraid of having to tell my wife about what had happened, so I went to the pub to get some Dutch courage.
我很害怕要跟我的妻子坦白发生了什么事，所以我去了酒吧，喝了点酒壮壮胆。

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几杯酒下肚，Tom觉得自己能面对任何事情。