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老外从不轻易批评人

甚至超爱夸人

那在公开场合

他们是怎么说“掌声鼓励”的呢？

No.1

give sb. a big hand

= 掌声鼓励

Annie has handled the whole project by herself, let's give her a big hand !

Annie自己一人完成整个项目，我们掌声鼓励下她！

没有big的 give her a hand

可就和掌声没关系了！

No.2

give sb. a hand

= 帮忙

He's always willing to give a hand to anyone who asks.

任何人有求于他，他总是乐于帮助。

No.3

out of sb.'s hands

= 不受控制

I submitted my application, so it's really out of my hands now.

我已经提交了申请，现在我也控制不了了。

No.4

a hot hand

=连胜；一连串的运气和成功

I'm not usually any good at poker, but I had a hot hand last night.

我真不会打扑克，但我昨晚手气超好。