“地道英语”：Hats off 致敬；祝贺

“Hard skills（硬技能）” 和 “soft skills（软技能）” 之间的区别真的在于 “硬度” 吗？其实不然。在个人发展和职场中，“hard skills” 通常指那些 “通过培训和学习获得的、可以用证书或学历证明的技能”，而 “soft skills” 则往往指的是 “个人的行事特点或完成工作的方法、思维或技巧”。听节目，跟主持人 Phil 和步理学习这两者之间的区别以及相关的英语知识。 

形容词 “tough” 可以形容事物是 “困难的，坚固的”。不过在本期节目中，主持人 Phil 和菲菲分享的短语 “tough it out” 不但可以用于描述 “忍受肉体上的痛苦，坚持下去”，也可以描述 “在艰难的处境中坚持下去”。听节目，学习这个短语的用法。 

在英语中，我们可以用 “hardly any”、“barely any” 和 “scarcely any” 这三个搭配来表示 “几乎没有”。比如，“I think there is hardly any issue with your report.” 的意思就是 “我认为你的报告几乎没有任何问题” 。不过，你知道为什么在这个句子中通常不用 “barely any” 或 “scarcely any” 吗？听节目，辨析这三个搭配的用法。 

Are you thirsty for grammar? Don't know when to say "I love to ski" and when to say "I love skiing"? Don't know the difference between "Did you remember to go?" and "Did you remember going?" Stop by today for an introductory lesson in gerunds and infinitive phrases. 

When does ‘thanks’ not mean ‘thanks’? Find out about an ironic English phrase. 

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