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「自生自灭」英文怎么说?

Olivia 英文口语专家 2020-11-23


sink or swim (v.)

Definition: To succeed or fail without help from anyone else. 

浮沉全凭自己、成败全靠自己、自生自灭



They don't give you a lot of guidance - you're just left to sink or swim, really. 

他们不会给你很多指导的,成败就全靠你自己了,真的。



My employer gave me no help when I started my new job - I was just left to sink or swim. 

在开始这份新工作的时候,老板没有为我提供任何帮助,他就任由我自生自灭。

sink or swim (n.)

Definition: A situation in which you will fail if you do not make a lot of effort. 

自力更生、成败全靠自己、自生自灭等(的情况)



When we started the business, it was sink or swim. 

我们刚开展这门生意的时候,完全是一个自力更生的过程。



I didn't know anything about that position and they just threw me in there. It was sink or swim situation. In the end, I didn't sink and ended up bringing millions to the company. 

刚开始的时候我对那个职位真的是一窍不通,他们只是把我丢在那儿,任由我自生自灭,结果我不但没有「灭」,还为公司带来了数以百万计的生意呢。




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