Learn the ropes的意思
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> “<span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ropes">ropes</span>” <span word="means">means</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ropes">ropes</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="volunteer">volunteer</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="office">office</span>. <span word="You">You</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="passing">passing</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="leaflets">leaflets</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="arranging">arranging</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="rallies">rallies</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ropes">ropes</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ropes">ropes</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="originated">originated</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="seafaring">seafaring</span> <span word="mariners">mariners</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tie">tie</span> <span word="knots">knots</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="rope">rope</span> <span word="hauls">hauls</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="sail">sail</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="of">of</span>, <span word="obviously">obviously</span>, <span word="vital">vital</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> – <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sail">sail</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span>.</p><p><span word="New">New</span> <span word="recruits">recruits</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ropes">ropes</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>. <span word="Hence">Hence</span> “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="ropes">ropes</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="rope">rope</span>” <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="synonymous">synonymous</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basics">basics</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="fundamentals">fundamentals</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="word">word</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="job">job</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span>, <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="correctly">correctly</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="involved">involved</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="swim">swim</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="plunge">plunge</span> <span word="oneself">oneself</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span>.</p><p><span word="Hopefully">Hopefully</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="reemerge">reemerge</span> <span word="unscathed">unscathed</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="declare">declare</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="swimmer">swimmer</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ropes">ropes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="swimming">swimming</span> (<span word="although">although</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="awkward">awkward</span> <span word="sounding">sounding</span>).</p><p><span word="Frederich">Frederich</span> <span word="Nietzsche">Nietzsche</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="philosopher">philosopher</span>, <span word="once">once</span> <span word="said">said</span>: <span word="We">We</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rope">rope</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="untying">untying</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="knots">knots</span>.</p><p><span word="Wise">Wise</span> <span word="man">man</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="here">here</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="examples">examples</span>:</p>
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