When life gives you lemons, make lemonade 隨遇而安，苦中作樂

今日短語

“When life gives you lemons, make lemonade” 的字面意思是 “當生活給瞭你酸溜溜的檸檬時，就把它做成酸甜的檸檬汁吧”，它是一個英語諺語，用 “lemons（檸檬）” 比喻生活中的困難處境，而用 “make lemonade（做檸檬汁）” 來比喻將困難努力轉變成機遇的態度。這個諺語的寓意是 “在不利的狀況下盡力而為”，類似於漢語裡的 “隨遇而安，苦中作樂”。

例句

The student couldn’t get a job after university, so she started her own business. When life gave her lemons, she made lemonade.
這個學生大學畢業後找不到工作，所以她開始自己創業。當她在生活中遇到困難時，她選擇瞭自力更生。

I lost my job, but it gave me a chance to go back to school and get some more qualifications. So, when life gave me lemons, I made lemonade.
我丟掉瞭工作，但這給瞭我一個重返校園，獲得更多資歷的機會。所以，當人生不如意時，我隨遇而安。

I was struggling to afford my flat when I was studying at university. So, I started tutoring younger students. When life gives you lemons, make lemonade!
我上大學時，為瞭房租發愁，所以我開始通過輔導低年級的學生來賺錢。人生就是要隨遇而安，苦中作樂！