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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。

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（关于台词的备注: 请注意这不是广播节目的逐字稿件。本文稿可能没有体现录制、编辑过程中对节目做出的改变。）

Feifei 
Hello and welcome to Authentic Real English, where we explain phrases used by fluent English speakers so that you can use them, too. I'm Feifei.

Phil
And I'm Phil. Ow!

Feifei
You look like you're in pain, Phil. Are you ok?

Phil
I'll be OK. I hurt myself playing football, but I'm sure I can tough it out.

Feifei
Tough it out? Are you sure you can, Phil? Anyway, that's a great phrase to learn. What does 'tough it out' mean?

Phil
If you tough it out, then you work through a painful or difficult situation. You stay strong, and don't change your plans.

Feifei
And it's not just for physical pains like yours. We can use it for difficult situations. For example, you might be working for a company that can't afford to employ enough people and you just have to tough it out until they've got some more money.

Phil
Let's hear some other people using this phrase.

Examples
I am so hungry. I didn't have any time for breakfast but I'm going to have to tough it out till my lunch break.

Oh no! There's no hot water and I really need a shower. I'm going to have to tough it out.

Oh, there's no air conditioning in this building. I'm absolutely boiling! I guess I'll just have to tough it out.

Feifei
你正在收听的是 BBC 英语教学的 “地道英语” 节目。刚才我们一起学习了短语 “tough it out” 的用法。“Tough it out” 的意思是 “咬紧牙关，挺过困难、压力”。“Tough it out” 不但可以指 “忍受身体上的痛苦”，还可以指 “在困难的境遇中坚持到底，挺过难关”。

Phil
As a phrase, we always put 'it' in the middle, between 'tough' and 'out'. Now it originally comes from the phrasal verb 'tough something out', and we can say 'tough something out', or 'tough out something'.

Feifei
是的。“Tough something out” 也是一个短语动词，我们可以把这个短语中的 “something” 用具体的事物来替换。比如，“tough this competition out（咬紧牙关，挺过这场比赛）”。Well, it can be hard to learn phrasal verbs, but if you tough it out, you'll get there.

Phil
And make sure you come back for the next episode. We'll see you then!

Feifei
Bye-bye!

Phil
Bye!