Main Topic: keep something or somebody at bay
本日主題: 讓自己順利地讓麻煩遠離你、讓自己遠離麻煩
Keeping problems at bay is to have prevention to some possible trouble causes. When you hear "I have to keep myself at bay from being a second hand cigarette smoker, it means to stay away from smokers. Simply, Keep something or somebody at bay is to have a safe distance from bad situations.
"Keeping problems at bay"的意思是說準備一些防範措施，讓自己順利地讓麻煩遠離你。當你聽到"I have to keep myself at bay from being a second hand cigarette smoker"其意思就代表你會遠離抽菸的人，讓自己不要成為二手菸槍。簡單來說"Keep something or somebody at bay"就是代表要和不好的結果維持安全的距離。
In order to further print todays phrase pattern on your memory board, we should start from the understanding of "bay". In general, a part of the sea or of a large lake partly surrounded by a wide curve of land that we call "bay". As picture below.
為了讓大家更進一步了解這個片語的意涵，我們需要從"bay"這個字開始認識。一般來說，意指部分的海域或是大片的湖泊被有弧度的陸地給部分圍住了，我們稱之為"海灣"。就如以下圖片所示。
Picture, "bay"
Look at the picture, the bay could be a good tourist attraction, but speaking to residency, it could be a remote place with little population. Therefore, "keep bad things at bay" means to make problems in a safe distance from you because where you live is a bustling town, and vice versa If you use "keep yourself at bay", it could be you put yourself in a safe place. This time busy town has become a horrible place. Also, you can make the sentence more completed "I keep myself at bay from a serious problem".
從圖中可發現，這樣子的海灣很可能是觀光勝地，但是說到附近的居住，它可能是一個遙遠的地方，只有非常稀少的人口。因此，"keep bad things at bay"這表示麻煩不要接近你，因為你居住在熱鬧的城市裡，反之亦然，"keep yourself at bay"表示你將自己放在安全的地方，這次城市裡可能已經非常的糟糕。妳可以讓句子更加完整"I keep myself at bay from a serious problem".
Situations We can Use "Keep Something or Somebody at Bay"
以下的情景我們都可以用"Keep Something or Somebody at Bay"
1. We have to be precautious for any possible deal breaking, so we had better to set an impeccable plan to keep bad results at bay.
1. 我們必需要提情準備，以防任何可能會讓事情敗壞的可能，所以我們最好有一個無懈可擊的計畫，讓所有壞的結果不要靠進我們。
2. I need to study harder to keep nightmare at bay.
2. 我需要更努力，讓夢靨不要來。
3. If you want to keep rats at bay, you have to clean your house with good care.
3. 如果你想要讓老鼠遠離，你需要更仔細的打掃你的房子。
4. Eating right is the best way to keep diseases at bay.
4. 正確的飲食是最好讓疾病遠離你的方式。
5. If you are planning to keep yourself at bay, you have to redirect the policy toward your attitude. Then, you would have totally different life perspectives.
5. 如果正在計畫如何讓自己平安度過，你必須要重新調整你的態度。之後，對你往後的人生，你可能會有完全不同的可能存在。
You can use whatever ways you are interested. The demonstrated examples here is not to limit your crazy thinking. Just go wild!!!
你可以用自己喜歡的方式表達。示範的句子不是希望限制大家的發揮。盡情地使用吧!!!
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