Will的美语课

跳出盒子思考，是一种思维方法，其英文解释为：to think differently, unconventionally, or from a new perspective. 即：以不同的、非常规的、全新的角度来思考问题，类似于中文里说的“换个思路”。跳出盒子思考常指新型的、创造性思维。

英文里，“跳出盒子思考”的常见说法有：think outside the box，think out of the box，或think beyond the box。这种表达方式属于隐喻（metaphor），这里的box（盒子）意指常规思维模式。

参考英文例句：The project team has been stuck on this problem for months. Maybe it’s time to think out of the box and try something new.（项目组困在这个问题上已经好几个月了。也许是时候跳出盒子思考并尝试一些新的解决方案了。）

参考链接：

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thinking_outside_the_box

Parents和parent只有一个字母之差，但二者的意义却不尽相同。Parents，是parent的复数形式，指的是父母双方。而parent，则仅指父亲、或者母亲一方。比如：For her, being a single parent is really tough.（对她而言，做个单身妈妈相当不容易。）更多英文例句：My parents always love taking a trip together.（我爸妈总喜欢一起去旅行。）These are my parents.（这是我的父母。）My mom always made it very clear to me she is my parent, not my friend.（妈妈一直强调一点：她只是我的父母，并非我的朋友。）最后，转一段介绍妈妈的英语文字，相当朴实动人，有兴趣的朋友不妨读读：”She is my parent. She is the woman who carried me in her belly for nine months, the one who changed my diapers, took me to dance class, helped me with my homework, played with me, grounded me for being out past curfew, warned me for hanging out with the wrong crowd, encouraged me to do my best and supported me in all my decisions.” （原文）