口语学习技巧|to throw your hat into the ring 欣然迎战，同意挑战

以前在拳击比赛中，假如一方想挑战另一方，就把我们的帽子扔进拳击台里，这里的ring 指拳击台。目前这个成语的意思是说某人欣然迎战，同意挑战。

例句

I think youd make a great class president. You should think about throwing your hat into the ring.

You know theyre looking for volunteers for a mission^{1 to Mars2. I think Im going to throw my hat into the ring.}

请注意

另一个短语 to throw in the towel 也是来自于拳击运动，但含义完全不同。这个短语的意思是由于困难而舍弃了。

例句

Ive tried to solve this maths problem for days but Im going to have to throw in the towel. I just cant figure it out.

That was a poor performance by the team today. It looks like they just threw in the towel when they went behind.