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【成語(yǔ)來(lái)源】?

volunteer to do sth/recommend oneself
毛遂自薦

In the Warring States Period, the State of Qin besieged the capital of the State of Zhao.
戰(zhàn)國(guó)時(shí)代，秦國(guó)軍隊(duì)攻打趙國(guó)的都城。

Duke Pingyuan of Zhao planned to ask the ruler of the State of Chu personally for assistance.He wanted to select a capable man to go with him.
趙國(guó)的平原君打算親自到楚國(guó)去請(qǐng)救兵，想挑選一個(gè)精明能干的人一同前去。

A man called Mao Sui volunteered.
有一個(gè)名叫毛遂的人，自告奮勇愿意同去。

When the negotiactions between the two states were stalled because the ruler of Chu hesitated to send troops, Mao Sui approached him, brandishing a sword. At that, the ruler of Chu agreed to help Zhao, against Qin.
平原君到楚國(guó)后，與楚王談了半天，沒(méi)有一點(diǎn)結(jié)果。毛遂怒氣沖沖地拿著寶劍，逼近楚王，終于迫使楚王答應(yīng)出兵，與趙國(guó)聯(lián)合共同抵抗秦國(guó)。

This idiom means to recommend oneself.
“毛遂自薦”這個(gè)成語(yǔ)用來(lái)比喻自己推薦自己，不必別人介紹。

【文化鏈接】

英文中“毛遂自薦”可以說(shuō)成“volunteer to do sth”，“volunteer”既可以作名詞，也可以作動(dòng)詞，作名詞時(shí)的意思是“志愿者”，作動(dòng)詞就可以解釋為“志愿去做什么事”，就是“毛遂自薦”啦~

我們來(lái)一起看幾個(gè)例句吧~

Our?company volunteered to support?and help the victims.
我們的公司毛遂自薦來(lái)幫助受災(zāi)災(zāi)民。

You can volunteer to work one or multiple shifts.
你可以毛遂自薦做單班制，也可以選擇多班制。