看美剧学英语习语：Put sth into perspective

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Put sth into perspective: to compare something to other things so that it can be accurately and fairly judged；to think about a situation or problem in a wise and reasonable way. As in Talking to others can often help to put your own problems into perspective.

中文释义："perspective"一词原意表示（思考，看待问题的）角度，观点，而在短语“put sth into perspective ”中perspective 的意思是“对事物的合理判断，正确认识”。因此，put sth into perspective 的意思是“正确处理某事，客观看待某事”；并且有一种理性研判的意味, 约等于judgement。另外 put sth in/into perspective 还可以用 keep/get sth in/into perspective，例句：It helps to put their personal problems into perspective. （这有助于正确看待他们的个人问题）。

今日看点：broaden/widen one's perspective，表示开阔视野，相当于 broaden/widen one's horizons.