Everyday Bravery: Pins That Warm the Heart 給人勇氣的暖心小胸針 Bravery pins are giving a deeper meaning to what you pin on your shirt.
勇氣胸針賦予你別在襯衫時一個更深層的意義。
Pins are a fun way to add personal style to your clothes. Most pins use funny sentences or cute art to catch people's attention. Artist Emily McDowell's "Everyday Bravery" pins are a bit different.
Her pins come in simple colors like red, blue, green, and purple, and only have a few words. Although the messages are short, they are very powerful. They help people celebrate both the big and small victories in life. Some popular pins include "Drank Enough Water" and "Took My Own Advice." McDowell's favorite says "Someone Didn't Like Me and It Was OK." In total, there are 24 pins to date. McDowell designed this collection because she thinks people don't give themselves enough credit for the good things they do in life. McDowell says, "Things like survivinggrief or changing your thinking take a lot of work, and I think it's cool to acknowledge▼ it."
So far, the pins have been a big hit. McDowell enjoys when people post pictures of themselves wearing the pins and tell their own stories. The pins' popularity shows that although our lives might be different, we all share similar experiences.
bravery n. 勇氣，英勇行為
For years to come, the nation will remember the bravery of the soldiers who died in battle.
在未來的日子裏，全國人民都會記得那些在戰場上為國捐軀軍人們的英勇表現。
pin vt. 把……別／釘住；固定住
A name tag is pinned to the waiter's shirt.
那位服務生的襯衫上別了一個名牌。
celebrate vt. 慶祝；歌頌
Mary and George celebrated their wedding anniversary by going on a second honeymoon.
瑪麗和喬治去二度蜜月來慶祝結婚週年紀念。
collection n.（一批）收藏品／收集的東西
Brian's grandfather has a collection of coins from around the world.
布萊恩的爺爺收藏了一批來自世界各地的錢幣。
give sb credit for N/V-ing 將……歸功於某人
We should give Ethan credit for his efforts.
我們應該對伊森所做的努力給予讚揚。
survive vi. & vt. 倖存，活下來
It was so sad to hear that no one survived the plane crash.
聽到這場空難中無人倖存令人很難過。
grief n. 悲痛，極度悲傷；傷心事
Bill could only hope that the pain and grief of losing his dog would quickly fade away.
比爾只希望他失去狗狗的痛苦和悲傷能快快消逝。
popularity n. 受歡迎；普及（的程度）
The popularity of solar power started growing after the energy crisis of the 1970s.
太陽能在七○年代的能源危機後開始逐漸受到歡迎。
▼acknowledge vt. 承認
名詞 date 的相關用法
本文 "In total, there are 24 pins to date." 中的片語 to date 表「至今」。由名詞 date 衍生出來的形容詞有 up to date（後面接名詞時要用 up-to-date），表「跟上最新潮流的；包含最新資訊的；現代的」；其相反字則為 out of date（後面接名詞時要用 out-of-date），表「老舊的；過時的；過期失效的」。例：
This movie is the director's best work to date.
（這部電影是該導演至今最好的作品。）
Paul is very fashionable and is always up to date with the latest trends.
（保羅非常時髦，而且總會追上最新潮流。）
Bell-bottoms have been out of date for a long time.
（喇叭褲已經過時好久了。）
