【例句】In order to carry out this important task, I had to eat dirt.【误解】为完成这项重要的任务，我不得不吃泥巴。

【正确】为完成这项重要的任务，我不得不忍辱负重。

【说明】eat dirt字面意思是“吃泥巴”，引申为“忍辱负重”、“含辱忍垢”。

例如：Mr. Johnson was so much afraid of losing his job that he would eat dirt whenever the boss got mean. 约翰逊先生唯恐失去工作，以致当他的老板大发脾气，他都宁可忍气吞声。