例:take a rain check 改天吧
Model: [1998.8.北美(29)]
—— Can you come over for dinner tonight? (今天晚上來(lái)吃飯好嗎?)
—— I’m up to my ears in work, so I’ll have to take a rain check.(我工作很忙,改日吧。)
例: lost count 弄不清楚
Model: [2000.1.(21)]
—— Ever since your girlfriend moved to Bridgeport, you are always driving there. How many trips a week do you make anyway?(自從你的女友搬到Bridgeport,你老是開(kāi)車(chē)去看她。一周去幾次啊?)
——I have lost count, but I can do it with my eyes closed.(搞不清楚了,但我閉著眼也能摸過(guò)去。)
例: be in another world 精神恍惚;魂不守舍
Model: [1996.5.(25)]
—— Pete’s really out of it these days.(Pete 這幾天有點(diǎn)心不在焉。)
—— Yeah, I know. Ever since he met Ann, he’s been in another world.(我同意。自從他遇見(jiàn)Ann, 他就魂不守舍了。)
例: make yourself at home 隨意,隨便
Model: [1999.8.(7)]
—— Do you mind if I take off my jacket?(你介意我脫下夾克嗎?)
—— Of course not, make yourself at home.(當(dāng)然不介意,隨意一點(diǎn)!)
例: save your breath 省口氣吧;別白費(fèi)口舌了
Model: [1995.10.(14)]
—— Hey? John! John!(嘿,John! John!)
—— Save your breath. He"s out of earshot.(省口氣吧。他已經(jīng)聽(tīng)不到了。)
例: make sense 有意義,理解
Model: [1999.1.(29)]
—— The plot of that movie is hard to follow.(那部電影的情節(jié)很難跟得上。)
—— It makes more sense the second time.(再看一遍就理解了。)
例: cost sb. an arm and a leg 非常昂貴
Model: [1999.1.(4)]
——Did you see the diamond ring Bill gave to Linda?(你看到Bill送給Linda的鉆戒了嗎?)
——I sure did. It must have cost him an arm and a leg.(當(dāng)然了。那一定很昂貴。)
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