2024-7-3

The weather forecast is unreliable, so I'm keeping a weather eye on the sky before the picnic. 天气预报不准，野餐前我得自己盯着天象。
Diplomats are keeping a weather eye on the border tensions. 外交官们正警惕地关注着边境紧张局势。
The teacher winnowed out the weak students in the first round. 老师在第一轮淘汰了基础薄弱的学生。
He's made up his mind. No use beating a dead horse. 他已经决定了，再说也没用。
A cold mist was coming up through the woods from the bay. 冷雾正从港湾上穿过树林升。
athletics （英式常用）田径
track and field （美式常用）田径
track and fields events 田径比赛
sprint 短跑
long-distance running 长跑
field events 田赛（跳跃/投掷）
track events 径赛（跑步）
on a roll 状态超好、势如破竹、好运连连、顺风顺水，专门用来形容一个人正处于一连串的顺利、成功之中，势头强劲到停不下来
I'm on a roll. 我现在状态超棒/我正好运连连。
She's been on a roll since last week. 从上周开始，她就一直顺风顺水。
hoverboard 网红平衡车，两轮体感平衡车
ride a hoveboard 骑平衡车
electric hoverboard 电动平衡车
balance bike 小朋友无脚踏滑步平衡车（纯人力，没有电）
The meeting was just a charade; no one intended to make a real decision. 这场会议不过是走个过场，没人打算作出真正的决定。
get her digits 要她的电话号码
confuse the public 刻意搅乱舆论，让公众难辨真相
Some media release false news to confuse the public. 部分媒体发布假消息故意混淆视听。
obfuscate the truth 刻意模糊真相、含糊其辞掩人耳目
The company tried to obfuscate the truth with vague statements. 这家公司用含糊其辞的说法混淆视听。
a labor of love 泛指不计报酬，出于热爱或奉献而做的工作
Restoring his grandfather's old motorcycle was a year-long labor of love. 修复祖父的旧摩托车，是他花了整整一年、全凭热爱完成的事。
This cafe is insanely Instagrammable! 这家店简直太出片了！
the rank and file 被用来指代普通士兵，后被用来泛指各行各业的基层大众
The old cheese had gone rank in the fridge. 冰箱里的那块老奶酪已经变质发臭了。
His gym bag reeked of rank sweat. 他的运动包散发出浓重难闻的汗臭味。
My cat is totally phoning it in today. 我家猫今天完全是在被迫营业，糊弄我呢。
She plastered a smile on her face to greet the relatives. 她糊上了一个被迫营业的微笑，去应付那群亲戚。
You twisted my arm. 你扭了我的胳膊。
off the beaten path/off the beaten track 远离人群的；鲜为人知的；人迹罕至的
The best views are always off the beaten path, you'd never find them on a tourist map. 最好的风景永远藏在人迹罕至处：你在旅游地图上根本找不到它们。