What Native Speakers Use Daily - Session 9

1. get even

报复

E.g. Mike accused Mary of costing him the job and said that he would get even with her one day.

Mike控诉Mary使他丢了工作,并扬言说总有一天他会报复她的。

2. hit it off

合得来

E.g. Tim and I hit it off from the start.

Tim和我从一开始就合得来。

3. I’m a light sleeper.

我觉浅。

4. keep a lookout

关注,警惕

E.g. As a girl gets older, and still doesn’t have a boyfriend, friends and relatives will keep a lookout for someone suitable.

女孩子年龄一大,如果还没有男朋友,亲戚朋友也会不停地帮介绍对象。

5. lie around

到处乱放

E.g. People should be careful about their possessions and not leave them lying around.

人们应该看管好自己的物品,不要到处乱放。

6. medium five

中等水平

E.g. His intelligence is just medium five among  his peers.

他的才智只是同龄人中的中等水平。

7. natural disposition

生性

E.g. His natural disposition is ordinary.

他资质平平。

8. out of line

不一致的

E.g. What you said is out of line with our position.

你说的话与我们的立场不一致。

9. play the long game

放长线钓大鱼

E.g. The wise men know of the wisdom of playing the long game.

智者懂得放长线钓大鱼的智慧。

10. rumour has it

有谣言说

E.g. The firm has been hit with big tax bills and other misfortunes; persistent rumour has it that a change of ownership is likely next year.

公司少纳了大额税款,还遭遇了其他不幸,一直有小道消息说它的所有权可能在明年易手。


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