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A: Mom, where's my pencil box?
妈,我的文具盒在哪儿?
B: It's on your bookshelf. I told you to get your things ready last night.
在你的书架上。我昨天不是告诉你让你把东西都收拾好吗?
A: I know, but I can't find my eraser.
知道了,我又找不到橡皮了。
B: Forget about it. Shake a leg or you're going to be late.
别管它了。你快点吧,要不然上学就迟到了。
场景一催促别人行动:当你想要催促某人快点做某事或快点起床时,你可以说“Shake a leg!”。例如,如果你在等朋友准备出门,你可以说:“Come on, shake a leg! We’re going to be late!”
场景二开始工作:在早晨开始工作或上学前,家长或同事可能会用这个短语来鼓励大家开始新的一天。例如:“Alright, everyone, shake a leg, we’ve got a lot to do today.”
场景三提高速度:在工作场所或团队活动中,如果有人行动迟缓,其他人可能会用这个短语来鼓励他们加快速度。例如:“We need to finish this project by noon. Let’s shake a leg, team!”
场景四日常对话:在朋友或家庭成员之间的日常对话中,这个短语可以用来以轻松的方式提醒对方不要拖延。例如:“Shake a leg, we need to leave in 10 minutes if we want to catch the movie on time.”
背实用句子
NOTICE ANNOUNCEMENT
Hey, shake a leg! We need to leave in ten minutes if we want to catch the train.
嘿,快点!如果我们想要赶上火车,十分钟内就得出发。
Dad's waiting in the car, so you'd better shake a leg or he'll be angry.
爸爸在车里等着,你最好快点,否则他会生气。
Shake a leg, team! We have a lot to accomplish before the day is over.
快点,团队!我们有很多事情要在今天完成。
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A: How do you plan to spend your holiday?
你打算怎么度过假期?
B: I had thought of going to Europe for a month.
我本想到欧洲旅游一个月。
A: Good idea.
好主意。
B: But my fail in the final exam will send everything up in smoke.
可我期末考试没及格,一切打算都化为乌有了。
使...化为乌有
John have been saving up for years to open his own restaurant. He invested all his savings into the business. But just one month after the grand opening, a fire broke out in the kitchen, destroying the entire place and sending all his hard work and investment up in smoke.
约翰为了开自己的餐厅已经存了多年的钱,他把所有的积蓄都投资到了这个生意上。但是开业仅仅一个月后,厨房发生了一场火灾,整个地方都毁灭了。他所有的辛勤工作和投资都化为乌有。
save up攒钱
savings存款;储蓄金
grand opening开业典礼
break out(疾病,战争等)爆发
例句:
The crashed stock market sent his life savings up in smoke.
股市崩盘后他毕生的积蓄化为乌有。
He sent his savings up in smoke by gambling.
他因为赌博把积蓄挥霍一空。
He sent his chance of promotion up in smoke by arriving late every day.
他每天迟到,把升职机会都弄没了。
think of
考虑;想着
She couldn't think of anything to say during the meeting.
她在会议上想不出说什么。
I can't think of anyone who would be more suitable for the job.
我想不出有谁比他更适合这份工作。
When I think of summer, I think of ice cream and the beach.
当我想到夏天,我想到冰淇淋和海滩。
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A: How do you plan to spend your holiday?
你打算怎么度过假期?
B: I had thought of going to Europe for a month.
我本想到欧洲旅游一个月。
A: Good idea.
好主意。
B: But my fail in the final exam will send everything up in smoke.
可我期末考试没及格,一切打算都化为乌有了。
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A: Whose English is the best in your class?
谁是你们班级英语最好的?
B: James, of course.
当然是詹姆斯。
A: Oh?
是吗?
B: He's good at English, especially he is streets ahead of the rest of the class at reading.
他擅长英语,尤其在阅读方面,比其他同学强很多。
streets ahead
遥遥领先;比...有优势
Our team is streets ahead in the competition.
我们对在比赛中遥遥领先。
Germany is streets ahead in environmental awareness.
德国在环保意识方面遥遥领先。
Sarah's language skills are streets ahead of the other students.
莎拉的语言技能比其他同学强得多。
Jane is always streets ahead in fashion choices.
简在时尚选择上总是领先别人。
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造句:在乒乓球比赛中,中国队遥遥领先日本队。
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A: Whose English is the best in your class?
谁是你们班级英语最好的?
B: James, of course.
当然是詹姆斯。
A: Oh?
是吗?
B: He's good at English, especially he is streets ahead of the rest of the class at reading.
他擅长英语,尤其在阅读方面,比其他同学强很多。
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干货多多 助力海外
A: Finding an excuse is obviously down your alley, and trying to avoid taking care of the children is what you're good at.
你最擅长的就是找借口,不照顾孩子也是你的擅长的。
B: Listen, Nancy, if I do not work hard, I will be laid off.
听着南希,如果我不去工作的话,我就会下岗。
A: You are passing the buck.
你又推卸责任了。
B: Play it cool. I go with you and burn the midnight oil tonight.
冷静点,我和你们一起去,今天晚上我熬夜就行了。
down your alley
正合其所长;正和某人兴趣
SYN
right up one's alley
The reading club is down your alley because you love reading books.
阅读俱乐部很适合你,因为你喜欢读书。
The math problem is right up your alley because you're good at numbers.
这个数学问题很适合你,因为你擅长数字。
be laid off
某人被裁掉
He was laid off last week.
他上周被解雇了。
Many workers were laid off.
很多工人被解雇了。
The company has to lay off some workers to reduct cost.
公司不得不裁掉一些员工来减少成本。
pass the buck
推卸责任
He always tries to pass the buck when something goes wrong.
每当出了问题,他总是试图推卸责任。
We can't keep passing the buck. We must find a way to fix this.
我们不能继续推卸责任。我们必须找到解决问题的办法。
burn the midnight oil
开夜车;熬夜
我不得不熬夜以按时完成这个项目。
I have to burn the midnight oil to finish the project on time.
Did you burn the midnight oil last night?
你昨晚开夜车了?
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A: Finding an excuse is obviously down your alley, and trying to avoid taking care of the children is what you're good at.
你最擅长的就是找借口,不照顾孩子也是你的擅长的。
B: Listen, Nancy, if I do not work hard, I will be laid off.
听着南希,如果我不去工作的话,我就会下岗。
A: You are passing the buck.
你又推卸责任了。
B: Play it cool. I go with you and burn the midnight oil tonight.
冷静点,我和你们一起去,今天晚上我熬夜就行了。
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干货多多,不容错过~~
A: I hear you're looking for a job.
我听说你在找工作。
B: Yeah.
是的。
A: There's a job opening in my company. It will suit you very well.
我们公司有个职位缺口,而且你再合适不过了。
B: That's good news. Do you know anyone who could throw his weight around for me?
好消息,但是你知道谁能帮我使劲吗?
A: You may ask Linda. The general manager is her brother-in- law. Maybe she could put in her two cents. But you should keep it to yourself. Nobody else knows the general manager is her brother-in-law.
你可以去问琳达,总经理是她的姐夫,也许她能为你说句好话,但是你要保密,公司里没有其他人知道总经理是她的姐夫。
throw one's weight around
依仗权势;滥用权力;耍大牌
He always throws his weight around in the office, making everyone feel uncomfortable.
他总是在办公室耍大牌,让每个人都感到不舒服。
The new manager likes to throw his weight around, bossing everyone around without considering their feelings.
新经理喜欢依仗权势,随意指挥别人而不考虑他们的感受。
put in one's two cents
发表意见;给出看法
I don't know much about art, but let me put in my two cents.
我对艺术不了解,但让我发表一下我的看法。
I just wanted to put in my two cents about the new project.
我只是想就新项目发表一下意见。
keep it to yourself
保守秘密
I can tell you that, but you must keep it to yourself.
我可以告诉你,不过你必须保守秘密。
keep the secrets
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A: I hear you're looking for a job.
我听说你在找工作。
B: Yeah.
是的。
A: There's a job opening in my company. It will suit you very well.
我们公司有个职位缺口,而且你再合适不过了。
B: That's good news. Do you know anyone who could throw his weight around for me?
好消息,但是你知道谁能帮我使劲吗?
A: You may ask Linda. The general manager is her brother-in- law. Maybe she could put in her two cents. But you should keep it to yourself. Nobody else knows the general manager is her brother-in-law.
你可以去问琳达,总经理是她的姐夫,也许她能为你说句好话,但是你要保密,公司里没有其他人知道总经理是她的姐夫。
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