Language Café

会踢球就是个 Baller 吗?


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Baller 风流倜傥 潇洒 That guy is rich and has a trophy wife. He is so Baller.That guy has a ton of cars and girls swarm over him. He is baller.She just broke into the music scene because she is baller.Definition: One who is successful in numerous social circles, or one that has earned a status of being proficient in the game of life. It can also be an adjective.Etymology: Derived from people who played baseball, and made it in life******例句1: Here is a baller person! He is from a rich family! He never does his own homework. He buys girls gifts whenever he wants too. He bribes teachers whenever he is in trouble. And he graduated he rode gravy train. He is simply:xxxx例句2: She is a painter. She spends all her money on ink and brush and travel. She has no fashionable dresses. She eats simple. The most enviable thing is that she's got a boyfriend who enjoys the same lifestyle. They are so so so xxx! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxDon't hold one's breathEva said she was going to call, but don't hold your breath.We got to watch a movie for class, but don't hold your breath it's just a romantic comedy.The price of gas is supposed to go down, but don't hold your breath.Definition: Something that you say in order to tell someone that an event is not likely to happen or not to get excited over it.Etymology: "Don't hold your breath" refers to something that won't change anytime soon. Hence, if you held your breath to wait, you would pass out!******别指望 不要期待了例句1: Ten years ago, he left home and migrated to Australia. On the night prior to departure, he said to me that he would earn a lot of money and would send remittances and would eventually get me and my son out of the war-torn country and we three would be living together happily ever after. I received his money from time to time in the first several years and later mail was disrupted by the war in the country. We've lost contact with each other. It's possible that he would appear in front of us any time. But don't hold your breath. 别指望了!不要等他了! 你改嫁吧!例句2,The boss has been promising me a pay raise this past year. But one month and another have passed but nothing has happened. Hey! The economy is not doing very well, don't hold your breath! 不要期待了!
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