1. would rather

寧愿，寧可；

eg. I would rather stay than go.

我寧愿留下不愿去。

eg. I would rather have noodles than rice.

我寧愿吃面條也不吃米飯。

2. speak up

更大聲地說；無保留地說出;

eg. Uncle Herbert never argued, never spoke up for himself.

赫伯特叔叔從不爭論，從不為自己辯護(hù)。

eg. I'm quite deaf – you'll have to speak up.

我很聾–你得大聲點(diǎn)說。

3. peas in a pod

一莢之豆 好哥兒們;

eg. “My mom and that cat were two peas in a pod, ” she says.

“媽媽與那只貓形影不離，”她說。

eg. If two people are very similar, you might say they are like two peas in a pod.

如果兩個(gè)人都非常相似，你可能會(huì)說他們喜歡在一兩個(gè)莢豌豆。