1.look for a chance 尋找機會
Therefore, successful learners do not wait for a chance to use the language; they look for such a chance.
因此,他們不會等到有了機會才去運用語言,相反,他們尋找機會。
2.wait in the wings 嚴陣以待
Obama had been pondering whether he should step to center stage or wait in the wings as the turbulent last months of the Bush Administration played out.
奧巴馬思考過,他是應該站到舞臺中間,還是在寒風中等待布什內閣應付完騷亂的最后一個月?
3.pick off 攻擊;截取
The sniper picked off the enemy soldiers as they tried to leave their hut.
當敵人士兵企圖離開營房時,狙擊手將他們一個一個地瞄準射死。