1.outshine someone 優于,使···相形見拙
Jesse has begun to outshine me in sports.
杰西開始在體育上使我相形見絀 。
2.in the first place 首先
In the first place you must rev it up to warm the engine.
首先你必須讓發動機轉起來預熱 。
3.reality check 現實困難,真情實況
Dylan thinks fans who idolize him need a reality check.
迪蘭認為,崇拜他的粉絲需要了解現實狀況 。
4.recipe for 方法
Large-scale inflation is a recipe for disaster.
大規模的通貨膨脹有可能導致災難 。
5.the odds are against something or someone (某人、某事物) 不大可能成功
He reckons the odds are against the plan going ahead.
他認為該計劃不太可能進行下去 。
6.late bloomer 晚開花的植物,大器晚成者
By modern standards, Knost is something of a late bloomer as he didn't pick up a golf club until the age of 12.
按照現代的標準,諾斯有點像大器晚成的人,因為他直到12歲才學會高爾夫球棒 。