blind-date 相親

She is arranging a blind date for me.

她在給我安排相親。

She never goes on blind dates.

她從來不去相親。

persistently 一次又一次地；堅持不懈地

I told her, persistently.

我一次又一次地告訴她。

The allegations have been persistently denied by ministers.

這些說法被部長們一再否認。

come to terms with 接受（令人不快的事物）；與某事妥協

It's OK. I've come to terms with the facts.

沒關系，我已經接受了現實。

I tried. I failed. I've come to terms with it.

我試過但沒成功，我已經妥協了。

brazen 無所顧忌的；肆無忌憚的

This is brazen.

這太無恥了。

That brazen guy told lie after lie.

那個厚臉皮的家伙謊話連篇。

gauche 拘謹的；不善交際的

We're all a bit gauche when we're young.

年輕的時候我們都有點放不開。

She was a rather gauche creature.

她是個非常不善交際的人。

softie 有同情心的人；心軟的人

He is a softie.

他是個容易心軟的人。

There's no need to be afraid of him ─ he's a big softie.

沒必要害怕他——他心腸特好。

on and off 不時地；斷斷續續地

The girl he dated went out with him on and off.

和她約會的女孩不時地和他出去。

I have worked there on and off for almost ten years.

我在那里斷斷續續地工作了近十年。

三角戀 love triangle

I didn't sign up for some creepy love triangle.

我當初可不是為了惡心三角戀而和你在一起。

It eventually turned into a love triangle.

這最后變成了一段三角戀。

blank out 刻意忘記

You can just laugh at it and blank it out.

你可以笑一笑，然后把這件事忘記。

I learned to blank those feelings out.

我學著努力忘記那些感覺。

onus 職責；責任

The onus is on the government.

這個責任在政府身上。

I believe the onus is upon us to vote down the project.

我認為我們有責任否決這項工程。