
2. 見機(jī)行事 play something by ear
Play something by ear 的意思就是“見機(jī)行事”。這個(gè)片語來自于演奏音樂,說的是演奏家們不看樂譜,只憑自己的耳朵來演奏,后來引申為“to deal with a situation as it develops and without a plan 隨機(jī)應(yīng)變,見機(jī)行事”,例如:I'm not sure if I can go bowling or not, I'll just have to play it by ear. 不過呢,比較起來,英語的含義似乎沒有我們漢語中這么強(qiáng)烈的感情色彩。