
'stage fright'就是我們中文里所說的"怯場,暈場"的意思.
I'm about to give a speech. Could you tell me how to bring the curtain down on stage fright?
我將要做一個演講.你能告訴我曾樣才能克服怯場嗎?
bring down the curtain on something;bring the curtain down on something: to finish or mark the end of something 結(jié)束;標志著...的終結(jié)
His sudden decision to retire brought down the curtain on a distinguished career. 他突然決定退休結(jié)束了他成就斐然的職業(yè)生涯.
The time has been set for 4pm tomorrow afternoon in the reception.
set: arrange, fix, decide on 安排,確定,決定
其他確定日期/時間的表達:
They haven't set a date for their wedding yet. 他們還沒有確定婚期.
Has the date of the next meeting been fixed? 下次會議的日期確定了沒有?
She says she'll come, but I can't nail her down to a specific time. 她說要來,但我無法讓她敲定具體什么時候來.
Go over: to study something carefully, especially by repeating it 反復研究;仔細琢磨
He went over the events of the day in his mind(= thought about them carefully). 他心里反復琢磨白天發(fā)生的事.