重點講解:
1. for a change
換換口味;變個花樣;
eg. Now let me ask you a question, for a change.
現在換我來問你一個問題吧 。
eg. Liz settled back in her seat, comfortably relaxed, enjoying being driven for a change.
莉茲舒服放松地倚在座位上,享受著換別人開車的愜意 。
2. down with the kids
大人學小孩;與孩子打成一片;
eg. I told you she'd love it. I'm down with the kids.
早說過,她肯定會喜歡的 。我可很會哄小孩啊 。
eg. I'm down with the kids.
我和孩子們一起玩 。
3. keep in with
(為得到好處)與…友好相處;
eg. I had to keep in with the people who mattered.
我得和管事兒的人保持良好關系 。
eg. He always tries to keep in with his neighbours.
他總是努力同鄰居搞好關系 。
4. in tune with
一致;贊同;
eg. Today, his change of direction seems more in tune with the times.
今天,他方向的改變似乎更與時代合拍 。
eg. His ideas are in tune with the times.
他的思想符合時代的潮流 。
5. turn down
關小;調低;
eg. He kept turning the central heating down.
他不斷調低中央暖氣的溫度 。
eg. She could not bear the relentless music and turned down the volume.
她受不了沒完沒了的音樂,就把音量調小了 。
6. where it's at
(非正式)時髦的地方(或物品、活動);
eg. You can get this skirt only in Paris; that's where it's at.
這種裙子只有在巴黎才能買得到,這種樣式在那很流行 。
eg. Judging by the crowds waiting to get in this seems to be where it's at.
從爭先恐后等待進去的人群來看,這似乎是個熱鬧去處 。
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