around the corner 在近處

【講解】

此語的本義為“在拐角處，在近處”，例如： There is a restaurant just round the corner from the house.(房子不遠處有一家飯館。） 其引申義為likely to happen soon(即將發生，在不遠的將來），例如:Economic recovery is around the corner.(經濟復蘇，勢在必行。）為加強語氣，可在其前加上just，同義詞組有 be about to, be on the point of.

【對話】

A：The summer vacation is just around the corner.I wonder what you're going to do.
A: 暑假馬上到了。你準備干什么？

B: Help Mum with the housework,call on a few friends,do some physical exercises and read a few books.And you?
B：幫媽媽做家務，去看看朋友，鍛煉身體，看點書。你呢？

A: I will pay a visit to my former classmates. You know a lot of them have worked,so we can gather together again and I will also take a travel.
A: 我要去拜訪老同學。你知道，他們大都工作了，所以可以聚一下，順便還可以去旅游。

B: Sounds good! Have a good time!
B：真不錯！祝你玩兒的高興。