迷你對話：

A:I'm really nervous about the interview.

要去面試了，我真的好緊張。

B:Take it easy. We've made enough preparations.

放松點。我們已經(jīng)做好了充分的準備。

A:I am in such need of the job that I cannot afford mistakes.

我們十分需要這份工作，因為我不能犯任何錯誤。

B:Let’sbrush it upagain.

那讓我們再來復(fù)習一遍吧。

A: Thanks a lot.

謝謝。

地道表達：

brush up：復(fù)習，溫習

解詞釋義：

brush是動詞，意思是“把......刷干凈”。Brush up本義是“打扮整潔”，引申為“重新學(xué)習過去的技能”，即“溫習，復(fù)習”。

支持范例：

Eg If you're going to Mexico, you should brush up on your Spanish.

如果你要去墨西哥，你應(yīng)該復(fù)習你的西班牙文。

Eg. I shall have to brush up my mathematics before I take on that job.

我接那項工作以前得復(fù)習一下數(shù)學(xué)。

Eg. I advise you to make the best use of your time to brush up on your lessons before examination.

我勸你在考試前抓緊時間溫習功課。

Eg. Your ideas are good, but you need to brush up on your tact.

你的想法很好，但你得先鍛煉一下做事的方法。

詞海拾貝：

1.be nervous about：因......而感到緊張

Eg. I wonder if you aren't just a little nervous about the interview.

我想知道你對這次面試是否很緊張。

Eg. She is nervous about going on a blind date.

她對由他人安排的約會感到緊張。

Eg. Don't be nervous about me. I'll worry along somehow.

不要為我擔心,我將設(shè)法熬過去。

Eg. After we took the baby home, I was nervous about doing something wrong.

我們把小寶貝帶回家后，我很怕做錯事情。

2. made enough preparations：做好充分準備

Eg. We've got to made preparations for the exam

我們要為考試做些準備

Eg. Have you made preparations for the coming festival?

佳節(jié)即將來臨，你們做好準備了嗎？

Eg. She made elaborate preparations for the party, but no one showed up.

她為了聚會費心準備，但是一個人也沒來。

Eg. We just can't possibly fail completely, after all the preparations we've made.

我們有準備, 決不會一敗涂地。

3.take it easy：放輕松

Eg. He was going to take it easy when he got back.

他回去以后，要過輕松的日子。

Eg. All a man got to do is to take it easy and he'll enjoy himself.

做人只要把心放開些，就能過得快活。

Eg. Don' t worry about the matter, take it easy.

別擔心那件事，輕松一點。

Eg. When the teacher found some of his students get nervous at the examination, he told them to take it easy.

老師發(fā)現(xiàn)一些學(xué)生考慮時焦急不安，就叫他們不要緊張。

4.in need of ：需要

Eg. Now's the time when we are in need of personnel.

現(xiàn)在正是用人的時候。

Eg. Perhaps they are in need of our help.

他們恐怕需要我們的幫助。

Eg. The houses are in need of repair.

這些房子需要修理。

Eg. He is seriously in need of medical attention.

他急需醫(yī)療照顧。

5.cannot afford mistakes：不能處錯誤