So you're going to be having an intimate dinner rather than one of your legendary soirees?這么說你是打算舉辦一次私人聚餐而不是你著名的社交晚宴

rather than:而不是

These are political rather than social matters.

這是政治問題而不是社會問題。

Last I heard, you and Adam had broken up.據我所知，你和亞當分手了

break up:結束

They decided to break up the partnership.

他們決定終止合作關系。

My brother gets away with murder.我哥溜之大吉了

get away:逃脫；離開

He had an itch to get away and explore.

他等不及要動身去探險。

I won't let him get away with that excuse.

我不會讓他用那種借口蒙混過去。

常用短語:

get away with murder做了錯事而未被察覺(能為所欲為而不受約束), 犯了大錯而沒有收懲罰

get away from it all[口]用出走的辦法來擺脫煩惱[工作, 責任]

get squared away把東西弄整齊

Get away with you!去你的吧！