重點講解:
1. back out of
收回(諾言等);退出;撤出;取消;不履行
eg. He has decided to back out of the scheme.
他決定退出這項計劃。
eg. It is too late to back out of the deal.
現在打退堂鼓為時已晚。
2. get cold feet
沮喪,臨陣退縮;
eg. Even the best athletes can get cold feet before a big game.
就算是最好的運動員,也會在大型比賽開始前覺得緊張。
eg. He got cold feet at the last minute.
他事到臨頭卻退縮了。
3. by the way
順便說一下;
eg. The name Latifah, by the way, means 'delicate'.
順便說一句,Latifah 這個名字意思是“嬌嫩”。
eg. By the way, how did your seminar go?
對了,你的研討會進行得怎樣?