第一，迷你對話

A: How's Bob coming along on his dissertation plan?

鮑勃的論文計劃怎么樣了？

B:He's really been dragging his feet.

他太拖拖拉拉了。

A: Why is he behaving like this?

他為什么這樣呢？

B: He doesn't like it very much.

他不太喜歡他的論文。

第二，詞海拾貝

drag one’s feet

exp. To move slowly and reluctantly because one does not want to do something. （拖拖拉拉，行動遲緩）

e.g. We can't be late for the dentist, so quit dragging your feet and get in the car!

我們去看牙醫不能遲到，所以別磨蹭了，上車吧!

e.g. The children wanted to watch TV, and dragged their feet when their mother told them to go to bed.

孩子們想看電視，母親叫他們上床的時候，他們就慢吞吞地。

Tom dragged his feet when he was told to turn off the TV and go to bed.

當湯姆被告知關掉電視后上床睡覺時，他就慢吞吞的，故意拖延。

第三，語匯積累

come along

1. 出現

e.g. You should be ready to solve any problem that may come along.

你應該隨時準備解決可能出現的問題。

e.g. If your car breaks down, just sit tight and wait for the police to come along.

如果你的車子拋錨，就留在原處不動，等警察來。

2. 一起來

e.g. Jim whispered and said he was feeling powerful sick and told me to come along.

吉姆悄悄兒說他覺得挺不對勁兒，叫我跟著他走。

e.g. "Come along with me," said Mike. "I can introduce you to something dead swell."

Mike說：“跟我去吧，我可以給你介紹漂亮極了的小妾。”

第五，句型

1. 某人做某事進展如何？

How is someone coming along on something?

2.某事進展如何？

How is something coming along?