1. mess up

(1) 把……搞糟；把……弄亂[非正式]

eg. When politicians mess things up, it is the people who pay the price.
政客們把事情搞砸時，承受損失的是老百姓。

eg. He had messed up one career.
他已經把一份工作搞砸了。

(2) 弄臟；弄亂[非正式]

eg. I hope they haven't messed up your video tapes.
我希望他們沒有弄亂你的錄像帶。

2. on the right track: 在正確的道路上；想法（或做法）對頭

eg. If you're motivated by your answer, you know you're on the right track.
如果你的答案能夠鼓舞你，那你就站在了正確的軌道上。

3. off guard: 不警戒，不提防

eg. The pitfall is the trappings of success can catch you off guard.
陷阱就是，成功的表象來襲時，你可能猝不及防。

4. drawn in: 收回（吸引，變短，緊縮，到達）

eg. People see a striking image of food and are immediately drawn in because it is something familiar.
人們看到食物的驚人場景就會立刻被吸引過來，因為這是我們熟悉的東西。