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01
I beat you to it.
►beat somebody to it:
比某人抢先一步做了某事。
▷I was just about to open some wine but I see you've beaten me to it.
我刚想开瓶酒呢，看来你抢在我前头开了啊。
02
Jimmy stood me uplast night.
►stand someone up:
放某人鸽子。爽约。
▷He stood up his datewhile he played basketball with the guys.
他因为和基友们打篮球，放了女朋友的鸽子。
03
All I want to do is zone out in front of the TV.
►zone out:
指让思想放空，对周遭事物浑然不觉。Zone是区域的意思，zone out相当于思想游离到另一个地方去了……
▷At the end of a long, stressful day, all I want to do is go home and zone out in front of the television.
经过漫长的压力山大的一天，我现在只想回家坐在电视机前发呆。
►in the zone:
相反的，in the zone就是指精力集中，精神状态极佳，尤指运动员、表演者的表现。
▷I love when I'm running on a nice day with my headphones on and I just get in the zone. I feel like I can keep running forever.
我喜欢天气好的时候戴上耳机去跑步，感觉精神状态特别好，好像能永远跑下去。
04
Without further ado, I would like to...
►without further ado [ə'du:]:
闲话少说；进入正题。Ado意思是忙乱、纷扰、麻烦……
▷And so, without further ado, let me introduce you to tonight's speaker.
所以，闲话少说，下面就有请今晚的演讲嘉宾。
05
I'm sure we haven't seen the last of him.
►haven't seen the last of (something):
某事物消失了，但你觉得它还会卷土重来，就可以用这个表达。
▷We got rid of the ants in the kitchen, but I bet we haven't seen the last of them.
我们把厨房里的蚂蚁都弄走了，不过我打赌它们还会出现的。
这是一个比较戏剧化的说法，所以 常在电视里听到。比如反派被打败了，也许会有这样的台词：
▷You win this time, but you haven't seen the last of me!
这次算你赢！但别以为我就会这么消失！灭哈哈哈……
06
It will come to me.
►it will come to someone:
会想起来的。忘了什么事的时候，可以说这句话。
▷It'll come to you.The minute you stop trying to find it, it will find you.
你会想起来的。你不去费劲去找它的时候，它就会自动出现。
07
We went out of our wayto please the visitor.
►go out of one's way:
努力、费尽麻烦做某事。
▷ I went out of my wayto make sure they were comfortable.
我费尽心力确保他们能住得舒服。
▷We appreciate anything you can do, but don't go out of your way.
你做的一切我们都很感激，但千万别太麻烦自己。
08
Hold on. Just hear me out first.
►hear someone out:
听某人说完他想说的，或者，倾听某一方的说法。
▷Let him talk! Hear him out! Listen to his side!
让他说！听他说完！看看他怎么说！
▷Hear out the witness. Don't jump to conclusions.
我们要所有证人的证词都听一遍，不要武断下结论。
09
So do we have an agreement?
►do we have an agreement:
通常在 商定一件事后说的话。对方同意了，就表示讨论的事情就这么定下了。
也可以说：
▷Do we have a deal?
那就这么定了？
▷Do we have an understanding ?
我们都很明确对方的想法对吧？
10
Just a heads up.
►a heads up:
给某人提个醒，提前告知一声。“Heads up”说法来自体育运动，在扔球前，让对方抬头，别被砸着。后来广泛用于社交场合。
▷Just a heads up- we're going to have to meet soon.
先跟你说一声，我们很快会见面的。
▷I wanted to give you a heads upthat I'll be sending you the revised form for your approval.
我想提前告诉你一下，我一会儿把修改好的表格发给你审核。
11
When's it due?
►due:
通常指交作业、交账单的最后期限。
▷When is this paper due?
论文要什么时候交？
另外，如果due的对象是人，那么意思多半指预产期。
▷When are you due?
你啥时候生？
12
Well, what's done is done!
►what's done is done:
无法改变的事情，只能将就了。文绉绉一点就是，覆水难收、木已成舟。
▷It's too late to change it now. What's done is done.
现在换已经来不及啦，认了吧。
13
Can you put me upfor a few days?
►put someone up:
给某人提供临时住宿。
▷When my in-laws were here we put them upat the Four Seasons.
老婆家的亲戚来的时候，我们安排他们住四季酒店了。
14
I might take you up onthat.
►take someone up on something:
接受某人的邀请，或接受某人提出的建议。
▷I took him up on his offer to take me out to dinner.
他邀我约会吃饭，我答应了。
也可以用这个表达来接受某人的打赌挑战。
▷He bet me twenty bucks that I couldn't get a perfect score, and I took him up on it.
他赌20块我考不好，我决定跟他赌一把。
15
I'm keeping my options open.
►keep one's options open:
等待中，尚未做决定。Option是选择、选项。
▷I want to keep my options open, so I didn't sign the contract yet.
我想再等等看，所以还没签合同。
16
You might want toreconsider it.
►you might want to (do something):
建议某人做某事的礼貌说法。适用于各种场合，是对陌生人、同事或亲密的人都可以用的句法。
▷Babe, you might want totrim that beard...
亲爱的，你是不是该修修胡子啦……
▷You might want tospend more time studying and less time playing video games.
你应该多花些时间在学习上，少玩些游戏。
►类似地，告诫对方不要做某事，可以说， you don't want to...
▷You don't want torush things.
不要操之过急。
17
We've just been catching up with each other.
►catch up with (someone):
朋友之间彼此了解近况。
▷It was so lovely catching up with you.
能和你聊聊近况真开心。
18
There is just no such thing asGod.
►There is just no such thing as... :
某种情况是不存在的。
▷There's no such thing as love. It's just fantasy.
根本没有“ 爱情”这回事。不过是你的幻想而已。
19
I think you need to get your priorities straight.
►get one's priorities straight:
分清主次。 Priority [prai'ɔrəti]，指优先考虑的事情。
▷Our top priorityright now is making sure that everyone is OK.
我们目前的当务之急是确保每个人都无恙。
▷Amazing how fire exposes our priorities.
大火能暴露我们最在意的东西，真神奇。
20
To put it another way, I don't like it.
►to put it another way:
换言之。 Put，有表达的意思。
▷You're still very young, Tom. To put it another way, you don't have any idea about what you're getting into.
汤姆，你还太年轻。换句话说，你不知道自己现在正陷入什么。
▷Well, that's one way to put it.
好吧，也可以这么说。
▷The subject matter makes the painting a little, how shall I put it, undesirable for public display.
这幅画的主题有点……该怎么说呢，不大适合展览出来。
21
I get yelled atall the time.
►get yelled at:
字面意思就是被人吼，被人骂。指受到批评、责骂。
▷I got yelled atfor not calling.
我没打电话，被骂了。
▷Do you get yelled at a lot in the military?
在部队里会经常被训斥吗？
22
It happens. Don't worry about it.
►it happens:
糟糕的事情发生时，用来安慰人的说法。相当于说，倒霉的事时常发生，别太在意。粗俗一点，还可以说，shit happens。
▷A: My girlfriend just broke up with me.
我女票跟我掰了……
B:It happens.
节哀顺变。
▷John stepped in a big pile of dog shit, so Tom said " it happens".
约翰踩到狗屎了，汤姆说，踩踩更健康。
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