背景介绍：《Exile》是由美国女歌手泰勒·斯威夫特与男歌手本·艾维共同演唱。该曲通过男女对唱的形式，向听众讲述了一个曾经相爱但是最终分道扬镳的故事。该曲深受歌迷喜爱，曾位列公告牌百强单曲榜的第6名。

重点词汇词组

1.To pack us up and leave me with it

pack up 打包行李；收拾行装

例：We arrived just as the musicians were packing up their instruments.

我们到场时乐队已开始收拾乐器了。

相关俚语：pack a punch 产生巨大影响

例：The advertising campaign packs quite a punch.

这次广告造势产生了相当大的影响。

2.Now I’m in exile seeing you out

in exile 流放；流亡；放逐

例：He is now living in exile in Egypt.

他现在流亡在埃及。

常见搭配：exile sb. from... 把某人逐出...

例：He served less than a year of a five-year prison sentence, but was permanently exiled from the sport.

他5年刑期只服了1年不到，但被永远逐出了体育界。

3.Balancing on breaking branches

balance on sth. 使...保持平衡

例：He turned around, balancing awkwardly on one foot.

他转过身来，一只脚笨拙地保持着平衡。

常见搭配：balance sth. against sth. 权衡...与...

例：The cost of obtaining legal advice needs to be balanced against its benefits.

法律咨询的费用与其效益需要权衡一下。

4.Those eyes add insult to injury

add insult to injury 雪上加霜

例：We started off late. To add insult to injury, our car broke down on the way.

我们出发得晚。雪上加霜的是，我们的车在路上抛锚了。

常见搭配：insult to sth. 对...的侮辱/冒犯

例：The questions were an insult to our intelligence.

那些问题有辱我们的智慧。

5.You never gave a warning sign

warning sign 预兆

例：If I had noticed the warning signs , none of this would have happened.

如果我注意到了那些预警征兆，这种事就一桩也不会发生了。

常见搭配：sign off on sth. 批准...

例：The President hasn't signed off on this report.

这份报告总统尚未批准。

6.I never learned to read your mind

read sb's mind 看透某人的心思

例：I'm not going to say that I can fully read someone's mind.

我还不敢说我能完全读懂一个人的心思。

相关俚语：read between the lines 领悟隐含意义；看出言外之意

例：Reading between the lines, I think Clare needs money.

斟酌一下她的言外之意，我觉得克莱尔需要钱。

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