free-wheeling 随心所欲的
【讲解】
free-wheel本义为“自行车的飞轮,汽车的空转轮,活轮”。用作动词,本义为“不踩拍脚让自行车靠惯性滑行或汽车惯性滑行”,引申为“随心所欲、放任自流的生活”。
【对话】
A:Are you free-wheeling about what you do?
A:你的事能自己做主吗?
B:Well,depends on what I do. Sometimes my father gives me a free hand, and sometimes he demands that I toe the line.
B:嗯,那要看什么事。有时候我父亲不管,有时候我就得听他的。
A:If you join us on our expedition, what will he say?
A:如果你和我们一起去探险,他会怎么说呢?
B:To tell you the truth, he may not think it is a good idea.
B:说实话,他可不会认为这是个好主意。