妙语佳句:
原句:I screwed up Mrs. Wellner's case.
screw up:文中意思为“弄糟, 搞砸 ”,除此还有“拧紧, 强迫”的意思。
No one sets out to screw up their life!
谁都不会成心破坏自己的生活。
The taste of the lemon made her screw up her face.
柠檬把她酸得龇牙咧嘴。
He tightened the screws up.
他拧紧了螺丝。
原句:Let's talk this through.
talk through:谈清楚
After three long meetings, the project seemed to be talked through.
经过三次长时间的会议,这个项目似乎已经谈得很透彻了。
原句:She won't stand up for herself.
stand up:维护
You must stand up for your rights.
你一定要维护自己的权利。
原句:Send Vicky to this address...
send to:送到
I have three suits to send to the cleaners.
我有三套衣服要送到洗衣店去干洗。
考考你:
我把维尔纳夫人的案子搞砸了。
重要的是你的工作做得有多棒。
上期答案:
You took advantage of my memory lapse.
I don't give a rat's ass what my wife is looking for.