第一， 迷你对话

A: Where did you get that book? I want to read it all long.

你从哪儿得到那本书的？我一直想看。

B: I borrowed it from Linda; it was packed away until last week.

我想Linda借的，直到上周，她还被收着。

A: Can I read it when you finish it?

你看完，我可以看看吗？

B: It is up to Linda, you know.

你知道，这看看Linda原意与否。

第二， 地道表达

pack away

1. 解词释义

Pack away的意思是“把……收藏好”。

2. 拓展范例

e.g. Jane may look delicate and lady-like, but give her a big pie and she can really pack it away.

简看起来很秀气，可是给她一个大馅饼，她真的能吃掉。

e.g. But they will soon discover as they pack away their harvest that the dreams they dreamt while gathering wheat have turned sour.

不过，当她们把拣麦穗时所伴着的幻想，一同包进包裹里的时候，她们会突然发现那些幻想全都变了味。

第三， 咬文嚼字

all long：一直

e.g. We all long for a rainy day.

我 们 都 渴 望 下 一 场 春 雨。

e.g. The parents all long for a safe and welfare life for their kids.

父母都渴望他们的孩子们平安幸福。

be up to：取决于…..

e.g. It is up to you to decide when we will start.

这该有你来决定我们什么时候出发。

e.g. I have given you the idea; its technical implementation is up to you.

我已经给你们出了主意，至于技术上的事儿该看你们的了。