第一， 迷你对话

A: How are you getting along with Mary now?

你和Mary现在相处如何？

B: Not too bad. It passes in a crowd.

不错，还过得去。

A: What’s up? I remember you were getting along well.

你们怎么搞的，我记得你们一直挺好的。

B: The more we stay together, the more difference we have.

越是在一起就越是有分歧。

第二， 地道表达

pass in a crowd

1. 解词释义

Pass in a crowd的意思是“不坏，还过得去”。

2. 拓展范例

e.g. Mary's not exactly beautiful, but she would pass in a crowd.

玛丽并不十分漂亮主，但还过得去。

e.g. I cannot say that I sing very well, but I think I pass in a crowd.

我不能说我唱得非常好，但是我觉得我唱歌还过得去吧。

第三， 咬文嚼字

get along：相处

e.g. It's hard to live with someone if you don't get along with them.

与和自己相处不来的人住在一起实在很难。

e.g. They just want to get along and be told what to do.

他们只想混日子，人家要他做什么就做什么。

have difference：有分歧

e.g. My wife and I have difference of opinion from time to time.

我妻子和我时常有意见分歧。

the more… the more…：越是……就越是……

e.g. The more she learns, the more she wants to learn.

她越学越想学。

e.g. The more he gets, the more he wants.

他越来越贪。