1. mess up

(1) 把……搞糟；把……弄乱[非正式]

eg. When politicians mess things up, it is the people who pay the price.
政客们把事情搞砸时，承受损失的是老百姓。

eg. He had messed up one career.
他已经把一份工作搞砸了。

(2) 弄脏；弄乱[非正式]

eg. I hope they haven't messed up your video tapes.
我希望他们没有弄乱你的录像带。

2. on the right track: 在正确的道路上；想法（或做法）对头

eg. If you're motivated by your answer, you know you're on the right track.
如果你的答案能够鼓舞你，那你就站在了正确的轨道上。

3. off guard: 不警戒，不提防

eg. The pitfall is the trappings of success can catch you off guard.
陷阱就是，成功的表象来袭时，你可能猝不及防。

4. drawn in: 收回（吸引，变短，紧缩，到达）

eg. People see a striking image of food and are immediately drawn in because it is something familiar.
人们看到食物的惊人场景就会立刻被吸引过来，因为这是我们熟悉的东西。