超级成语ＳＨＯＷ

1.put one’s foot down 坚决反对
　　A: What’s your plan for the holiday?
　　假期你有什么打算？
　　B: I planned to go to Dubai on my own but my mother decided to put her foot down.
　　我打算自己一个人去迪拜,但我妈妈坚决反对。
　　A: Why did she do so?
　　她为什么这么做呢？
　　B: She wanted me to go to Spain with them.
　　她想让我和他们一起去西班牙。
　　
　　2.find a way around sth 找到一个迂回的办法达到目的
　　A: What did he say to our proposal?
　　他对我们的提议怎么说？
　　B: He said “No way”!
　　他说“绝对不可能”！
　　A: Then we will have to find a way around it.
　　那么看来我们得另外想办法了。
　　B: Yes.
　　是啊。
　　
　　3.catch up on sth 花些时间做最近没空做的事情
　　A: Hi, Linda, wanna go to the pub tonight?
　　琳达，今晚想去酒吧吗？
　　B: Well, thanks but no. Maybe another time.
　　谢了,但我不能去。或许下次吧。
　　A: So, a quieter phase, in which you enjoy your own company again?
　　又是你想安静独处的时段了？
　　B: Yes, I am catching up on a bit of reading and am happy just staying at home.
　　是啊，我想花些时间读读最近一直没空读的书，只想待在家里。
　　
　　4.get a grip 努力控制自己的行为
　　A: My heart is broken.
　　我的心碎了。
　　B: I totally understand how you feel.
　　我完全理解你的感受。
　　A: I know I should get a grip and get on with it.
　　我知道自己得努力控制，继续撑下去。
　　B: That’s the right attitude.
　　这个态度才是正确的。
　　
　　5.set an example 做出榜样
　　A: Amanda is really a great lady.
　　阿曼达真是位了不起的女士。
　　B: I agree, life has dealt her a series of savage blows, each one accompanied by its own numbing sense of grief, but she managed to keep on being very positive about life.
　　是啊。生活给了她一系列严重的打击，每一次都给她带来那么深的伤痛，但是她还是能那么正面地看待生活。
　　A: She really sets an example for us.
　　她真的为我们树立了一个好榜样。
　　B: Yes, we should all learn from her.
　　是啊，我们都应该向她学习。
　　
　　6.wishful thinking 如意算盘，痴心妄想
　　A: My son is coming home for the holiday.
　　我儿子要回来度假了。
　　B: Great! Will he stay long?
　　太好了，他这次能待很长时间吗？
　　A: Just a week. I quite like the girl I am working with, and I wish they could meet and become a couple.
　　只有一周。我很喜欢和我一起工作的女孩，希望他俩有机会认识，成为一对。
　　B: Maybe it is only your wishful thinking.After all, the time is too short for them to really know each other.
　　或许这只是你的如意算盘，毕竟时间太短了，他们没法深入了解彼此。
　　
　　7.stressed out 异常紧张，焦虑
　　A: Wow, there are several red spots on your face, are you allergic to something?
　　哎呀，你脸上有好几个红点点，你对什么东西过敏吗？
　　B: Don’t know. I’ve had it for days.
　　不知道，都已经有好几天了。
　　A: Maybe you should go see your GP (general practitioner).
　　或许你该去医生那里看看。
　　B: I guess it might be because I am stressed out recently.
　　我想可能还是因为最近压力太大造成的。
　　
　　8.satellite navigation(sat nav) 汽车
　　上面的方向导航装置
　　A: Can you imagine, I drove to York and then back, all by myself!
　　你相信吗，我独自驾车去约克，又独自回来了！
　　B: I wonder with your sense of direction, how did you manage that?
　　你的方向感那么差，我真不知道你是怎么做到的。
　　A: Thanks to Satellite navigation! Do you know how it works?
　　多亏了汽车导航装置。你知道它是如何工作的吗？
　　B: Well, sat nav works by communicating with GPS (global positioning system)satellites so the unit knows where you are with fantastic accuracy.
　　它是靠和全球定位系统卫星沟通，得到非常准确的定位。