1.Lead off: begin; start开始;领先
Who is to lead off the discussion?
讨论由谁来带头发言?
The town band led off by playing the National Anthem.
市府乐队首先奏国歌。
2.See after: look after照顾
Who will see after the house when you are gone?
你外出时谁来照看房子?
John's mother told him to see after his younger brother.
约翰的母亲告诉他要照顾好弟弟。
3.I get fed up with anyone who brags all the time.
我讨厌总是自吹自擂的人。
be fed up with: bored with; at the end of one's patience; tired;
depressed 受够了;厌烦;对...厌倦
再如:
We are fed up with his grumbling.
我们已经听厌了他的牢骚怪话
4.I knocked around in Tianjin this holiday.
这个假期我去天津逛了逛。
knock around,比较常用的一个意思是,漫游,从一个地方逛到另一个地方,通常没有很明确的目的地。英文的解释是"to wander from place to place"。
例句:
I think I'll go and knock around in Qingdao. Hit the beach,
maybe a little surfing, you know. Just take it easy, maybe spend some time at old friends.
我要去青岛转转。逛逛海滩,可能做点冲浪。就是放松一下,也许再花些时间去看望老朋友。
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