英语博客-北美风情 193、Back to the drawing board
时间：2019-01-01 作者：英语课 分类：英语博客-北美风情
This episode 1 is about expressions used when starting something again. Sometimes when problems arise, we have to go back to the beginning to start again and do better. You might have to go back to the drawing board because a project had some mistakes. Or maybe you have to wipe the slate 2 clean because you had an idea that didn’t work. Listen to this episode all about starting again. Everyone makes mistakes sometimes!
Maura: Yes. The next expression, which also means 3 that you have to start something again, is to go back to square one.
Harp 4: Yes, to go back to square one.
Maura:go back to square one means that you have to start something again, also usually because there were some problems or it wasn’t working out the first time, so for some reason you have to begin again.
Harp: Yeah. So to go back to square one . In this expression, square one means the beginning. So when you say to go go back to square one , it means to go back to the beginning.
Maura: Yeah, it makes sense because one is the first number, after all.
Harp: It’s true.
Maura: This actually has a really interesting origin.
Harp: What is it, Maura?
Maura: Well, to go go back to square one is likely from a game…
- The episode was a huge embarrassment for all concerned.这段小插曲令所有有关人员都感到非常尴尬。
- This episode remains sharply engraved on my mind.这段经历至今仍深深地铭刻在我的心中。
- The nominating committee laid its slate before the board.提名委员会把候选人名单提交全体委员会讨论。
- What kind of job uses stained wood and slate? 什么工作会接触木头污浊和石板呢？
- That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
- We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。