第350期:"再看吧"的英文原来这么说
时间:2019-02-21 作者:英语课 分类:卡卡课堂早餐英语
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NEW WORDS
date back to 追溯到;从…开始有
come into being形成;产生
context 1 n. 环境;上下文;来龙去脉
PLAY IT BY EAR
This saying has its origins in music, as “playing something by ear” means to play music without reference 2 to the notes on a page. This sense of the phrase dates back to the 16th century, but the present use only came into being in mid-20th century America, primarily 3 referring to sports. These days, the expression has lost this focus on sports and can be used in any context.
这句话起源于音乐,字面意思“用耳朵演奏”,意思是不看谱子上的音符演奏音乐。这个短语的意义可以追溯到十六世纪,但目前的用法形成于20世纪中叶的美国,主要用在体育上。如今,这种表达已经没有了仅限于体育上的表达,并且可以在任何语境下使用。
在不同的语境下可以理解为下面的意思
随机应变;走一步看一步;现场发挥;不用看谱;随兴所至;再说吧;再看吧;
情景一:购物
1. "What time shall we go shopping?" "Let's see how the weather looks and play it by ear."
“我们什么时候买东西啊?” “我们看看天气怎么样再说吧。”
情景二:准备要开会
2. I've had no time to prepare for this meeting, so I'll have to play it by ear.
我没有时间来准备这次会议,所以我只好见机行事。
情景三:抚慰,鼓励等
We'll take it easy and play it by ear, ok?
不着急,见机行事好吗?
n.背景,环境,上下文,语境
- You can always tell the meaning of a word from its context.你常可以从上下文中猜出词义来。
- This sentence does not seem to connect with the context.这个句子似乎与上下文脱节。
n.提到,说到,暗示,查看,查阅
- We spent days going through all related reference material.我们花了好多天功夫查阅所有有关的参考资料。
- I like to have my reference books within my reach.我喜欢把参考书放到伸手可取的地方。
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