點滴英語天天學第224期:雅思詞彙(63)
1. 表述：no room to swing a cat
釋義：Very little or no space. （極其狹窄，擁擠不堪，沒有轉身的地方）
例句：Many families are forced to live in tiny apartments that have no room to swing a cat.
許多家庭被迫住在狹小的公寓裏，連轉身的空間都沒有。
They overbooked the conference, and by the time we were all in the room there was no room to swing a cat.
他們預定會議的人數超額了，我們所有人都在會議室的時候，連轉身的地方都沒有。
The little attic bedroom was so small that there wasn't room to swing a cat.
閣樓上的小臥室小得連轉身的空間都沒有。
2. 表述：see which way the cat jumps
釋義：To delay making a decision or taking action on something until you know how the situation will develop. （觀望形勢而行動，見風使舵，隨機應變）
例句：Let's just see which way the cat jumps before we settle on a single option.
在我們選定一個選擇之前，讓我們先看看形勢的發展。
Given the turbulent nature of this market, I think it would be prudent for us to see which way the cat jumps before we agree to invest in your company.
考慮到這個市場動盪的本質，我認爲在我們同意投資貴公司之前，我們應該謹慎地觀察形勢的發展。
I'm not going to do anything for a while — just sit tight and see which way the cat jumps.
我暫時什麼也不做，只是靜觀其變。
