美國電影裏常見的俚語習語句型(2)

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make time 抽出時間,騰出時間

I don't get enough exercise , I need to make time to get to the gym.

我的體育鍛煉不夠，我需要抽時間去健身房。

You work too hard , make some time for your family.

你工作太過努力了，找時間陪陪家人吧。

make a crack about 因爲...取笑,取笑...

Frank's new hat looks kind of stupid , but don't make any cracks! Because he really likes it.

弗蘭克新買的帽子看起來有點傻，但別取笑他，他還挺喜歡那頂帽子的。

Yesterday a cab driver made a crack about my pronunciation because my English is so poor.

昨天一個出租車司機取笑我的英語發音，都是因爲我的英語不好。

on one's side 支持,站在某人一邊

Don't worry about it ,Jenny ,we are always on your side .

別擔心，珍妮，我們會一直支持你的。

My co-worker wants to have me fired but that's okey ,because my boss is on my side .

我的同事希望我被炒魷魚，不過沒關係，我的老闆會站在我這邊的。

go over one's head =contact someone's superior向上級告狀

The DVD player I bought is defective , I wrote to a letter to the complaint department , but they didn't do anything . I'm going to go over their heads .

I know you don't like your boss , but you can't complain to his boss about it, because you can't go over his head .

Hold back

1. 抑制;控制
例句: He couldn't hold back his anger.
他再也控制不住他的怒火。　　

She held back her tears.
她強忍着沒讓眼淚流出來。

2. 阻擋,阻止,阻礙
例句: What held you back to take a week's holiday?
是什麼阻止了你沒休完一週的假? 　　

You must try to hold back German attack.
你必須設法阻止住德軍的進攻。

3. 猶豫不定;畏縮不前
例句: I held back not knowing his real intention.
我有點猶豫不定，不知道他的真正意圖是什麼。　　

Hold natural and graceful, don't hold back before the guests.
在客人面前要落落大方，不要畏懼退縮不敢見人。

4. 耽誤,延誤,推遲
例句: He's a hard man, nothing could hold him back to come to the club in time.
他是一個古板墨守成規的傢伙，什麼也不會延誤他準時到達俱樂部的。　　

I'm sorry to say I have to hold the ball back for half an hour, Princess Diana will join us.
很抱歉，我必須把舞會開始的時間推遲半個小時，黛安娜公主要來參加我們的舞會。

5. 隱瞞;保守(祕密等);不發表(消息等)
例句: I held nothing back, I told you all about it.
我什麼也不瞞你，我把一切全說出來了。　　

I dare say that he was holding something back from us.
我敢說，他有些事瞞着我們。

on the verge of 接近於,瀕於,馬上就...

I'm really angry at you , I 'm on the verge of hitting you .

我真的很生氣，我真想揍你。

Don't interrupt me, I'm on the verge of a great discovery .

別打擾我好嗎，我馬上就要有重大發現了。

She was on the verge of tears.

她幾乎要哭出來了。

We were on the verge of everything.

我們處於萬事萬物的邊緣。

You're up. 輪到你了.

I just tried the spicy dish. Now you're up.

我剛試過這道菜,該輪到你了.

Hey, Mark! They just finished introducing the main speaker. That's you. Now you're up.

嘿，馬克！他們剛介紹完主講，該你了。

Your heart' really in it 你真的很喜歡做...

Hey, David! Your business is really doing well, your heart is really in it.

嘿，大衛！你的生意不錯啊，看來你真的是愛幹這行。

I'm gonna quit the job, my heart isn't in it anymore.

我就快辭職了，我不再喜歡這份工作了。

make a difference有影響,起作用,使....更好,改善

The sea air has made a difference to her health.

海上的空氣改善了她的健康狀況.

I can make a difference to the word.

世界會因我而不同.

I wanna be a doctor so I can help people, I really wanna make a difference.

我想成爲一名醫生，幫助病人，使人們的生活更加美好。