成人英语口语水平如何提升呢柯桥成人英语培训

flake v. 行为古怪，食言

英文释义：to do something strange, or to not do what you said you would do.

要搭配介词on使用哦，完整词链为 flake (out) on xx

Kathy said she'd help but she flaked out on us.

凯西说过会帮忙的，但她对我们食言了。

所以字幕里的“flake on work”就可以表示“无故辞工，旷工”啦~

flake作动词还有一个常见用法：

flake out （累得）睡着

英文释义：to fall asleep because you are extremely tired.

Phil's flaked out on the sofa.

菲尔累得在沙发上睡着了。

be a handful 难管（控制）的人〔尤指孩子〕

英文释义：someone, especially a child, who is a handful is difficult to control.

She's a lovely child, but she can be a bit of a handful sometimes.

她是个可爱的孩子，不过有时候会比较难管。

Her children can be a real handful.

她的孩子们有时很难管教。

这里的buy可不是“买东西”的意思哦！

buy v. 争取时间，设法拖延

*常见搭配为：buy (sb) time 为某人争取时间，拖延

'Can we talk about it later?' he said, trying to buy a little more time.

“我们呆会儿再谈这事好吗？”他设法再争取点时间。

It was a risky operation, but might buy more time.

这是一次冒险的行动，但也许能赢得更多的时间。

keep a low profile 保持低调（低姿态）

英文释义：to behave quietly and avoid doing things that will make people notice you.

I advised her to keep a low profile for the next few days (= not to attract attention).

我建议她未来几天保持低姿态。

She decided to keep a low profile until the scandal had died down.

她决定在丑闻平息之前保持低姿态。

那么“高调，引人注目”就是 a high profile~

The star has a high profile in Britain.

那位明星在英国非常引人注目。

Jack runs a department with a high public profile.

杰克管理着一个公众注目的部门。

*字幕中还有另一个词链同样值得积累：

be up for something

愿意、准备好或有兴趣去做某事

Are you up for a challenge?

你愿意接受挑战吗？

She's up for promotion at work.

她有机会在工作中晋升。

*当生活中有人问你想不想做某事时，你就可以回答I'm up for it. 来表示自己“很愿意/非常乐意做...”，建议背下整句输出哦！

是不是还想起了另外一个表达？

be up to somebody

由某人决定；是某人的义务

You can pay weekly or monthly – it’s up to you.

你可以每周或者每月付一次款，你自己决定。

It’s up to the travel companies to warn customers of any possible dangers.

旅游公司有义务预先告知顾客任何可能的危险。