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校园英语口语习惯用语第22期:back down

2015-02-20来源:和谐英语

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back down 打退堂鼓

【讲解】

此语为动词词组，指“声明取消前言”。构成的名词为backdown，意为“食言，放弃原来的额主张”。

【对话】

A: He has backed down from his intention to go to America.
A: 他已经放弃了去美国的打算。

B: Because of what?
B: 为什么？

A: Money, of course. It's the matter. He wants to realize his American dream.
A: 当然是因为钱，那才是问题的所在。他想实现自己的美国梦。

B: And this also needs money to begin, right?
B：可这一切开始之前都需要钱，对吗？

A: Yeah.
A：是的。