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校园英语口语习惯用语第106期:free-wheeling

2015-04-09来源:和谐英语

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free-wheeling 随心所欲的

【讲解】

free-wheel本义为“自行车的飞轮,汽车的空转轮,活轮”。用作动词，本义为“不踩拍脚让自行车靠惯性滑行或汽车惯性滑行”，引申为“随心所欲、放任自流的生活”。

【对话】

A:Are you free-wheeling about what you do?

A:你的事能自己做主吗？

B:Well,depends on what I do. Sometimes my father gives me a free hand, and sometimes he demands that I toe the line.

B:嗯，那要看什么事。有时候我父亲不管，有时候我就得听他的。

A:If you join us on our expedition, what will he say?

A:如果你和我们一起去探险，他会怎么说呢？

B:To tell you the truth, he may not think it is a good idea.

B：说实话，他可不会认为这是个好主意。