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美国街头常用英语俚语B-5: Be terrible with / beat sb. to the draw (mp3和文本下载)

2016-10-17来源:和谐英语

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1. Be terrible with 不在行

1) I'm terrible with names. 我对人名的记性很差。

2) I'm terrible with figures. 我对数字不在行

链接：

善于做某事:

be good at

do well in

2. Beat sb. to the draw 抢先，先发制人

Our competitor beat us to the draw over the bid by bribing.
我们的竞争对手通过贿赂抢先中标。

释义：

beat: 战胜，打败

draw: 拔刀，拔枪

beat sb. to the draw: 抢先于对手拔出手枪射击。