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美国街头常用英语俚语U-3: Up front/ Up in the air (mp3和文本下载)

2016-11-08来源:和谐英语

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1. Up front ①诚实的，坦诚的；②预先，提前

① You can count on her, for she is always up front with friends.
你可以信赖她，因为她对朋友总是很坦诚的。

② In order to hold your reservation, I need ＄100 as up-front cash.
为了保留你的预定，我要先收100美元的定金。

链接：

预先，提前：in advance

2. Up in the air 八字没一撇，悬而未决，还没确定

① The proposal of building a golf course next to the airport is still up in the air.
在机场旁建高尔夫球场的议案直到现在还悬而未决。

② - Are you dating Jenny now?
   你跟詹妮开始约会了吗？
   - It's up in the air.
   八字还没一撇呢！

释义：字面意思是在空中，悬在空中，引申为悬而未决的，尚未决定的。

链接：

还没确定：

Anyone's guess. I haven't decided yet.

I haven't made my mind yet. We'll see.