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英语口语练习小对话 第891期:放人一马

2015-09-07来源:和谐英语

1. toy with:随便对待;不很认真地考虑

e.g. He toyed with the idea of going to China.

他动过去中国的念头,但并没当真。

e.g. For a time he had toyed with the notion of becoming a doctor.

有一段时间他还不大当真地有过做医生的念头。

e.g. Indeed, he began to toy with the idea of going for broke.

实际上他还开玩笑似地谈到豁出去干一场的念头。

2. in everything:在每件事情上

e.g. He aims at perfection in everything he does.

他做任何事情都力求十全十美。

e.g. He is fond of having a hand in everything.

他什么事都喜欢插上一手。

e.g. He crossed me in everything I wanted to do.

无论我做什么他都从中作梗。

3. a bargaining chip:讨价还价的筹码,谈判的筹码

e.g. Rubio suggests that oil be used as a bargaining chip in any trade talks.

鲁比奥建议把石油当作所有贸易谈判的筹码。

e.g. He reiterated his position that nuclear weapons could not be used as international bargaining chips.

他一再重申他的立场——认为核子武器不可以用来当作国际谈判的筹码。

e.g. Beijing and Moscow are using their close ties as a bargaining chip vis-a-vis Washington.

北京与莫斯科正利用双方紧密的联系作为对华盛顿的谈判筹码。

4. of course:(尤用于同意或不赞同某人时强调自己的陈述)当然,自然

e.g. "I expect you're right." — "Of course I'm right."

——“我想你是对的。”——“我当然是对的。”

e.g. "You will strictly observe your diet: no wine or spirits, very little meat." — "Of course."

——“你要严格控制饮食:禁酒,少吃荤。”——“这个自然。”