教你說美國口語俚語(46)

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   1. go public公開宣布
    Mr. Smith went public today that he was retiring.
    史密斯先生今天公開宣布他要退休了。
    2. make the grade稱職;合乎水準(zhǔn)、要求
    If you don’t make the grade, you can’t be a member of the club.
    如果你不合格,就不能成為俱樂部的一員。
    3. get the drift了解
    Stop me when you get the drift. I don’t want to bore you with something you already understand.
    你聽懂了就叫停。我不想用你已經(jīng)知道的事煩你。
    4. day in court申訴的機(jī)會
    When Mr. Jones was explaining what has happened, Mr. Smith was silent. He knew he would get his day in court.
    瓊斯先生解釋所發(fā)生的事情時,史密斯先生沉默不語,他知道他會有機(jī)會申辯的。
    5. feel someone out探聽某人的意向
    John asked Dave to feel Jane out about whether she’d be interested in going out with him.
    約翰要求戴夫探聽簡是否有興趣和他出去。