Street Talk 3 书籍 - 第7课

审查

闪卡

拼写

测验

to [bite] the dust [短语]

to completely fail, lose, or stop functioning

the blind leading the blind [短语]

used to describe a situation in which an incompetent or inexperienced person is advising others who have no knowledge or experience at all

Ex:

to [dice] with death [短语]

to take great risks that could result in one's own death

Ex: Venturing into the wilderness without proper equipment or supplies is dicing with death .

to [hold] {one's} breath [短语]

to wait for something anxiously or eagerly

Ex: They will be holding their breath during the performance , anticipating a breathtaking finale .

easy does it [句子]

used to advise someone to proceed with caution or be careful with something

Ex:

to [get] {one's} feet wet [短语]

to do something that one has not done before in order to become more experienced or familiar with it

Ex: She got her feet wet at her new job by doing some simple filing tasks .

to [get] the hang of {sth} [短语]

to learn how something works or how to use it

Ex: It took a while, but I finally got the hang of playing the guitar.

nerve [名词]

勇气

Ex: He finally worked up the nerve to ask his boss for a promotion .

他终于鼓起勇气向老板要求升职。

second wind [名词]

第二次呼吸

Ex: After feeling exhausted in the first half of the game , the team found their second wind and went on to win .

在比赛上半场感到疲惫后，球队找到了第二春并继续赢得比赛。