校園英語口語習慣用語第229期:play it by ear
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play it by ear 看情況而定
【講解】
ear指“耳朵”,引申爲“聽到或看到的實際情況”,play it by ear“看情況而定,沒有固定計劃”。其反義習語爲play it by the book,指“嚴格按規則辦事,循規蹈矩”。
【對話】
A:Stay with me, OK? I don't feel like staying here by myself.
A:留下來陪陪我吧,好嗎?我不喜歡自己呆在這兒。
B:Well,OK. If something does turn up, I'll just play it by ear.
B:好吧。如果有事的話,我就只好看情況而定了。
A:There's a new movie on campus. Have you heard of it?
A:我們學校要放映一部新電影,你聽說了嗎?
B:Yes, it's a comedy. Let's go to cinema then.
B:聽說了,是個喜劇,那咱們去看電影吧。