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【主题单词】别以为人家在和你聊 "音乐" !27 个和音乐有关的英文短语(上)

【主题单词】别以为人家在和你聊 "音乐" !27 个和音乐有关的英文短语(上)

校对/ Westia Sun

别听到和音乐相关的词,什么 Jazz ,什么 music ,

就以为别人是在跟你聊音乐!那你可就大错特错了!

今天小编就要和你来分享,就算不是音乐人,

也可以在日常生活中讲的 "音乐" 短语啦!

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And all that jazz 以及诸如此类

【例句】

I had a busy but tedious weekend --- running errands, doing homework, cleaning my room and all that jazz.

我过了一个忙碌但无趣的周末—— 到处办事、做作业、整理房间,诸如此类。

With bells on 热切地

Bella invited me to her birthday party. I'll be there with bells on.

Bella 邀请我去他的生日派对,我迫不急待地想去。

Blow your own trumpet / horn 自我吹捧

【例句】

He is a really successful business man but loves blowing his own horn.

他是一个很成功的企业家,但是很喜欢自我吹捧。

Call the tune / shots 控制,操纵;处于决策地位

【例句】

The richer people are, the more likely they are to call the tune.

越有钱的人越有可能掌控全局。

Change your tune (尤指为好处)改变看法 / 论调

【例句】

She used to be against the idea, but now she changes her tune.

她之前反对这个主意,但现在她改变看法了。

Clear as a bell 像钟声一样清晰洪亮;容易理解

【例句】

How she wrapped up the speech was as clear as a bell.

她演说最后的总结非常清晰明了。

Face the music 接受批评(或惩罚)

【例句】

You should be responsible for every choice you make, and face the music if needed.

你应该对你做的所有决定负责,并且必要时接受批评和惩罚。

Fiddle while Rome burns 不闻不问,漠不关心

此短语特别用在表达对于应该阻止,或具威胁性的问题毫不关心。

【例句】

People of color accused the government of fiddling while Rome burned.

非白人们指控政府(对种族议题)漠不关心。

Fine tuning 进行微调

【例句】

She spent more than weeks fine-tuning her research paper.

她花了好几个礼拜微调她的研究论文。

Fit as a fiddle 非常健康、强壮

【例句】

Keeping exercising regularly could help you stay fit as a fiddle.

保持规律的运动能帮助你维持健康。

For a song 非常便宜地

【例句】

She bought the designer handbag for a song during the annual sale.

她在周年庆上用非常便宜的价格买了一个名牌包。

Hit / Strike the right note 说话、做事很合时宜

尤其指行为对别人带来正向的影响。

【例句】

His work hit the right note with the judges.

他的作品让评审很满意。

It takes two to tango 一个巴掌拍不响

【例句】

She always makes excuses during a fight, but it takes two to tango.

她永远在争执中找借口,但是一个巴掌是拍不响的。

March to the beat of your own drum 特立独行

也就是我们常说的 "不随波逐流" !

【例句】

She doesn't follow the rules. She loves marching to the beat of her own.

她不会跟着既定的规矩,她喜欢特立独行。

Music to my ears 悦耳的声音;中听的话

【例句】

My boyfriend said he loved the cake I made, which was music to my ears.

我的男朋友说他喜欢吃我做的蛋糕,这真是句非常中听的话。

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(下篇待续)

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