Smart Sentences
① I feel like a chicken with my head cut off.我觉得有点手足无措。
a chicken with its head cut off: behave in an erratic way(行为怪异,无目的)。例如:
Instead of running around like a chicken with your head cut off, you should set your priorities first.
与其漫无目的地做,还不如先定个轻重缓急。
② That guy who could run circles around the rest of the faculty?那个可以说全校最聪明的老师?
run circles around sb.: smarter than sb.(比某人聪明)。例如:
My grandma is the only one I can't run circle around in the family.
在家里,只有奶奶是我斗不过的。
③ Smart as a whip, of course.当然非常聪明。
smart as a whip: unusual and impressive intelligence(极其聪明)。例如:
I don't understand why your little sister is smart as a whip and you just can't figure this simple question out.
我真不明白,你妹妹聪明绝顶,而你连这么简单的问题也搞不清楚。
④ I hope she doesn't end up carrying his weight for him.我希望她不会一直替他做功课。
carry sb.'s weight: takes other's responsibility for him/her(承担他人的责任或工作)。例如:
Don't worry about carrying my weight for me. I can finish this by Thursday.
你不用担心你需要帮我干活,我周四就可以做完这事。
⑤ Well why don't you just wait and see which way the cat jumps on this one?为何你不等等,观望一下事态进展呢?
see which way the cat jumps: delay a judgement or a decision or an action until you know the result or what other people are going to do(观望形势然后行动; 见风使舵, 随机应变)。例如:
We shall see which way the cat jumps before deciding which team to join.
我们应该先观望一下形势再决定让哪个组加入。
⑥ You're on.就这么定了。
you're on: used to confirm what the other just said(用以确认对方的话)。例如:
—So we meet at the Ryan's at seven, and a movie after dinner?
那我们七点在莱恩餐厅见,晚饭后看电影?
—You're on.
就这么定了。