點滴英語天天學第333期:雅思詞彙(193)
1. Expression：have a wolf in the stomach
Explanation：To be hungry to death. （餓極了）
Example：My boy, I think that you have a wolf in the stomach. Breakfast will be ready as soon as the sun's up and we'll have a piping hot one. Make yourself easy about that!
好傢伙，我想你一定餓極了。 太陽一出來，早飯就好了。咱們就可以吃上一頓熱氣騰騰的飯，你儘管放心吧！（湯姆歷險記）
They have a wolf in the stomach after a day's walk that they made very short work of their supper.
他們走了一天路，餓極了，因此他們很快就把晚餐吃完了。
2. Expression：keep on the down-low
Explanation：To keep something secret; not tell other people about something. （保密）
Example：Her parents wouldn’t approve of our relationship so we keep it on the down-low.
她的父母不會贊成我們之間的關係，所以我們不告訴他們。
Keep this on the down-low, Janet is planning to break up with Kevin next week.
不要告訴別人——Janet準備下周和Kevin分手。
This meeting and the entire arrangement are supposed to be kept on the down-low.
這次會議以及整個的安排應該都是保密的。
3. Expression：keep one’s ear close to the ground
Explanation：To listen for any indication of what is happening or will happen. （對一事態極其關注，密切留意）
Example：I know Kim is keeping her ear close to the ground in case word gets out about the promotion.
我知道金姆一直在密切注意事態的發展，以防有關晉升的消息傳出去。
A: I'm not sure what's going to happen with this merger, so I'm keeping an ear close to the ground.
我不知道這次合併會有什麼結果，所以我會密切留意。
B: Please let me know if you hear anything.
如果你聽到什麼，請告訴我。
A：I really want to be a succesful reporter, but I don’t know what to do. Can you give me some advice?
我真的想成爲一名成功的記者，可是不知從何做起，你可以給我一些建議嗎？
B：Well, to succeed as a reporter, you should first of all keep your ear close to the ground.
嗯，要想成爲一名成功的記者，你首先要做到的就是對某些事態保持高度的關注。
