點滴英語天天學第318期:雅思詞彙(178)
1. Expression：keep a straight face
Explanation: To have an emotionless facial expression. （板着臉）
Example：It's so hard to keep a straight face on camera when you have hilarious co-stars like I do.
當你有像我這樣滑稽的合作明星時，很難在鏡頭前板着臉。
“I don't see that there's anything funny about it,” he said, offended. “Of course there isn't,” she said, trying to keep a straight face.
他生氣地說：“我看不出有什麼可笑的。”她儘量板着臉說：“當然沒有。”
When Bob fell into the water, he looked funny and I could hardly keep a straight face.
鮑布掉入水中時，看起來很滑稽，我幾乎禁不住笑出來。
Chu Yin-chiu did his best to keep a straight face as he walked slowly into the drawing-room, and stood looking out at the delegates, a frown on his face.
朱吟秋忍住了笑，慢慢地踱到客堂裏朝外站着，皺了眉頭。（子夜）
2. Expression：inside track
Explanation：An advantage over someone or something. （優勢，領先）
Example：I hope I have the inside track on the competition, thanks to my extensive student teaching experience.
由於我豐富的學生教學經驗，我希望我能在競賽中佔得先機。
He has the inside track in the election because his father was so well known and admired.
他在競選中處於有利地位，因爲他父親非常出名而又受人欽佩。
All the candidates look OK, but Hester has the inside track because she’s single.
看上去所有候選人都不錯，不過赫斯特佔有明鉍顯優勢，因爲她是單身。
John was on the inside track for the position because he had the best marks.
約翰最有可能獲得這個職位，因爲他分數最高。
