爆笑英語口語 第303期:放下戒備心 迎接美好生活吧
Language Points
sb. in on sth. 要告訴某人一個祕密或訊息（很少人知道的）
I'll let you in on a little secret –Sarah only got the job because she's dating the boss' brother.
我要告訴你一個小祕密，Sarah能得到那份工作是因爲他跟老闆的兄弟在約會。
2. let's shake on it 協議達成；一言爲定；那就這麼合作吧
“How much for your bike?”
單車多少錢？
“$200.”
兩百美元。
“I'll give you $100 for it.”
我出一百美元。
“How about $150?”
一百五十美元怎麼樣？
“All right. Let's shake on it.“
好的，一言爲定。
3. letit slide 不要在意這些小問題
I made some punctuation mistakes inmy essay, but the teacher let it slide – she didn't take any points off.
我在文章中犯了一些標點符號的錯誤，但是老師沒有在意這些問題 － 她沒有指出來。
4. let it go = let go 讓它過去；放手；不再爲此糾結
I was angry about what she did for along time, but eventually I decided to let it go.
我原本對她很生氣，但是最後決定讓它過去。
5. let it be 順其自然
“I'm not sure the oven is hot enough… maybe I should turn up the temperature.”
我不確定爐子是不是夠熱...也許我應該升高溫度。
“Just let it be – the chicken is supposed to cook slowly, on low heat.”
順其自然吧，燉雞就低溫應該慢慢煮。
6. let your guard down 放下你的防備
“After a series of terrible relationships, I was finally able to let my guard down after I got to know my husband.”
在經過一些糟糕的戀愛經歷後，我認識了我丈夫，終於我能夠放下了我的防備。
7. let's call it a day 今天就到此爲止；今天的工作結束了。
We've already packed 30 boxes. I'm tired – let's call it a day.
我門已經打包了30個盒子。我很累了，今天就這樣吧。
