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beidou

2014-9-3 04:07 PM

3. Elevator Music – Pleasant and sometimes annoying music that is played in public places.
Elevator Music——在公共场合播放的愉快的、有时是恼人的音乐
“Apart from finding shopping malls boring, Keith finds the elevator music that is played particularly irritating”.
“除了觉得购商场无聊之外，基斯还觉得商场的音乐特别烦人。”

beidou

2014-9-6 05:34 PM

4. Ring a bell – If something rings a bell it reminds you of something even though you cannot remember it very well.
Ring a bell——某件事让你想起了什么，尽管你记得不是很清楚。
“Yes, the song rings a bell but I am not sure exactly where I’ve heard it before”.
“是的，我对这首歌有印象，但是我不记得我在哪里听到过。

beidou

2014-9-7 03:39 PM

5. Blow your own trumpet – boasting about your talents and successes.
Blow your own trumpet——吹嘘自己的才能和成功
“Sometimes it is not a bad thing to blow your own trumpet. After all, if you don’t, who else will?”
“有时候自吹自擂也不是见坏事。毕竟，如果你不这么做，还有谁会这么做？”

beidou

2014-9-9 07:33 PM

6. Jam session – playing improvised music in an impromptu setting. This could happen at a dinner party with friends.
Jam session——在没有预先准备的场合下弹奏即兴音乐。可能发生在和朋友的晚宴上。
“After dinner, Tom and Harry got their guitars out and started a jam session. It was wonderful.”
“晚餐之后，汤姆和哈里拿出了吉他，即兴演奏了一段。真是太棒了。”

beidou

2014-9-11 06:48 PM

7. Call the tune – to be in a position of authority to give orders and make important decisions.
Call the tune——位于权威地位，下达命令，做出决策。
“Peter was always the person who called the tune in our team.”
“彼得总是我们队伍里那个发号施令的人。”
(There is also another idiom “to call the shots” that has a similar meaning)
（另一个词组to call the shots意思相同）

beidou

2014-9-13 06:16 PM

8. Blow the whistle – to report an illegal or unacceptable activity to the authorities.
Blow the whistle——向权威部门举报不合法、不能接受的行为。
“Janet came under a lot of pressure from her colleagues when she blew the whistle on what was going on in the bank.”
“珍妮特在同事那受到很大压力，因为她举报了银行了发生的事。”
(a whistle blower is the noun – “more recognition needs to be given to the courage it takes to be a whistle blower“.)
（whistle blower是对应的名词——“应该对举报人的勇气给予充分重视”）

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beidou

2014-9-17 03:05 PM

VivianLeow 发表于 2014-9-14 08:52 AM
请问有早班的吗？麻烦你pm我课程时间好吗？谢谢

我们早班的课程是10点~~11：30，也有11：30 ~~ 下午1点的

谢谢关注

beidou

2014-9-23 02:58 PM

9. Music to one’s ears – to hear exactly what you want to hear
Music to one’s ears——听到你想要听和喜欢听的内容
“The ringing sound of the cash tills is music to my ears!”
“收银机的声音对我来说就像天籁。”

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