英语口语表达,学英语是个循序渐进的过程,每天掌握好一个英语口语表达,利用闲暇时间日积月累学英语。今天的英语口语表达是:off the hook.
hook是“钩子”的意思,off the hook 的字面意思是“脱离了钩子”,据说这个口语表达由来是:上了钩的鱼又摆脱了鱼钩,重新获得了自由。现在一般用来形容人,表示:“脱离困境,摆脱麻烦,如释重负,免于责罚”。
-You are supposed to have a meeting withtonight.
- 你要去哪儿啊?你今晚应该和一个大人物有个会面。
- It got cancelled, so I'm off the hook now.
- 已经取消了,所以我现在如释重负了。
That's . I'll let you off the hook this time, but never again. Don't.
这不是重点。我这次饶过你,但是没有下次了。别找麻烦了。
下面我们再看几个例句,强化一下这个表达:
I couldn't get myself off the hook no matter how hard I tried.
有钱说了算。无论我怎么努力都摆脱不了困境。
Thanks for getting me off the hook. I don't want towith them on the weekend.
谢谢你帮我脱身,我不想周末和他们出去玩。
He made mistakes over and over again. I didn't believe his boss let him off the hook easily again.
他老是犯错,我不相信他的老板又轻饶了他。