時(shí)尚美語【30】

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1. Clean up one's act
    自我檢點(diǎn),自我改進(jìn)。
    I should clean up my act. = I should improve myself.
    我應(yīng)該自我改進(jìn)。
    例子:She told him that if he didn't clean up his act and start looking for a job, she was going to leave him.
    他告訴我要是他再不自我改進(jìn)。并找一份工作,她就要離開他了。
    2. Come down in buckets
    傾盆大雨。
    It is coming down in buckets.
    正下著傾盆大雨。
    例子:The road was flooded yesterday because the rain was coming down in buckets.
    昨天下了一場傾盆大雨,路面都被淹了。
    3. Cool your jets
    冷靜下來
    You need to cool your jets. = You need to be less anxious, nervous, or excited.
    你必須冷靜下來。
    例子:Cool your jets! The hotel is just around the bend and we will be there soon, so don't ask me again.
    別著急,拐了彎就是旅館。我們一會(huì)兒就到,所以你別在窮問了。