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超级成语ＳＨＯＷ 　　1.put one’s foot down 坚决反对 　　A: What’s your plan for the holiday? 　　假期你有什么打算？ 　　B: I planned to go to Dubai on my own but my mother decided to put her foot down. 　　我打算自己一个人去迪拜,但我妈妈坚决反对。 　　A: Why did she do so? 　　她为什么这么做呢？ 　　B: She wanted me to go to Spain with them. 　　她想让我和他们一起去西班牙。 　　 　　2.find a way around sth 找到一个迂回的办法达到目的 　　A: What did he say to our proposal? 　　他对我们的提议怎么说？ 　　B: He said “No way”! 　　他说“绝对不可能”！ 　　A: Then we will have to find a way around it. 　　那么看来我们得另外想办法了。 　　B: Yes. 　　是啊。 　　 　　3.catch up on sth 花些时间做最近没空做的事情 　　A: Hi, Linda, wanna go to the pub tonight? 　　琳达，今晚想去酒吧吗？ 　　B: Well, thanks but no. Maybe another time. 　　谢了,但我不能去。或许下次吧。 　　A: So, a quieter phase, in which you enjoy your own company again? 　　又是你想安静独处的时段了？ 　　B: Yes, I am catching up on a bit of reading and am happy just staying at home. 　　是啊，我想花些时间读读最近一直没空读的书，只想待在家里。 　　 　　4.get a grip 努力控制自己的行为 　　A: My heart is broken. 　　我的心碎了。 　　B: I totally understand how you feel. 　　我完全理解你的感受。 　　A: I know I should get a grip and get on with it. 　　我知道自己得努力控制，继续撑下去。 　　B: That’s the right attitude. 　　这个态度才是正确的。 　　 　　5.set an example 做出榜样 　　A: Amanda is really a great lady. 　　阿曼达真是位了不起的女士。 　　B: I agree, life has dealt her a series of savage blows, each one accompanied by its own numbing sense of grief, but she managed to keep on being very positive about life. 　　是啊。生活给了她一系列严重的打击，每一次都给她带来那么深的伤痛，但是她还是能那么正面地看待生活。 　　A: She really sets an example for us. 　　她真的为我们树立了一个好榜样。 　　B: Yes, we should all learn from her. 　　是啊，我们都应该向她学习。 　　 　　6.wishful thinking 如意算盘，痴心妄想 　　A: My son is coming home for the holiday. 　　我儿子要回来度假了。 　　B: Great! Will he stay long? 　　太好了，他这次能待很长时间吗？ 　　A: Just a week. I quite like the girl I am working with, and I wish they could meet and become a couple. 　　只有一周。我很喜欢和我一起工作的女孩，希望他俩有机会认识，成为一对。 　　B: Maybe it is only your wishful thinking.After all, the time is too short for them to really know each other. 　　或许这只是你的如意算盘，毕竟时间太短了，他们没法深入了