【周四习语课】Get up your nerve!

今天的习语课，我们学几个跟身体的某个部分相关的习语。

1、keep an eye on 照看；留神；密切注意

Would you please keep an eye on my things while I go to the men’s room?

我去洗手间的时候您能不能照看一下我的东西？

A: I’ll be back in five minutes. Meanwhile, make sure you keep an eye on Tommy.

B: Don’t worry. I can take care of him.

A：我五分钟后回来。这段时间里，你一定要照看好汤米。

B：别担心，我会照看好他的。

2、get up the nerve 鼓起勇气（做某事）

A: I wish I could get up the nerve to ask her for a date.

B: Don’t just stay here and wait. Go ahead and do it.

A：我希望我能鼓起勇气去约她。

B：别呆在这里等着呵。去约她呀。

I hope I finally get up my nerve to ask my boss for a raise.

我希望我最终能鼓起勇气跟老板要求加薪。

So you finally got up the nerve to quit that lousy company. Congratulations.

你终于鼓起勇气离开那间糟糕的公司了。祝贺你。

3、on the tip of one’s tongue就在嘴边；差点就想起来了。

Wait, wait. I can almost remember. It’s on the tip of my tongue.

等等。我差点就想起来了。就在我嘴边了。

What is her name? It's on the tip of my tongue. Joan. Joan Simpson. That's it!

她叫什么名字来着？就在我嘴边了。琼，琼·辛普森，对了！

A: What’s the name of that song?

B: Oh, it’s on the tip of my tongue.

A：那首歌的名字叫什么？

B：哦，就在我嘴边了。

Now it's your time to open your mouth and follow me! 张开嘴巴跟着录音练起来！

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