迷你对话学地道口语第497期:非常在行,知道诀窍(在线收听

  Subject: One of my friends knows the ropes.
迷你对话
A: The paper is done well.
这篇论文写得不错。
B: One of my friends knows the ropes. I asked her to help me.
我的一位朋友对此非常在行,我找她帮我的。
地道表达
know the ropes
1. 解词释义
Know the ropes指的是“知道内情,知道窍门,懂得秘诀,对某事了如指掌,非常在行”。其英文解释为:know knowledge of how to do something; how to work something。词语也可以说为learn the ropes。
2. 拓展例句
e.g. John is very slow to learn the ropes.
约翰上手很慢。
e.g. I've been to the country before, so I know the ropes.
以前我去过那个国家,所以知道那里的情况。
e.g. When you know the ropes this job is quite straightforward.
你知道干这事的窍门,干起来就相当顺利。
e.g.You have to practice one year before you really know the ropes.
你必须练习—年后,才会真正懂得诀窍。

  原文地址:http://www.tingroom.com/lesson/mndhddky/264347.html