跟艾米莉一起学口语 第69期:任由...摆布

 　　at the mercy of 完全有……支配，任由……摆布例句：

　　I'm not going to put myself at the mercy of the bank.

　　我不想任由银行摆布。

　　We were at the mercy of the enemy.

　　我们的命运掌握在敌人手里。

　　A:Why are you still here? You are supposed to be in the cram¹ school now?

　　你怎么还在这里？你不是应该在图书馆吗？

　　B:Because I think it's more meaningful to read some books at home. Come on, this is my life, I don't wanna put myself at the mercy of others.

　　因为我觉得在家里读书更有意义。这是我的人生，我不想任由别人摆布。

　　背景音乐：

　　Jacob Latimore、Issa——like 'Em All

 

1 cram   

v.填塞，塞满，临时抱佛脚，为考试而学习

参考例句：

• There was such a cram in the church.教堂里拥挤得要命。
• The room's full,we can't cram any more people in.屋里满满的，再也挤不进去人了。