ditch
抛弃
例句:
She ditched her boyfriend for the rock star.
她抛弃了她的男朋友而爱上了这个摇滚舞星。
Let's ditch school today!(But don't do it really!)
今天我们逃学吧!(但可别真的这么做呀!)
beat about the bush
旁敲侧击、说话拐弯抹角
例句:
Don't beat about the bush and tell me what you want.
别再拐弯抹角了,告诉我你到底要什么吧。
That's terrible.
真糟糕。
例如:
A: We had to cut our vacation short because of the hurricane.
B: Oh, that's terrible.
A:因为刮飓风,我们必须缩短我们的假期。
B:哦,真糟糕。
也可以说:That's too bad.