blind-date 相亲

She is arranging a blind date for me.

她在给我安排相亲。

She never goes on blind dates.

她从来不去相亲。

persistently 一次又一次地；坚持不懈地

I told her, persistently.

我一次又一次地告诉她。

The allegations have been persistently denied by ministers.

这些说法被部长们一再否认。

come to terms with 接受（令人不快的事物）；与某事妥协

It's OK. I've come to terms with the facts.

没关系，我已经接受了现实。

I tried. I failed. I've come to terms with it.

我试过但没成功，我已经妥协了。

brazen 无所顾忌的；肆无忌惮的

This is brazen.

这太无耻了。

That brazen guy told lie after lie.

那个厚脸皮的家伙谎话连篇。

gauche 拘谨的；不善交际的

We're all a bit gauche when we're young.

年轻的时候我们都有点放不开。

She was a rather gauche creature.

她是个非常不善交际的人。

softie 有同情心的人；心软的人

He is a softie.

他是个容易心软的人。

There's no need to be afraid of him ─ he's a big softie.

没必要害怕他——他心肠特好。

on and off 不时地；断断续续地

The girl he dated went out with him on and off.

和她约会的女孩不时地和他出去。

I have worked there on and off for almost ten years.

我在那里断断续续地工作了近十年。

三角恋 love triangle

I didn't sign up for some creepy love triangle.

我当初可不是为了恶心三角恋而和你在一起。

It eventually turned into a love triangle.

这最后变成了一段三角恋。

blank out 刻意忘记

You can just laugh at it and blank it out.

你可以笑一笑，然后把这件事忘记。

I learned to blank those feelings out.

我学着努力忘记那些感觉。

onus 职责；责任

The onus is on the government.

这个责任在政府身上。

I believe the onus is upon us to vote down the project.

我认为我们有责任否决这项工程。