第一, 迷你对话
A: Tom should lean to look after himself.
Tom应该学会照料自己了。
B: Yeah, he can’t always have us at his back.
是的,他不能总指望我们支持他。
A: Let’s talk to him about it.
咱们跟他谈谈吧。
B: OK. It is the time.
好的,是时候了。
第二, 地道表达
have sb. at one’s back
1. 解词释义
Havesb. at one's back的意思是“有......做后台”“有......支持”。
2. 拓展范例
e.g. I want to have you at my back.
我想得到你们的支持。