第一,迷你对话
A: Let George cut and win her.
让George插手把她弄到手。
B: You mean, strike while the iron is hot.
你的意思是趁热打铁。
A: Yeah. You know she is fresh to the school.
是的,你知道她刚来学校不久。
B: And have not relatives here, so she maybe will feel lonely sometimes.
甚至在这里没有亲戚,所以她也许有时候会感到孤独的。
A: Right. It is a good start for a romantic story.
是的,一个浪漫的故事,美好地开始了。
第二,地道表达
strike while the iron is hot
解词释义
Strike while the iron is hot的意思是“趁热打铁”。
拓展范例
E.g. Strike while the iron is hot, you know-while she's fresh to the town.
趁热打铁,现在她刚到这个城市,正是好时候。
E.g. Some good airline stock is offered at a low price, I must strike while the iron is hot.
有些航空股票正在低价卖出,我必须及时购进。
第三,好词妙语
a good start:好的开端
E.g. This gave him a good start in life.
这对他的一生是个良好的开端。
E.g. He had a good start, but I rowed him down.
他在开始领先,但我随后就划着赶上他了。