第一,迷你对话
A: How's Bob coming along on his dissertation plan?
鲍勃的论文计划怎么样了?
B:He's really been dragging his feet.
他太拖拖拉拉了。
A: Why is he behaving like this?
他为什么这样呢?
B: He doesn't like it very much.
他不太喜欢他的论文。
第二,词海拾贝
drag one’s feet
exp. To move slowly and reluctantly because one does not want to do something. (拖拖拉拉,行动迟缓)
e.g. We can't be late for the dentist, so quit dragging your feet and get in the car!
我们去看牙医不能迟到,所以别磨蹭了,上车吧!
e.g. The children wanted to watch TV, and dragged their feet when their mother told them to go to bed.
孩子们想看电视,母亲叫他们上床的时候,他们就慢吞吞地。
Tom dragged his feet when he was told to turn off the TV and go to bed.
当汤姆被告知关掉电视后上床睡觉时,他就慢吞吞的,故意拖延。
第三,语汇积累
come along
1. 出现
e.g. You should be ready to solve any problem that may come along.
你应该随时准备解决可能出现的问题。
e.g. If your car breaks down, just sit tight and wait for the police to come along.
如果你的车子抛锚,就留在原处不动,等警察来。
2. 一起来
e.g. Jim whispered and said he was feeling powerful sick and told me to come along.
吉姆悄悄儿说他觉得挺不对劲儿,叫我跟着他走。
e.g. "Come along with me," said Mike. "I can introduce you to something dead swell."
Mike说:“跟我去吧,我可以给你介绍漂亮极了的小妾。”
第五,句型
1. 某人做某事进展如何?
How is someone coming along on something?
2.某事进展如何?
How is something coming along?