”看美剧学英文“专栏第十一期来了。我们继续总结英剧Sex Education中的十个高频语言点。
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by any chance
表示“或许，可能”，一般都用用于问句，询问是否真实、可能。
顺便讲解一个地道表达：
On the off chance that...
表示“心存侥幸地，怀着渺茫希望地”，有点类似于汉语中的“万一”。比如◇杰瑞搭飞机去了成都，心想着或许能遇到汤姆：
Jerry had taken a flight to Chengdu
on the off chance that
he might be able to meet Tom.
《经济学人》一篇关于气候变化的文章也用到了这一表达：
It took me a couple of days to figure out why I wasn't so excited about this prospect, even
on the off chance that
it works, and then, as Tom Friedman would say, it hit me.
withering
表示“尖刻的，使人难堪的，咄咄逼人的"（
A withering look or remark is very critical, and is intended to make someone feel ashamed or stupid)
，比如：
◇She gave him a
withering
look.
她极其蔑视地看了他一眼。
动词
wither
本义是植物“枯萎，干枯”，引申为“逐渐疲弱，每况愈下”
(to gradually become weaker or less successful and then end )
，比如：
◇His career had
withered
.
他的职业生涯已每况愈下。
be out of one's favour/be out of favour with sb
表示“不受...喜爱”，比如：
◇The stock is currently
out of favor with
investors.
这只股票现在已不受投资者追捧了。
再比如：她在同事中人缘不好。我们可以说：
◇She is
out of fav
our with
her
colleagues
.
替换掉我们熟悉的She is unpopular with her colleagues.
反义表达为
be in one's favour
，
be in favour with sb
表示“受...喜爱”，比如：
◇The island is very much
in favour
as a holiday destination.
该岛作为度假地极受欢迎。
as of/from sth
表示“自某一时间起”
(starting from a particular time or date and continuing)。
clear the air
表示"消除隔阂，消除怨愤"
(to remove the bad feelings between people)
。比如：
◇I had a massive argument with my boyfriend, but at least it has c
leared the air.
我和男朋友大吵了一架，不过这至少消除了误解。
see sth through
表示“把...进行到底；坚持完成”
(to not give up doing a task, project, etc. until it is finished)
，比如：
◇She's determined to
see
the job
through
.
她决心完成这项工作。
put sb's mind at ease/rest
表示“安慰，使...宽心“
(to do or say sth to make sb stop worrying about sth)
。
ease up/off
表示”放松，松懈“
(
If you ease up, you start to make less effort)
，比如”随着年龄增长，他工作起来就不再那么拼命了” 我们可以说：
As he got older, he started to
ease up
a little.
ease up/off (on sb)
还可表示“不再为难，不再对...苛刻”
(to start to treat someone less severely)
，比如“我希望我的上司能对我宽厚一些”：
I wish my supervisor would
ease up on
me a bit.
《经济学人》一篇文章的标题也用到了ease up on sb：
ease
作动词可表示“小心缓慢地移动”，比如
◇He eased himself into a chair
.他轻手轻脚地坐到椅子上。
ease sb into sth
引申为“使...熟悉”新事物
(to become or help sb to become familiar with sth new, especially a new job)
。
in disarray
表示”混乱，凌乱“
(If people or things are in disarray, they are disorganized and confused)
，比如：
自新型冠状病毒爆发以来，该城市就一直处于混乱状态。
◇Ever since the outbreak of coronavirus, the city has been
in disarray
.
再分享一句名言
：A time of disarray is also a moment of opportunity.
pull sb together
也是口语里高频表达，表示“振作起来，冷静下来”
(to take control of your feelings and behave in a calm way)
，比如：
◇Stop crying and pull yourself together!
别哭了，振作起来！
be/get caught up in sth
表示“专注于...，投入于...”
(so involved in an activity that you do not notice other things)
