【英语学习札记】 嘉中 I don't want to be someone that you're settling for. I don't want to be someone that anyone settles for. 我不想你将就, 我也不想成为将就的对象。 这是电影 Sleepless in Seattle (西雅图夜未眠)中的一句著名台词。你知道句中 settle for 的意思吗? settle for something “将就”、“勉强接受”“妥协接受”(to accept or agree to something, or to decide to have something, although it is not exactly what 1)Right, I am in my late 20s, but I will never settle for someone I don’t like. 没错,我是快三十了,但我决不会将就找个我不喜欢的人。 2)I don't want to settle for anything but the best. 我只要最好的,不想将就。 3)I had dreams of being an author, but I settled for a job editing other people's manuscripts. 我曾梦想成为一名作家,但最终将就选定了一份编辑他人手稿的工作。 4)We had our eye on a gorgeous four-bedroom house, but it was too much money, so we had to settle for something smaller. 我们看中了一幢漂亮的四居室房子,但那房子太贵了,所以我们只好将就一些更小 的房子安顿下来。 5)It's best to wait for the one you want than settle for the one available. 最好去等待一个你真正爱的人,而不是随随便便地爱上一个来到你身边的人。 6)He wants a full refund and he won’t settle for anything less. 他要全额退款,不会接受其他让步解决方案。 7)It seems to me that I have to settle for the second best. 看来我只好退而求其次了。 8)They were hoping to sell their car for £2,000, but settled for £1,500. 他们希望能以2000英镑的价格卖掉自己的汽车,但最终让价1500英镑售出。 9)He really wanted a bigger raise but decided to settle for what they offered. 其实他想要更高的薪,但还是决定妥协接受他们给出的薪金。 10)But do you really want to settle for pretty good when you can do something very good? 你能做得很棒,难道你真的想接受好了就行了吗? 11)He never settles for less than his best. 不做到最好他决不会罢休。 12)I ' ll settle for a " B" in my photography course。 摄影课能得到B, 我就满意了。 |
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