Word Preparation
- under the weather:感觉不舒服;生病了
I feel sort of under the weather today. 我今天感觉有点不舒服。
I noticed that the cat was looking a little under the weather. 我发现这只猫现在看上去是病了。 - an awful lot (of something):很多
I've got an awful lot of work to do. 我还有一大堆工作要做。
I don't know an awful a lot about art, but I'm learning. 艺术我不懂得很多,但是我在学。 - likewise:同样;也是如此
- Nice meeting you, Mr. Johnson. (离别时) Johnson先生,今天幸会啊。
- Likewise. 彼此彼此
Just water these plants twice a week, and likewise with the ones in the bedroom
这些花草一周浇两次水就行,卧室里的也是如此。 - Same old, same old:老样子
- How's work going? 工作怎么样啊?
- Oh, you know. Same old, same old. 唉,你懂的,老样子呗。
Most people just keep on doing the same old, same old every day.
多数人每天只是做着相同的事情。 - I'm coping:我还能应付
You might think that when someone says, "I'm coping," that it's not such a big deal. You'd be wrong.
别人说“我还能应付”时,如果你觉得不是什么大事,那你就错了。
I've been feeling hopeless these days and I don't feel like I'm coping.
这些天我感觉无望,觉得自己应付不来。 - I must be on my way. 我必须得走了。
The train is leaving. I must be on my way. 火车就要开了,我必须得走了。
"I must be on my way," she said, gathering up her handbag. 他收拾起手包,说道:“我必须得走了”。
Grammar
Responding to "What's up?"
You can say "Doing the same thing every day." or "Not much." "Not a lot." Just the usual. Nothing special.
- What have you been doing?
- Not much.
- Hey, Tom. What's up?
- Not a lot.
- What have you been doing?
- Just the usual.
- What's up?
- Oh, you know. Nothing specical.