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吉林新东方2015-12-15 16:20朱博

  Violet找到了理想的adoptive parents,但是Luke似乎不太喜欢把自己的宝贝儿送去领养的idea,所以Christy又有活儿干了…


  run in the family

  To be a common feature in a particular family. 如果说某项特质在某个家庭中世代相传,就是something runs in the family. 例如:

  Heart disease runs in the family.

  Artistic talent seems to run in the family.

  come around / round (to something)

  To change your mood or your opinion. 如果你对某事改变想法,就叫做come around to something,例如:

  He’ll never come round to our way of thinking.

  另外,它也表示去某人家里做短暂的拜访,例如:

  Do come around and see us some time.

  be (all) for the best

  有时候有些做法跟决定目前看起来很糟或者很让人痛心,但是从长远的角度来讲,这是最好的做法和打算。语义上有时很像我们常说的“长痛不如短痛”。例如:

  I don’t want you to leave, but perhaps it’s for the best.

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