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图解美国接头常用英语俚语K-3: Keep one's shirt on/ Kick backcrossed (mp3)

1. Keep one's shirt on ①别紧张;②别发火

① Keep your shirt on: we have plenty of time to catch the train.
你别太紧张了,我们还有时间,足够赶到火车站去。

② Honey, keep your shirt on, please! I don't mean to be late.
亲爱的,请你别发货,我不是有意迟到的。

释义:

keep your shirt on: 本义是穿着你的衬衣,引申为别紧张和保持冷静。

2. Kick back (动词)①放松;②报复;③给回扣

① I really need to kick back during the holiday season.
我假期时真的需要好好放松一下。

② The United States decided to kick back after the incident.
事件发生后,美国决定要报复。

③ The company had to kick back a lot to the corrupt officer.
这家公司必须给腐败的政府官员很大一笔回扣。