55. The problem for me was that there were no symptoms; it seemed to have sneaked up on me.
點(diǎn)睛
sneak up為美國(guó)俚語(yǔ)，意為“悄悄爬上來(lái)；鬼鬼祟祟地行事”。如：
Don't sneak up behind; you scared me. 不要突然在我后面出現(xiàn)，你嚇壞我了。
在口語(yǔ)中，俚語(yǔ)是很常見(jiàn)的，但是俚語(yǔ)又是很多考生的弱項(xiàng)，這就要求考生在平時(shí)的學(xué)習(xí)中注意收集一些常用俚語(yǔ)。
考點(diǎn)歸納
比較常見(jiàn)的俚語(yǔ)有：
go up in smoke意為“成為泡影”。如：
Peter's vacation plans went up in smoke when a crisis arose in the office. 辦公室里出了問(wèn)題，彼得的假期泡湯了。
come again意為“再說(shuō)一遍”。如：
Come again? I didn't quite understand what you said. 再說(shuō)一遍好嗎？你剛才說(shuō)的話我不太明白。
spill the beans意為“泄露秘密”。如：
Don't spill the beans. It's supposed to be a secret. 別說(shuō)漏了嘴，這可是個(gè)秘密哦！
in hot water意為“有麻煩”。如：
He is in hot water with his girlfriend recently. 最近他跟女友的關(guān)系有點(diǎn)僵。
go with the flow意為“隨從大家的意見(jiàn)”。如：
Sharon is an easy-going person. She always goes with the flow. 莎倫是個(gè)隨和的人。她總是聽(tīng)大家的意見(jiàn)。
get the ball rolling意為“開(kāi)始”。如：
Let's get the ball rolling. 我們開(kāi)始吧。
get one's feet wet意為“參與；開(kāi)始做”。如：
It's not good to concentrate all your efforts on just writing. You should get your feet wet and try painting or dancing. 光把時(shí)間用在寫(xiě)作上對(duì)你不好。你應(yīng)該嘗試一下繪畫(huà)或舞蹈。
