介绍:
1. play by ear随机应变，见机行事；到时候再议
做一件事不是事先有计划的，而是走着瞧，临时决定。
Eg:He plays the piano by ear他钢琴不看乐谱（play by ear来源于音乐上面）
I will arrange everything and just playit by ear. 我会安排一切并且随机应变。
I didn’t make any plans; let’s just play itby ear.
I am not sure if my wife wants me to goshopping with her on Sunday. If she decides to go with her sister instead, thenI can play tennis with you. Let&`&s just play it by ear."
2. Get cold feet vi.开始感到怀疑(失去勇气；临阵退缩)，害怕做某事
If you say "I am getting cold feet," it means that youare afraid or uncomfortable about doing something.
Eg:He got cold feet at the last minute.他事到临头却退缩了。
Every time i want to ask her out , I get cold feet每次我想约她出去，都打退堂鼓。
Monica: I don&`&t wantto marry Chandler.I&`&ve got cold feet.
Rachel: Look Monica,getting cold feet is very common.
She got cold feet before her wedding.
3. A basket case（因战争或灾难而造成）四肢不全的人，完全没有希望的人,
A: Gloria has a lot of thingsgoing on in her life right now.
B: Yes, she does. Her parents are sick. Her car is not working. She&`&s buildinga new house and she just got a new job.
A: Wow! That&`&s a lot of stress. One more thingand she&`&s going to be abasket case!
国家或组织如公司（经济或金融）困境 The country is an economicbasket case 这个国家经济几近瘫痪
精神失常者 If you describe someone as a basketcase, you think that they are insane.
You&`&re going to think I&`&m a basketcase when I tell you this.
如果我告诉了你这件事，你会认为我脑子进水了。
4. Is she big-boned? 她是不是很魁梧啊？
Isshe petite? (Small, not fat)petite指的是娇小的，a petite girl.
She is vertically challenged.这样是说人家很矮，较婉转，避免伤人mentally challenged心智障碍，低能儿
男生魁梧：Heavy-built, well-built魁梧
