“把某事暂时放在一边”真的只是put it aside吗?
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有时候真是计划赶不上变化快,多少人的旅行计划都被“暂时放在了一边”,那native speakers(英语母语者)真的就用“put it aside”来表达他们把某事放在一边了吗?快听听Joy and Chris是怎么用的吧! J: Hi guys. I’m Joy. C: And I’m Chris. Today we are gonna talk about another idiom: put something on the back burner. It can be used when you want to put something off for later, because it’s not the most important thing at the moment. J: Right. When you are cooking, the back burner is usually a place to put something that can wait until later, because it’s not as important as what you are cooking right now. Well, I was actually planning on a vacation with my family this year. But I had to put it on the back burner until this special time is over. Here’s an example of how you can use this idiom: C: Hey Mindy. Are you busy right now? J: Oh I’m just finishing up some paperwork right now. Why? What’s up? C: You are gonna have to put it on the back burner and go to Mr. Harr...
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Published 07/21/20