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迷你对话学地道口语第716期:前功尽弃而重头开始

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 Subject: If your design didn’t work, it’s back to square one.

迷你对话A: Have you considered my suggestion?
你考虑了我的意见吗?
B: Of course. But I cannot agree with you. If your design doesn’t work, it’s back to square one.
当然考虑了,但是我不同意你的看法。如果你的设计方案失败了,所有的一切都得重新开始。
地道表达back to square one1. 解词释义Be back to square one的字面意思是“回到方块一”,比喻为“失败后回到起点,前功尽弃而一切重新开始”。它与棋盘游戏有关,square在这里是指“棋盘上的每一格”。无论玩什么棋,你都得从棋盘上的第一个方格跳起,如果一局中有人犯规,这盘棋就得毁掉而重新再来。
2. 拓展例句e.g. That idea hasn't worked, so we're back to square one.
那主意行不通, 得从头再来。
e.g. If your complaint is not upheld, you may feel you are back to square one.
如果你的投诉没有得到支持,你可能会感到自己又得重新开始。
e.g. We got a phone call from the lawyers and it was back to square one.
我们接到了律师的一个电话,一切又得从头开始。
e.g. The attempt failed and we had to go back to square one.
尝试失败了,因此我们得重新开始。
Ps 1:consider one’s suggestion:考虑某人的建议Ps 2:agree with sb表示“同意某人的意见,想法或观点”。例如:
I strongly suspect that most ordinary people would agree with me.
我坚定地认为绝大部分老百姓会赞同我的观点。
I see your point but I'm not sure I agree with you.
我明白你的观点,但恐怕我不能苟同。
Ps 3:表示“某事情成功了”,可以说:Something works. Work在这里是不起作用的意思。某事物没有”发挥出其作用”,那也就是“成功”了的意思。
Did the cleaning fluid work on that stain?
这种洗涤剂成功去掉那块污斑吗?
My plan worked, and I got them to agree.
我的想法成功了, 我让他们同意了。

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0 agree DKSyI     
vi.同意,赞成,承认,适合;vt.同意
参考例句:
  • I totally agree with you.我完全同意你的看法。
  • They could not agree about who should do the work.对于谁该做这项工作,他们意见不一致。
0 attempt hO1yA     
n.企图,试图;vt.尝试,试图
参考例句:
  • This is a useless attempt.这是个无用的试图。
  • Our last attempt proved successful.我们最后的尝试成功了。
0 call QTsyt     
v.喊;叫;打电话
参考例句:
  • You can call me Harry.你可以叫我哈里。
  • I'll call her back.我给她回电话。
0 cleaning Uw8zFq     
n.清洁,打扫;(家畜等的)胞衣v.(使)清洁( clean的现在分词 );变干净;除去…的灰尘;使…干净
参考例句:
  • They pay someone to do the cleaning . 他们花钱雇人打扫。
  • I have organized the cleaning on a day-to-day basis , until our usual cleaner returns. 我已安排了在清洁工回来之前每天的清洁工作。
0 complaint FOPz5     
n.诉苦,抱怨,牢骚,委屈,疾病
参考例句:
  • This is a cause of complaint.这是抱怨的原因。
  • He has a heart complaint.他有心脏病。
0 considered uvTzqU     
adj.经过仔细考虑的;经过深思熟虑的;受尊敬的;经过深思熟虑的看法v.考虑( consider的过去式和过去分词);想;注意;看重
参考例句:
  • The law is the final arbiter of what is considered obscene. 何谓猥亵最终由法律裁决。
  • She considered her options. 她仔细考虑了自己的各种选择。
0 course 1zcx6     
n.课程,讲座,过程,路线,一道(菜)
参考例句:
  • The college course was then cut to three years.大学学制那时缩短到三年。
  • Of course,I don't always sleep in the afternoons.当然,我并不总是在下午睡觉。
0 design ow0xU     
vt.设计,构思,绘制;vi. 计划,谋划;设计,构思,绘制;n.设计,图样;计划,企图
参考例句:
  • It was done by design and not by accident.这事是故意做出来的。
  • This piece of cloth has a new design.这块布图案新颖。
0 did SvwxP     
v.动词do的过去式
参考例句:
  • How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球?
  • Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢?
0 e e1671797c52e15f763380b45e841ec32     
n.英语字母表的第5个字母;C大调音阶中的第三音
参考例句:
  • The "e" in " time" is a silent letter. time中的e不发音。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • You've made a mistake -- you've left out the letter e. 你出了一个错,把字母e 落了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
0 failed failed     
adj.失败了的,不成功的v.在…中失败( fail的过去式和过去分词 );衰退;衰弱;破产
参考例句:
  • The plan was brilliant in its conception but failed because of lack of money. 尽管这计划构想绝妙,但终因资金不足而告流产。
  • The child was killed when a car failed to stop at the crossing. 汽车在人行横道线未能停车,结果把小孩撞死了。
0 feel aklxj     
v.感觉,觉得;触摸
参考例句:
  • How do you feel now?你感觉怎么样?
  • I feel bad this morning.今天早晨我感觉不舒服。
0 fluid TgqzE     
n.流体,液体;adj.流体的,流动的
参考例句:
  • Fluid includes both gasses and liquids.流体包括气体和液体。
  • The weather is fluid in summer.夏天天气多变。
0 got wfuxi     
v.(get的过去式)得到,猜到,明白
参考例句:
  • I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
  • I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。
0 had FeBxb     
vbl.have的过去式和过去分词;conj.有
参考例句:
  • I just had a good idea!我有个好主意!
  • The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。
0 idea ubuxF     
n.主意,办法;理想,思想,概念,意见
参考例句:
  • I have my own idea.我有自己的想法。
  • They agree to my idea.他们同意我的意见。
0 lawyers acb03a8e646d8a3145d8fa45ee59f8e7     
n.律师,法学家( lawyer的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The committee is composed mainly of lawyers. 委员会主要由律师组成。
  • Our lawyers will niggle over every little detail of the case. 我们的律师们会就这个案件的每一个细节进行辩论。 来自《简明英汉词典》
0 most 9nczju     
adj.最多的(many,much的最高级)
参考例句:
  • Most students like pop songs.大多数学生喜欢流行歌曲。
  • Math is the most difficult.数学是最难的。
0 ordinary EJcxs     
adj.平常的,普通的;n.常事,常例,普通的人
参考例句:
  • Her new house is certainly out of the ordinary.她的新居真是不同凡响。
  • That is quite an ordinary event.那是极平常的一件事。
0 people XMuxp     
n.人们,人;(the-)人民;一国人民,民族
参考例句:
  • Young people like popular music.年轻人喜欢流行音乐。
  • There are more than five billion people on earth.地球上有50多亿人口。
0 phone VNxxf     
n.(口语telephone)电话,电话机;v.打电话
参考例句:
  • Could I use the phone,sir?我能打电话么,先生?
  • Phone the lawyer at once.马上给律师打电话。
0 plan UNOxW     
n.计划,策略,方法;v.计划,设计,意欲
参考例句:
  • What do you plan to do during the holidays?你打算在假期里做什么?
  • I talked with him about our plan,and he wanted in.我同他谈了我们的计划,他想参加。
0 point zO4x1     
n.点,要点,尖端,细节,目标;v.指出,瞄准
参考例句:
  • He missed the point of the joke.他错过了那个笑话的要点。
  • Do you have any questions at this point?就这一点你们还有什么问题吗?
0 square Cv3wV     
adj.正方形的;平方的;n.正方形;广场;v.求平方
参考例句:
  • This is the famous square.这是那个著名的广场。
  • A square has four corners.正方形有四个角。
0 stain muAws     
n.污染,污点,著色;v.沾染,染污,著色
参考例句:
  • It will remain an indelible stain on his memory.这将成为他记忆中一个不可磨灭的污点。
  • Does this material stain easily?这种料子容易染色吗?
0 strongly fhgzCu     
adv.强烈地,有利地,坚定地
参考例句:
  • I would strongly advise against going out on your own.我要极力奉劝你别单独外出。
  • He was strongly disinclined to believe anything that she said.她说什么他都坚决不肯相信。
0 suggestion Ys1w1     
n.建议,意见;细微的迹象;暗示,联想
参考例句:
  • Might I make a suggestion?我可以提个建议吗?
  • Give me time to look your suggestion over.给我时间仔细考虑一下你的建议。
0 sure wHkza     
adj.肯定的;一定会…的;有信心的,有把握的
参考例句:
  • I'm sure he wouldn't mind.我肯定他不会介意。
  • I am sure they'll succeed.我肯定他们会成功。
0 suspect OrUw5     
n.嫌疑犯;adj.令人怀疑的,不可信的;v.怀疑,猜想
参考例句:
  • The police suspect him of having taken the money.警察怀疑钱是他偷的。
  • I suspect him to know everything about that.我猜想那件事他全都知道了。
0 upheld 95cf69c57df0733981ebba514bd3edbf     
支持( uphold的过去式和过去分词 ); 维持; 赞成; 支撑
参考例句:
  • A federal judge upheld the undercover Methods: Used in the case. 一位联邦法官主张在此案中使用秘密的方法。
  • They upheld our opinions. 他们支持我们的意见。
0 was bglwv     
v.(is,am的过去式)是,在
参考例句:
  • He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
  • He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。
0 work OoOyu     
n.工作,劳动
参考例句:
  • We all work hard.我们都努力工作。
  • Her work is to take care of the children.她的工作是照料好孩子。
0 worked CegzHA     
adj.处理过的,作装饰用的v.(使)工作( work的过去式和过去分词 );(使)运作;运转;(使)产生效果
参考例句:
  • It worked contrariwise—first you dialled the number, then you put the money in. 这部电话的操作方式相反,即先拨通号码,然后投入钱币。
  • Initially, the system worked well. 开始时系统运转良好。
0 works ieuzIh     
n.作品,著作;工厂,活动部件,机件
参考例句:
  • We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
  • The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。
0 would 8fPwB     
aux.will的过去式;愿,要;常常;大概;将要,会
参考例句:
  • Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说?
  • Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗?

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