【英语趣味课堂】在婚礼上歌唱-Singing at the Wedding
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（单词翻译）
Learn Vocabulary from the Lesson
riding on
It is a big day so there would be a lot riding on it.
Here the phrasal verb ride on just means to depend on. So if there is a lot riding on her singing, that just means people are depending on her to perform well. Notice the following:
He has a lot riding on the job interview.
We had a lot riding on the experiment, so we were sad when it failed.
deal directly
You don't deal directly with the
venues1.
When you deal directly with other people, that means you do not go through anyone else when arranging something. Notice the following:
I do not talk with
salespeople2. I deal directly with the managers.
She deals directly with the factories, not the stores.
make a booking
They make a booking for the wedding.
When you make a booking, you make a reservation. Notice the following:
We made a booking for a room at the Hyatt.
We make a booking but cancelled it the next day.
The weddings are choreographed to a certain degree?
When something, such as a wedding, is choreographed that means it is planned so everything must be done
precisely5 during the ceremony and reception. Dancing is something that is highly choreographed. Notice the following:
The party was too choreographed, so no one had any fun.
down pat
They have the weddings down pat.
When something is 'down pat' that means it has been mastered
perfectly6 or memorized so it is easy to recall. Notice the following:
After driving the same streets for years, the bus driver has the bus route down pat.
For the school play, I have my lines down pat. I think I am ready.
重点词汇：
Learn Vocabulary from the Lesson
riding on
It is a big day so there would be a lot riding on it.
Here the phrasal verb ride on just means to depend on. So if there is a lot riding on her singing, that just means people are depending on her to perform well. Notice the following:
He has a lot riding on the job interview.
We had a lot riding on the experiment, so we were sad when it failed.
deal directly
You don't deal directly with the venues.
When you deal directly with other people, that means you do not go through anyone else when arranging something. Notice the following:
I do not talk with salespeople. I deal directly with the managers.
She deals directly with the factories, not the stores.
make a booking
They make a booking for the wedding.
When you make a booking, you make a reservation. Notice the following:
We made a booking for a room at the Hyatt.
We make a booking but cancelled it the next day.
choreographed
The weddings are choreographed to a certain degree?
When something, such as a wedding, is choreographed that means it is planned so everything must be done precisely during the ceremony and reception. Dancing is something that is highly choreographed. Notice the following:
Successful sports teams often choreograph their practices.
The party was too choreographed, so no one had any fun.
down pat
They have the weddings down pat.
When something is 'down pat' that means it has been mastered perfectly or memorized so it is easy to recall. Notice the following:
After driving the same streets for years, the bus driver has the bus route down pat.
For the school play, I have my lines down pat. I think I am ready.
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