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重点词汇词组

1. I showed you my hand

show sb's hand 摊牌；表明意图

例：Keep the names of the team secret - don't show your hand until the day of the game.

球队的名称要保密——比赛那天再宣布。

相关俚语：

hand in glove 密切合作（常指干坏事），相勾结

例：It was rumoured at the time that some of the gangs were working hand in glove with the police.

当时有传言说一些匪徒和警方勾结。

2. That this was meant to be

be meant to be sth. （因能力、命运等）注定......

例：I believe he is meant to be a soldier.

我相信他天生是要当军人的。

常见搭配：

be meant to do sth. 应该......，预期......

例：These batteries are meant to last for a year.

这些电池应该能用一年。

3. So I kept my cards closed, to my foolproof vest

keep/hold sb's cards close to sb's vest/chest 对（计划等）守口如瓶，对（打算）秘而不宣

例：You never quite know what Barry's going to do next - he keeps his cards very close to his chest.

你永远不太会知道巴里接下来会有什么举动--他总是守口如瓶。

相关俚语：

put/lay sb's cards on the table 摊牌，（把想法和意图）和盘托出

例：I thought it was time I laid my cards on the table, so I told him that I had no intention of marrying him.

我觉得到摊牌的时候了，于是就告诉了他我并不打算嫁给他。

4. But you called my bluff

bluff 虚张声势；吓唬

例：Tony seems to know a lot about music, but sometimes I think he's only bluffing.

托尼似乎对音乐很了解，但有时我觉得他只是在装样子。

常见搭配：

bluff sb's way into/out of sth. 蒙混过关

例：He's one of those people who is very good at bluffing their way out of trouble.

他属于那种善于蒙混过关摆脱麻烦的人。

5. You could fall for a thousand kings

fall for sb. 对......倾心，迷恋......

例：She always falls for older men.

她总是爱上年纪比较大的男人。

常见搭配：

fall down 倒下，倒地

例：Our apple tree fell down in the storm.

我们的苹果树在暴风雨中被刮倒了。

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