感恩節(jié)菲爾邀請(qǐng)了朋友肯尼斯來(lái)家里做客，克萊爾以這位朋友沒(méi)上大學(xué)的經(jīng)歷想讓海莉引以為戒，沒(méi)想這位朋友現(xiàn)在創(chuàng)業(yè)成了大富翁，菲爾怪克萊爾經(jīng)常打擊他的奇思妙想毀掉他的“錢(qián)”程。來(lái)看《摩登家庭》第三季第九集。

1. have a soft spot for sb

soft spot指的是易受打動(dòng)之點(diǎn)，有點(diǎn)“軟肋”的意味。

have a soft spot for sb常指莫名其妙地“十分喜愛(ài)（某人）”。

She'd always had a soft spot for her younger nephew.

她一直很喜歡她的小侄子。

2. ride a wave

△肯尼斯是個(gè)億萬(wàn)富翁，在創(chuàng)業(yè)浪潮中賺了很多錢(qián)。

ride (on) a wave of sth是個(gè)很形象的短語(yǔ)，表示“乘…之勢(shì)；借…的東風(fēng)”

The new president is riding (on) a wave of popularity.

新總統(tǒng)深得人心，大獲其益。

3. upstage

upstage是“搶…的風(fēng)頭”的意思，再補(bǔ)充兩個(gè)近義表達(dá)：

①steal sb's thunder

Sandy stole my thunder when she announced that she was pregnant two days before I'd planned to tell people about my pregnancy.

在我打算告訴大家我懷孕的消息之前兩天，桑迪搶先宣布她懷孕了，搶了我的風(fēng)頭。

②steal the show

Despite fine acting by several well-known stars it was a young newcomer who stole the show.

盡管幾位名角演出都很出色，卻未曾想竟讓一名新秀搶盡風(fēng)頭。

4. put/lay your cards on the table

put/lay your cards on the table？把牌放在桌子上，也就是“攤牌，和盤(pán)托出”的意思。

英語(yǔ)里“攤牌”還可以說(shuō)：

①show your hand

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

球隊(duì)的名稱(chēng)要保密——比賽那天再宣布。

②tip your hand

Despite weeks of media speculation, the president refused to tip his hand about his plans for re-election.

盡管數(shù)周來(lái)媒體都在猜測(cè)，但總統(tǒng)拒絕透露爭(zhēng)取連任的計(jì)劃。

（來(lái)源：滬江英語(yǔ)  編輯：yaning）