如果你 “take a leaf out of someone’s book(從某人的書中取出一頁)”,意思就是你 “效仿某人的成功案例,以某人為榜樣”。
Take a leaf out of Rob’s book and start cycling to work.
以羅布為榜樣,開始騎自行車上班吧。
He took a leaf out of his friend’s book and started revising two months before his exams.
他效仿一位朋友的學(xué)習(xí)方法,在考試前兩個月就開始復(fù)習(xí)。
I’m taking a leaf out of Xiao Rui’s book and bringing my own lunch to work to save money.
我效仿肖瑞,上班自帶午餐來省錢。