Unit 4 - Lesson 2

Since I finished my work early, I find myself at a loose end for the rest of the day.

压垮, 使应接不暇

The students were snowed under with assignments and exams, making it a challenging semester.

学生们被作业和考试压得喘不过气来，使得这个学期充满挑战。

排队, 站成一排

The students lined up to get their lunch.

学生们排队领取午餐。

绑紧, 系牢

Before sailing, sailors tie the boat up to the dock.

在航行之前，水手们将船系在码头上。

失败, 落空

Despite careful preparation, the business deal began to fall through at the last minute.

尽管准备充分，但生意交易在最后一刻开始失败。

继续, 前进

She received approval from her manager to go ahead with the new marketing campaign.

她得到了经理的批准，继续进行新的营销活动。

逃避, 摆脱

He always tries to get out of doing his chores.

他总是试图逃避做家务。

取消, 中止

We might need to call off the picnic if it keeps raining.

如果继续下雨，我们可能需要取消野餐。

逐渐减少, 逐步关闭

The company plans to wind down its operations over the next six months.

该公司计划在未来六个月内逐步停止其业务。

出现, 突然发生

Just before the event, technical difficulties cropped up, causing a slight delay in the scheduled program.

就在活动开始前，技术问题突然出现，导致预定节目略有延迟。