今天第一次开这种multi team的联合会议,我问另一个组的人“Did you happen to have the agenda for today? Or has anyone made a agenda yet?". 他说"I don't think we have a agenda because it's first time, let's play it by ear".
这个To play it by ear,其实口语老师也说过,只不过自己从来没有用过,今天突然听到native这么说,老师讲的东西就又想起来了。
play (music) by ear本来是说凭记忆演奏,即兴演奏。因此由此而产生一个俗语 play it by ear意思就是:事先没准备根据情况决定;见机行事
例如:
“I haven't had a chance to prepare any notes, so all I can do is to start talking and play it by ear.”
“我今天没有什么准备,所以就只好讲到哪儿算哪儿了。”
又如:
“I am not sure if my wife wants me to go shopping with her on Sunday. If she decides to go with her sister instead, then I can play tennis with you. Let's just play it by ear.
“我还不知道星期天我太太是否要我陪她去买东西。要是她决定和她姐姐一起去,那我就能和你去打网球。我们就瞧着办吧!”
这个To play it by ear,其实口语老师也说过,只不过自己从来没有用过,今天突然听到native这么说,老师讲的东西就又想起来了。
play (music) by ear本来是说凭记忆演奏,即兴演奏。因此由此而产生一个俗语 play it by ear意思就是:事先没准备根据情况决定;见机行事
例如:
“I haven't had a chance to prepare any notes, so all I can do is to start talking and play it by ear.”
“我今天没有什么准备,所以就只好讲到哪儿算哪儿了。”
又如:
“I am not sure if my wife wants me to go shopping with her on Sunday. If she decides to go with her sister instead, then I can play tennis with you. Let's just play it by ear.
“我还不知道星期天我太太是否要我陪她去买东西。要是她决定和她姐姐一起去,那我就能和你去打网球。我们就瞧着办吧!”