5月27日学习笔记

Stand in the way of 阻挠，碍事，阻住。。。的路

I do hope this undesirable incident will not stand in the way of our future business.

我希望这件不愉快的事情不会影响我们今后的生意。

I suppose i shouldn’t stand in the way of progress.

我以为我不应当阻挠进步。

He will help you solve the problems that stand in the way of your goal.

他将帮助你解决通向目标道路上的问题。

Put...on the line 冒风险

If we don’t make a profit soon, all our jobs are on the line.

如果我们不尽快产生利润，我们都有失业的风险。

It is inappropriate to put taxpayers’money on the line in resolving the problem.

At one’s expense 在牺牲（或损害）某人的情况下，以某人为代价

He had a great sense of humor and could take a joke at his own expense.

他很有幽默感，能自我解嘲。

He built up a successful business at the expense of his health.

他创建的企业很成功，但却损害了自己的健康。

Spin one’s wheels 徒劳无功

For almost an hour now he has been spinning his wheels, accomplishing nothing.

差不多一个小时过去了，他徒劳无功，一事无成。

One of the biggest producers of stress is going to bed feeling like you accomplished nothing 

Nothing all day but spin your wheels.

造成压力的一大原因是上床睡觉时感觉自己一整天徒劳无功、一事无成。