校園英語口語習慣用語第229期:play it by ear

play it by ear 看情況而定

【講解】

ear指“耳朵”，引申爲“聽到或看到的實際情況”，play it by ear“看情況而定，沒有固定計劃”。其反義習語爲play it by the book，指“嚴格按規則辦事，循規蹈矩”。

【對話】

A:Stay with me, OK? I don't feel like staying here by myself.

A:留下來陪陪我吧，好嗎？我不喜歡自己呆在這兒。

B:Well,OK. If something does turn up, I'll just play it by ear.

B:好吧。如果有事的話，我就只好看情況而定了。

A:There's a new movie on campus. Have you heard of it?

A:我們學校要放映一部新電影，你聽說了嗎？

B:Yes, it's a comedy. Let's go to cinema then.

B:聽說了，是個喜劇，那咱們去看電影吧。