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08.28 每日一题
Coworker: How did your presentation go?
You: Pretty well! I was nervous at first, but then I ______.
Coworker: I knew you'd do great.
A. got cold feet
B. got the hang of it
C. got out of hand
D. got off the hook
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08.27 每日一题解析
Friend: Are you coming to dinner tonight?
You: I'm not sure yet. ______.
Friend: No worries. Just text me later.
A. I'll play it by ear
B. I'll call it a day
C. I'll cut to the chase
D. I'll get the hang of it
参考答案：A。
译文：
朋友：你今晚来吃饭吗？
你：我还不确定呢，到时候再看情况吧。
朋友：没关系，待会儿给我发个消息就行。
解析：
此题考查语境下交际习语的选择。
play it by ear：随机应变、看情况再说
call it a day：收工、到此为止
cut to the chase：直奔主题、开门见山
get the hang of it：掌握窍门、学会怎么做
根据题意，“我还不能确定(I'm not sure yet.”+ “没事，待会儿给我发一个信息(No worries. Just text me later”→→说明你到时候要视情况而定。play it by ear意为“看情况再说、随机应变”，完美契合语境。
【韦氏高阶英汉双解词典】
To play it by ear is to do something without special preparation. 没有特别准备地做某事；见机行事
I don't know how they'll react to our proposal, so we'll just have to play it by ear [=improvise, (informal) wing it] and hope for the best.
我不知道他们对我们的建议会做出怎样的反应，所以只好走一步看一步，尽量往好处想。
故选择A项。