275. That rings a bell.
我总算想起来了。
【发音秘诀】请特别注意将ring的经典收小腹减肥短“衣“音和bell的小开口“45度”音发准确。

A: Have you ever heard of the Kingsoft company?
B: That rings a bell. It's a computer company right？
中英文自由转换挑战
A: 你听说过金山软件公司吗？
B: 我总算想起来了。它是一家电脑公司，是吗？

【李老师的话】越是地道的口语，越难让人理解。这里我们为大家介绍成语“ring a bell”。
ring a bell 回想起某事，隐约回忆起一件几乎已经忘了的事
Eden? I can't remember anyone of that name; and yet somehow it seems to ring a bell.
伊顿？我记不得叫这个名字的人了，可有好像能隐约回忆起来。
The name rang a vague bell somewhere in the back of his mind.
他记忆中依稀记得那个名字。
The old song rings a bell with his parents.
那支古老的歌曲使他回想起了父母。

304. We are in the same boat. 我们的处境相同。
【发音秘诀】“are-in”应连读，same 中的[e]音将嘴角咧到耳朵上，boat中的疯狂舀水合口双元音要发得饱满。

A: I want to buy a new car but I'm not sure I can afford it.
B: We are in the same boat. I've been thinking about buying a car too, but I worry about the money.
中英文自由转换挑战
A: 我想买一辆新车，但我不知道我能不能负担得起。
B: 我们的处境相同。我也在考虑买一辆车，但我担心钱的问题。

【李阳老师的话】
"We are in the same boat." 顾名思义就是我们在一条船上，同舟共济。用来表达处境相同，遇到了同样的问题和困难。

305. We can get by. 我们过得去。
【发音秘诀】当前一个单词的最后一个字母是辅音，而后一个单词的第一个字母也是辅音时，前只做口形不发音，这种情况我们称之为略音。“get-by”[t]只做口形不发音。

A: Are you sure you don't want to come and stay with me until the repairs are done on your house?
B: That's all right. We can get by. Thanks for the offer anyway.
中英文自由转换挑战
A: 你们真的不想过来和我一起住，直到你们的房子装修好？
B: 没关系。我们过得去。你的心意我们心领了，谢谢。

【李阳老师的话】
"get by" 这个成语的意思是“度过，生活，尚可，混过”。下面再给大家一些例句：
We can't get by on such a small income
我们无法靠这么微薄的收入生活。
Your work will get by, but try to improve it.
你的工作还过得去，不过还要努力改进。
He can get by with his old overcoat this winter.
今年冬天他可以靠那件旧大衣勉强对付过去。

311. What are you up to? 你在忙什么呢？
【发音秘诀】连音“what-are”，略音“up-to”。

A: Tom, how are you? I haven't seen you for months. What are you up to?
B: Well, I started my own business and will be opening an office in America soon.
中英文自由转换挑战

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