tone down原指「使(色彩、態度、氣氛等)緩和」,用於口語中常以tone it down來表示「低調或收斂一點」,如You
need to tone it down a little.就是說「你得低調一點」。
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今日會話 EZ Talk
Tailgate Party
車尾派對開始囉!-1
Jane: How many people are
we? Elliot: There’ll be four in our
car. Jane: I’ll make some extra so
everybody can try my new recipes. Elliot: Now don’t get too 1)adventurous on
us, Jane. That 2)jalapeno potato salad had some of us on the
3)john all night. Jane: I know. You
missed most of the game. My bad. Elliot: Just remember our sensitive stomachs when
you’re thinking up these 4)culinary 5)concoctions. Jane: You guys are such 6)wimps. Elliot: And you’re quite the
7)show-off. Jane: Point taken. I’ll
try to tone it down. I came up with this fabulous fried chicken recipe that’ll
knock your socks off.
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