【句子】So we’re still on for tomorrow night? 【Desperate Housewives S1E14】
【发音】[səʊ] [wɪə(r)] [stɪl] [ɒn]/[ɑ:n] [fɔ:(r)] [təˈmɒrəʊ]/[təˈmɑ:rəʊ] [naɪt]
【发音技巧】on 和 tomorrow英美发音区别；
【翻译】咱们俩明晚的约会，还作数吗？
【适用场合】
看到这个标题，很容易想到之前在学习Modern Family的时候，第362期节目当中讲到的：Is the offer still good?
当时你说的还作数吗？
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1. 首先说一下关键句：
这里的on如何理解呢？
to do something as planned or according to schedule
按照之前的安排/计划去做某事
eg: Are you still on to pick me up from the airport tomorrow?
你明天还能按照原计划去机场接我吗？

2. I’ve been dying to go there.
我一直超想去的！
sb. is dying to do sth. 超级渴望做某事，期待已久
eg: She was dying to see the exhibit.
她超级想去看展览的。

eg: He’s dying to meet you.
他超级想见你的。

3. Take your lumps.
lump
本意指的是肿块；包；
take your lumps
经常在美式口语中见到
to accept bad things that happen to you without complaining:
接受发生在自己身上的糟糕的事，不抱怨；
或者说to receive criticism or punishment without letting it harm you
接受了别人的批评/惩罚；受到了应有的惩罚；自食其果；

eg: We made mistakes but we took our lumps.
我们确实犯错了，但是我们承担了后果。

eg: The company has certainly taken its lumps this year.
这家公司今年确实是得到了教训。

I know that I have to take my lumps as an intern to earn the other employees' trust and move up the corporate ladder.
我知道，作为一名实习生，要想赢得其他员工的信任，我必须得虚心接受别人的批评和建议，在公司里一步一步往上爬。

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I hate taking my lumps. I'd rather pretend nothing had happened.