迷你對話學地道口語第497期:非常在行,知道訣竅

Subject: One of my friends knows the ropes.

迷你對話

A: The paper is done well.

這篇論文寫得不錯。

B: One of my friends knows the ropes. I asked her to help me.

我的一位朋友對此非常在行，我找她幫我的。

地道表達

know the ropes

1. 解詞釋義

Know the ropes指的是“知道內情，知道竅門，懂得祕訣，對某事瞭如指掌，非常在行”。其英文解釋爲：know knowledge of how to do something; how to work something。詞語也可以說爲learn the ropes。

2. 拓展例句

e.g. John is very slow to learn the ropes.

約翰上手很慢。

e.g. I've been to the country before, so I know the ropes.

以前我去過那個國家,所以知道那裏的情況。

e.g. When you know the ropes this job is quite straightforward.

你知道幹這事的竅門，幹起來就相當順利。

have to practice one year before you really know the ropes.

你必須練習—年後，纔會真正懂得訣竅。