程序员学商务英语之Don‘t jinx it、l have a half mind to do sth、Don‘t change the subject、Quality over quantity..

1463-Don't jinx it.-别鸟鸦嘴
A: What if it rains the weekend? You know, theweather's been changeable these days!如果这个周末下雨怎么办?你知道，这些天的天气变化无常!
B: Don't iinx it.i've spent a lot of time preparingfor this camping.l hope it stays fine for theweekend.别乌鸦嘴。我花了很多时间准备这次露营。我希望这个周末都是晴天。
(what if...如果...该怎么办?changeable变化的;jinx给.带来厄运,使倒霉;prepare for...为...做准备

1464-l have a half mind to do sth.-我有点想做某事
A: You know,  feel kind of depressed, every so often have a half mind to try to find a place of my own.你知道，我觉得有点沮丧，时不时我有点想试着找一个属于自己的地方。
B:I feel the same way, however, we have no other choice, but to keep working hard at a living.我也有同感，然而，除了持续努力谋生，我们别无选择。
(depressed沮丧的;every so often时不时,不定期地…..of one's own属于某人自己的)

1465-Don't change the subject.-别转移话题
A: Don't change the subject, tell me straight now,what do you really want from me?别转移话题，有话直说吧，你到底要我怎么样?
B: Well, l just want you not to say that repeatedlyevery day,“you must study hard for a key university,you know, I 'm under a lot of pressure from study.don't want to listen to that so often.嗯，我只是想让你不要每天重复说，你必须努力学习才能上重点大学你知道，我学习压力很大，我不想经常听那些话。

1466-Quality over quantity..
宁缺毋滥。质量胜于数量。
A: Why don't you take this blue one? lt looks good.
你为什么不买这件蓝色的呢?看起来不错。
B: Yeah, it looks good, but the texture is not my cup of tea, you know, when buying clothes, l go by the principle of quality over quantity.是的，看起来不错，但是它质地不是我喜欢的，你知道，对于买衣服，我的原则是宁缺毋滥。
(texture质地,质感,纹理;one's cup of tea某人喜欢的物或人;go by the principle of...遵循...的原则)

1467-read between the lines-看出字里行间的言外之意
A: What do you think of the most difficult part ofthis article?你觉得这篇文章中最困难的部分怎么样?
B: l read between the lines, many thoughts whispered in my mind. lt seems we have to makesome changes.我细细品味，脑海中浮现出许多想法。看来我们得做些改变了。
(What do you think of...你觉得...怎么样?article文章物品;thoughts思想;whisper耳语,小声说;lt seemsthat...貌似...