点滴英语天天学第224期:雅思词汇(63)

1. 表述：no room to swing a cat

释义：Very little or no space. （极其狭窄，拥挤不堪，没有转身的地方）

例句：Many families are forced to live in tiny apartments that have no room to swing a cat.

许多家庭被迫住在狭小的公寓里，连转身的空间都没有。

They overbooked the conference, and by the time we were all in the room there was no room to swing a cat.

他们预定会议的人数超额了，我们所有人都在会议室的时候，连转身的地方都没有。

The little attic bedroom was so small that there wasn't room to swing a cat.

阁楼上的小卧室小得连转身的空间都没有。

2. 表述：see which way the cat jumps

释义：To delay making a decision or taking action on something until you know how the situation will develop. （观望形势而行动，见风使舵，随机应变）

例句：Let's just see which way the cat jumps before we settle on a single option.

在我们选定一个选择之前，让我们先看看形势的发展。

Given the turbulent nature of this market, I think it would be prudent for us to see which way the cat jumps before we agree to invest in your company.

考虑到这个市场动荡的本质，我认为在我们同意投资贵公司之前，我们应该谨慎地观察形势的发展。

I'm not going to do anything for a while — just sit tight and see which way the cat jumps.

我暂时什么也不做，只是静观其变。