English in the News–Cloak and Dagger 神秘離奇，詭秘陰謀
Cloak and dagger: 神秘離奇，欺騙，陰謀 involving secrecy, deception, espionage and plotting, when people behave in a very secretive way Examples: “What is up with all this cloak and dagger talk? Is there something going on I don’t know about?” I said I wanted to meet you in private, but you don’t have to be so cloak-and-dagger about it....Continue reading
English in the News-Jump the Gun 操之過急,搶先偷跑
Jump the gun—To start something before it is permissible, appropriate, or advisable. The phrase alludes to starting to run in a foot race before the starting gun goes off 操之過急，搶先偷跑 Examples: 1) Henry jumped the gun and sent the manuscripts to the printer before boss approved them. 2) “How about going out to celebrate?” “Well,...Continue reading
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