Mr. Su asked me for my daughters hand. (苏先生到我家来向我女儿提亲。)
He has asked her parents for their daughters hand. (他请求她的父母应允他们的婚事。)
13. to move onward and upward:to be promoted; from good to better situation(情况得以改善,或往更好的情況发展)
He hopes to move onward and upward with his current company. (他希望能在现在就职的公司里顺利发展,步步高升。)
Many young couples try to move onward and upward during their marriage. (许多年轻夫妇都希望能够婚姻美满幸福。)
14. to call a spade a spade: to be honest, blunt or frank(直言不讳,有啥说啥)
My wife always calls a spade a spade about her work situation. (我妻子对别人谈起她的工作时,总是直言不讳。)
Calling a spade a spade on foreign affairs sometimes seems difficult for diplomats. (外交官在处理外交事务的时候很难做到直言不讳。)
15. to play cat and mouse:to play games with aggressive and passive attitude(玩猫戏老鼠的把戏,欲擒故纵)
In business negotiations, there are always cat-and-mouse games. (在商业谈判中,常会有一些猫戏老鼠的把戏。)
The police have played cat and mouse with the murderer. (警察对凶犯采用的是欲擒故纵的策略。)
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