7. Never look down on people less superior than you. 不要轻视不如你的人.
Look down on someone 就是说你看不起人家, 有点像是中文里狗眼看人低的意思. 所以才会说 Look down. 要是很看得起某人, 则是说 Look up on someone.
8. Can you keep it down? 你能不能保持安静.
Up 和 Down 也常常用来表示声音的大小喔. Keep it down 就是保持音量不要太大. 像是有一次我们在考试, 结果走道上还有一些人在喧哗. 我是很想叫他们小声一点但是苦于不知要如何开口. 还好我同学这时挺身而出, 跑去跟他们说 Can you keep it down?
9. Could you turn it up? 能不能把它开大一点.
凡是电器类的产品, 开大一点就叫 turn up, 关小一点就是 turn down. 例如你希望冷气开强一点, 就是 Could you turn it up? 关小一点 Could you turn it down? 其它像是电视的音量开大也叫 turn up, 关小叫 turn down. 附带一提如果是打开则是 turn on, 关掉叫 turn off.
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