英式英语与美式英语的词汇（看马男波杰克学实用英语）

​《马男波杰克》第一季的知识点分享就要结束了，打算这周末给大家做个总结，透过这部剧聊聊口语的特点及学习口语的正确姿势，今天我们继续学习新的知识点。

01.can't afford to do sth

Can't afford to do sth，afford意思是负担得起，买得起，承担得起（后果）

同时这个短语在《疑犯追踪》中也出现过，参议员和坏人聊天时用到过，原文是这样的

Samaritan is designed to be proactive，We can't afford to miss even one terrorist now, can we?

翻译：沙马里亚人设计的目的就是先发制人，现在是一个恐怖分子都不能漏掉，是吧？

02.be not good/great with

Be good/great with sth 擅长......

例：I'm not good with words 我不善言辞

03.cut down on confusion

制造麻烦，惹麻烦：cut down on confusion

04.fly off the rails

fly off the rails， rail有栏杆，轨道的意思，fly off the rails 就是偏离轨道。

还有类似的表达：go off the rails

1.If something goes off the rails, it starts to go wrong 出岔子，出错了

2.If someone goes off the rails, they start to behave in a way that is wild or unacceptable, doing things that upset other people or are dangerous 行为的不规矩，越轨

例：自从项目经理离职后，我们的项目就频繁出问题

Our project has started going off the rails ever since the manager up and quit last month.

05.run errands/run an errand

run errands/run an errand ：To make a short trip to complete a specific task or chore. 跑腿/办事

例：朋友约你一起去新开的意大利餐厅吃饭，但是距离有点远，你就说一天都在到处办事，实在不想满城再跑一趟了

Sorry , man , I've been running errands all day, and I don't want to trek across town yet again.

例：室友的朋友找他，你开门说他出去办事去了，一会就回来了

John has gone on an errand. He'll be back shortly