3分鐘學(xué)英語(yǔ) [519]:老外說(shuō)story checks out可不是故事退房哦

The son who was in Tibet. DNA all checks out. The night of the party, the car's empty, then a week later the dead boy's found at the wheel.

Yeah, I thought it'd tickle you.
是的，我還以為你會(huì)讓你感興趣。

Check it out.
看看。

Check out
(離開(kāi)酒店時(shí))退房

Check in
辦理入住

We need to check out before noon so make sure all your luggage is packed.
我們中午之前得退房，所以確保你把所有的行李都已經(jīng)收拾好了。

I'm checking out on Friday. Why don't you come here for dinner tomorrow?
我周五退房。你明晚過(guò)來(lái)吃飯吧。

Something check out
(信息、事實(shí))都是真實(shí)的、正確的

His story checks out. Ren was there also and said the same thing.
他的故事是真的。Ren當(dāng)時(shí)也在那里并且說(shuō)了同樣的話(huà)。

The math doesn't check out. How did you make so much money with so little inventory?

At the wheel
駕駛座，開(kāi)車(chē)(或船)

The driver was sleeping at the wheel when I got there.
我到那兒的時(shí)候那個(gè)司機(jī)正在駕駛座上面睡覺(jué)。

I'm at the wheel. James is riding up front. You guys are in the back.
我來(lái)開(kāi)車(chē)，James坐副駕駛，你們坐后面。
 

 

 

At the wheel
掌控大局

With the new CEO at the wheel, this company should become profitable.

You were asleep at the wheel. When I needed you to act, you did nothing.
你那么遲鈍。當(dāng)我需要你行動(dòng)的時(shí)候，你什么都沒(méi)做。

Tickle
使…有興趣，引起…的好感

Tickle your fancy
引起你的興趣，對(duì)你的胃口

None of these games tickle my fancy. Do you want to do something else?

I have a new investment that might tickle your fancy since you're a tech guy.

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