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settle for sth
退而求其次
今天才在和Ted讨论要去哪里旅游,欧洲太贵了,我们去那只能每天喝水、吃泡面了。只好退而求其次选择去泰国了,虽然那边很多人妖 (she-male / transsexual) 和变装癖 (transvestite),但那边物价还真是便宜啊,而且海滩也漂亮的不要不要的。我们今天来学『退而求其次』的习语就是 settle for sth。
A: Hey Johnny. I think we cannot afford the trip to Europe.
B: Yeah, we have to travel on a tight budget. Let's settle for a trip to Thailand instead.
A: 嘿,强尼。我想我们负担不起去这趟去欧洲的旅行。
B: 对啊,我们这趟旅程得省着点。咱们退而求其次,去泰国旅行吧。
*afford (vt.) 负担得起(与can或cannot并用)
can afford + N/to V
*on a tight budget 以紧缩的预算