#老爸老妈浪漫史[超话]#notess1e01-03
Suit up！穿戴整齐（指穿西装或制服）
think on one's feet 思维敏捷，反应迅速
chicken out 临阵退缩，因害怕而放弃
take the leap 采取行动，把握机会
(be stuck) in a rut 枯燥乏味，一成不变，墨守成规
bust your rut 打破成规
hit-and-run（驾驶人）肇事逃逸的
swing by 进某处一会儿，短暂拜访
on a silver platter 无须费劲，唾手可得

2020.05.07

#每日积累#

We love excitement and like to keep things fresh. But it’s always easier said than done; most of us are actually living in a rut.

in a rut:

解释：in a fixed, rather boring way of doing things 这个短语描述一种状态：通常指生活方式和状态的“墨守成规/循规蹈矩/一成不变”

例句：
My life has gotten into a rut. （get into a rut）
我的生活已经陷入到了固定的程序。

David felt like he was stuck in a rut, so he went back to school. (be stuck in a rut)
David觉得他陷入到了一成不变的生活中，所以他重新回学校读书去了。

Anne was tired of being in a rut, so she moved to Los Angeles.（be in a rut）
Anne受够了一成不变的生活，于是搬去了洛杉矶。

I suddenly realized one day that I’d been in a rut for years: same job, same flat, same friends, ...
我有一天突然明白我这么多年以来一直过着一成不变的生活：同样的工作，同样的公寓，同样的朋友…

【这词儿值得学】Friday May 1, 2020

Stuck in a Rut [stʌk ɪn ə rʌt]
一成不变；墨守成规; 原地踏步；停滞不前;

in a rut [ɪn ə rʌt]
千篇一律; 老一套; 墨守成规; 一成不变的

rut [rʌt]
n. 车辙；刻板乏味的生活；成规；凹槽；常轨
v. 在…上留下车印；在…挖沟；

【例】I don't like being in a rut — I like to keep moving on.
我不喜欢一成不变的生活——我喜欢不断进取。

【例】I gave up my job because I felt I was stuck in a rut.
我辞职了，因为我觉得这种生活枯燥无聊。

【例】Their life is always in a rut. They would either go to work or do cooking and watch TV after work.
他们的生活只是老一套,不是上班,就是回家做饭或看电视。