（上接
第一部分
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1.
on the spot
: if you do something
on the spot, you do it immediately, without taking time to think about the
situation, without waiting for official permission etc.
（想都不想
/
不等獲得上級(jí)許可就做某事）
例：
I was so angry I almost resigned on the spot.
（我氣得當(dāng)下就辭職了。）
The police can fine motorists on the spot
for driving offenses.
（警察可以當(dāng)場(chǎng)給違規(guī)的司機(jī)開(kāi)罰單。）
Look, I can't give you a decision on the
spot. I'll have to talk to my boss first.
（聽(tīng)著，我無(wú)法馬上給你一個(gè)決定，我得先跟我老板商量一下。）
I offered him the job when he came for an interview,
and he accepted the offer on the spot.
（他面試時(shí)，我錄用了他，他當(dāng)場(chǎng)答應(yīng)來(lái)我們這兒上班。）
When the boss saw him stealing, he was
fired on the spot.
（老板看到他偷東西，當(dāng)場(chǎng)就把他開(kāi)除了。）
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2.
then and there
: if you do
something or decide something then and there, you do it immediately and without
stopping to think or delaying your decision until a later time
備注：英式英語(yǔ)中常作
''there
and then''
。這個(gè)詞組可以理解為“那時(shí)那刻就做了某事”，即“馬上”。
例：
I made up my mind then and there.
（我馬上做了決定。）
I decided right then and there that I would
accept the offer.
（我馬上決定去那兒上班
/
上學(xué)。）
When Kate knew John was seeing someone
else, she should have left him then and there.
（當(dāng)凱特知道約翰還跟其他人約會(huì)的時(shí)候，她就應(yīng)該馬上離開(kāi)他。）
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3.
off the top of your head
: if you
answer a question or provide information off the top of your head, you do it
immediately, using information you already know, and without thinking about it
or trying to find out more about it
（不假思索就能說(shuō)
/
做）
備注：
"off
the top of your head"
是較口語(yǔ)化的用法。
例：
"How old is Chris?" "I don't
know off the top of my head."
（
-
克里斯多大了？
? -
我一下說(shuō)不出。）
There are some good restaurants around here,
but I can't tell you their names off the top of my head.
（這附近有很多好吃的餐館，但是餐館的名字我一下說(shuō)不出。）
Off the top of my head, I can think of
three people who might be interested.
（我一下能想到
3
個(gè)可能對(duì)此感興趣的人。）
Just off the top of my head, I'd say there
were about 50.
（隨口一說(shuō)，大約有
50
個(gè)。）
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4.
right off the bat
: if you do or
say something right off the bat, you do it or say it immediately, without
taking time to think about it
（同上）
備注：
''right off
the bat''
是美式英語(yǔ)較口語(yǔ)化的用法。
例：
I couldn't think of a reply right off the
bat.
（我沒(méi)法立即想到該怎么應(yīng)對(duì)。）
I could tell it was fake right off the bat.
（我馬上就知道它是假貨。）
He said yes right off the bat.
（他馬上就答應(yīng)了。）
We let them know right off the bat that we
weren't going with them.
（我們第一時(shí)間就知會(huì)了他們，但我們不會(huì)跟他們一起去。）
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5.
at short notice
: if something
happens at short notice, it happens suddenly without you having time to prepare
for it
（還來(lái)不及準(zhǔn)備，事情就突然發(fā)生了）
備注：或者作
''on
short notice''
或
''at/on a
moment's/minute's notice''
。
例：
They're prepared to help us at short notice.
（我們一求助，他們馬上就準(zhǔn)備好來(lái)幫我們了。）
They can be ready to go at short notice.
（他們馬上可以走了。）
She had to leave on a business trip at
short notice.
（她得馬上出趟差。）
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6.
in no time
: very quickly or soon
（很快）
例：
We'll be there in no time.
（我們馬上就到。）
Don't worry. It'll be all over in no time. （別擔(dān)心，很快就沒(méi)事了。）
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