1. I am very fortunate to get the ringside seat to the event.
我非常幸运可以近距离观摩这个活动。
(ringside seat:拳击比赛中挨近拳击台的察看席位,此处比喻为近距离察看。)
2. The consumer is in the driving seat due to the huge range of goods on the market.
因为市场上产品很多堆积,目前是买家在掌控大局。
(driving seat:驾驶座,这里 表示掌控大局。)
3. You must rent this video. It keeps you on the edge of your seat right up to the end.
你肯定得租这部电影看看,它会叫你从头到尾都聚精会神。
(keep someone on the edge of the seat:让某人维持浓厚兴趣)
4. Aunt Mary drives us all crazy with her instructions; shes an incurable1 backseat driver.
玛丽姑妈指来点去的,简直要把大家逼疯了。她瞎乱指挥的问题真的无可救药了。
(backseat driver:后排座位上的司机,坐在后面喜欢告诉开车的人怎么样开车,意思就是指手划脚,乱提建议。)
5. She does not have to take a back seat to any singer of her time.
同任何一位同年代的歌唱家相比,她都毫不逊色。
(take a back seat:坐在后排座位,喻指甘居人后,允许别人领先。)