Take a rain check
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定义
to take a rain check on (an invitation): 推迟，不参加，拒绝（邀请函）
Thank you for inviting me over for dinner, but I'll have to take a rain check. 非常感谢你邀请我去吃饭，但我真的去不了。
示例
- "Philip : Sorry Edward, I'll have to take a rain check on that one."
- "I'm afraid I'll have to take a rain check."
- "Listen, Harold I'm going to have to take a rain check on that one, I've got a date tonight, but I'll get the papers to you on the boxed set right away, we want to move on this as soon as possible."
练习 1
What is Philip's response to Harold's invitation to go bear hunting?
What is Philip's response to Harold's invitation to go bear hunting?
Philip says that he cannot go because he has "a date" with a girl and not an appointment to take care of the papers.
Philip tells Harold that he is going to "take a rain check". This is an idiom which means "to postpone" or "to move to a later date". The idiom specifically refers to a "rain check" which is a promise of purchase that a consumer receives when he wishes to buy a product on sale which is temporarily out of stock. In this case, Philip is telling Harold that he cannot go hunting because he has a date, but perhaps they can go another time.
In fact, Philip says that he cannot go on the bear hunt because he has "a date".
A "rain check" is unrelated to the weather, or any other meteorological occurrence. The expression is figurative, and has nothing to do with "rain".
练习 2
Polly writes that she "will have to take a rain check". This means that she .
Polly writes that she "will have to take a rain check". This means that she cannot attend the party.
cannot attend the party: "To take a rain check" is an idiom which means "to decline an invitation, but to promise to do something some other time". It is a common idiom, used frequently when one is unable to attend an event.
has to go shopping: "Going shopping" has no relationship to the expression "to take a rain check".
is going on vacation: "Going on vacation" has no relationship to the expression "to take a rain check".
will see how the weather is: "Check for rain" has no relationship to the expression "to take a rain check". Nice try, though.
练习 3
Philip doesn't want to go to the battle of the bands with Edward because:
Philip doesn't want to go to the battle of the bands with Edward because:
This isn't the best answer. Philip does not tell Edward that the style of music is a problem.
This isn't the best answer. Edward is lovely: everyone likes him, even Philip!
This isn't the best answer. Philip says "I'll have to take a rain check on that one", which means "I won't be able to attend this event this time", and suggests that perhaps in the future Philip will be able to go to a battle of the bands with Edward. Another example: "I'd love to come to your party but I'll have to take a rain check as I'm washing my hair tonight". This is unrelated to the rain which falls from the sky!
This is the correct choice here. Edward asks Philip if he "has any plans" for this evening, which is a way of asking him if he will be busy. Philip replies "Of course I have plans, Edward. I have three dates lined up". In this context, "dates" are romantic meetings, such as going to the cinema or to a restaurant. So Philip cannot go to watch the bands with Edward because he is busy.
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