stay in 待在家里

I kind of enjoyed staying in.

我还挺喜欢待在家里。

Let's stay in and watch a film.

咱们待在家里看电影吧。

have a taste for 爱好...，对...有兴趣

I didn't know you had a taste for talk shows.

我不知道你对脱口秀感兴趣。

I have a taste for English literature.

我对英国文学有兴趣。

talk show 脱口秀

stand-up comedy 单口喜剧

The TV channel was broadcasting a boring talk show.

电视频道正在播放无聊的脱口秀节目。

Stand-up comedy is very popular with the public.

单口相声深受人们喜爱。

speak one's mind 直抒己见，直言不讳

They really spoke their mind.

他们真正说出了自己的心声。

He's unafraid to speak his mind.

他勇于说出心里的话。

run up against 遭遇

Don't back up the moment you run up against a little difficulty.

不要遇到一点困难就打退堂鼓。

They talked of problems women run up against in this society.

他们谈到了女性在社会遇到的一些问题。

drum up 竭力争取

They have drummed up more public interest on the issues concerning women.

他们为女性议题争取到了更多的社会关注。

They were trying to drum up new business.

他们在努力招揽新生意。

have a thing for 对...有强烈的好感

Did she have a thing for him？

她对他有意思吗？

I always have a thing for crochet.

我一直对钩针的东西情有独钟。

catch-22 进退两难地境况

It's a catch-22 situation.

这是个进退两难的局面。

They faced a catch-22 situation: to move forward or to retreat from Asian market?

他们正面临一个两难境地：是继续向前还是退出亚洲市场？

mull over 仔细考虑；斟酌

The manager needs time to mull over our proposals.

经理需要时间来审慎考虑我们的提案。

They've mulled it over carefully before.

他们已经仔细考虑过这件事了。

well-thought-out 精心策划的

Even the smallest details are well- thought-out.

最不起眼的细节都是精心设计过的。

It's a very well thought out plan.

这个计划考虑得十分周密。