第一，迷你对话

A: Let George cut and win her.

让George插手把她弄到手。

B: You mean, strike while the iron is hot.

你的意思是趁热打铁。

A: Yeah. You know she is fresh to the school.

是的，你知道她刚来学校不久。

B: And have not relatives here, so she maybe will feel lonely sometimes.

甚至在这里没有亲戚，所以她也许有时候会感到孤独的。

A: Right. It is a good start for a romantic story.

是的，一个浪漫的故事，美好地开始了。

第二，地道表达

strike while the iron is hot

解词释义

Strike while the iron is hot的意思是“趁热打铁”。

拓展范例

E.g. Strike while the iron is hot, you know-while she's fresh to the town.

趁热打铁，现在她刚到这个城市，正是好时候。

E.g. Some good airline stock is offered at a low price, I must strike while the iron is hot.

有些航空股票正在低价卖出，我必须及时购进。

第三，好词妙语

a good start：好的开端

E.g. This gave him a good start in life.

这对他的一生是个良好的开端。

E.g. He had a good start, but I rowed him down.

他在开始领先，但我随后就划着赶上他了。