2011年2月2日 星期三

125 (A) on one's way out (B) fix up

Ross

on one's way out 正要出門去/退流行
I am on my way out, wait for me
我正要出去,等等我
The fur coat is on its way out in the fashion world.

毛皮大衣在時裝界己經漸漸流行了

fix up 修理/安排

Do you want me to fix you up on a blind date?

需不需要我幫你安排個相親約會?

Don't worry, I'll fix you up with a place to stay

別擔心,我會幫你安排住處

Ben
on one's way out 正要出門去/退流行
I'm on my way out now. See you later.

我正要出門去,待會見。

Is "the big bang theory" on the way out?

the big bang theory 退流行了嗎?

Suggestion:

You do not have to include "now" after using "on my way out." But either way works.

fix up 修理/安排

A: So when do I get to meet them?'

B: Tomorrow, if I can fix it up.

A: 明天我何時和他們碰面?

B: 明天,如果我能安排好的話。

Suggestion:

"Fix" and "set" can be used interchangeably in these idioms. "Fix" gernerally has a positive connotation, while "set" has a neutal connotation.
As far as I know, a "fix up" is when you secretly try to get two other people to meet, generally one-on-one or as a date. So if person A is trying to "fix up" person B, then person B would not know that it is a "fix up."
I do not know if "fix up" can be used as a verb. It certainly can be used as a noun, as I mentioned above. As a verb, you would not say "fix it up" because "it" would be referring to the (noun) "fix up." You should pick one, noun or verb.
So, person B would say "Tomorrow, if I can fix you (person A OR person A and 'them') up.
As a noun, person B might say something like: "I'm trying to get/set the fix up tomorrow."

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