1.Plenty of people play hooky from work to go see a movie on opening day.
很多人在開(kāi)放日裝病不去上班，而是去看電影。
play hooky:
(idiomatic, US) To play truant; to avoid (informally: skip) school, work, or other duties (stay away from these without permission or an excuse); to skive (UK).
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play hookey:
(intransitive, idiomatic) to be absent without permission, especially from school
2.Teachers should dumb down the textbooks so students can understand easily.
老師應(yīng)該簡(jiǎn)化教材苫纤，讓學(xué)生更易理解魁莉。
dump down:
(idiomatic, transitive) To convey some subject matter in simple terms, avoiding technical or academic language, especially in a way that is considered condescending.
3.I didn't have time to prepare for the talk in the class, so I just had to wing it.
我沒(méi)有時(shí)間準(zhǔn)備課上的發(fā)言六敬，所以就即興說(shuō)了幾句榨咐。
wing it:
(idiomatic) To improvise; to make things up or figure things out as one goes; to perform with little or no preparation.
