hit sb. when he's down 落井下石
A: We can just leave it to Joh.
A：我們可以把問題留給約翰，讓她去解決。
B: I should say that your decision is wrong. We must see it through ourselves.
B：我應該說你的決定是錯誤的，我們應當自己把事做到底。
A: I can't understand why you're so nice to him.
A：我不明白你為什么對他這么好。
B: Though I dislike him. I won't hit him when he's down.
B：雖然我不喜歡他，但我不會在他有難時落井下石。
hold a brief for 有意維護
A: Sue and Lily have both taken dancing lessons. They want to be famous dancers, I think.
A：蘇和莉莉都選了舞蹈課，我想她們都想當舞蹈家。
B: Yet Sue is not a patch on Lily because she's not as diligent and clever as Lily.
B：蘇根本比不上莉莉，因為她的刻苦程度和悟性都不如莉莉。
A: I think you're holding a brief for Lily.
A：我覺得你在有意維護莉莉。


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