感恩节菲尔邀请了朋友肯尼斯来家里做客，克莱尔以这位朋友没上大学的经历想让海莉引以为戒，没想这位朋友现在创业成了大富翁，菲尔怪克莱尔经常打击他的奇思妙想毁掉他的“钱”程。来看《摩登家庭》第三季第九集。
1. have a soft spot for sb
soft spot指的是易受打动之点，有点“软肋”的意味。
have a soft spot for sb常指莫名其妙地“十分喜爱（某人）”。
She’d always had a soft spot for her younger nephew.
她一直很喜欢她的小侄子。
2. ride a wave
△肯尼斯是个亿万富翁，在创业浪潮中赚了很多钱。
ride (on) a wave of sth是个很形象的短语，表示“乘…之势；借…的东风”
The new president is riding (on) a wave of popularity.
新总统深得人心，大获其益。
3. upstage
upstage是“抢…的风头”的意思，再补充两个近义表达：
①steal sb’s thunder
Sandy stole my thunder when she announced that she was pregnant two days before I’d planned to tell people about my pregnancy.
在我打算告诉大家我怀孕的消息之前两天，桑迪抢先宣布她怀孕了，抢了我的风头。
②steal the show
Despite fine acting by several well-known stars it was a young newcomer who stole the show.
尽管几位名角演出都很出色，却未曾想竟让一名新秀抢尽风头。
4. put/lay your cards on the table
put/lay your cards on the table？把牌放在桌子上，也就是“摊牌，和盘托出”的意思。
英语里“摊牌”还可以说：
①show your hand
Keep the names of the team secret – don’t show your hand until the day of the game.
球队的名称要保密——比赛那天再宣布。
②tip your hand
Despite weeks of media speculation, the president refused to tip his hand about his plans for re-election.
尽管数周来媒体都在猜测，但总统拒绝透露争取连任的计划。
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