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SPEAKING
有一天豆豆和外教说：
咱们去吃西餐吧。
外教高兴地说：Good call!
你知道Good call是什么意思呢？
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Good call
good call≠好电话
good call: 好主意， 好决定
英文释义：
A good decision or idea.
Hey, the class is so lame. Let's skip the class.
这课太差劲了。咱们逃课吧。
That's really a good call!
好主意!
This down jacket is really a good call. It really matches my skin.
这件羽绒服买得真不错。很衬我的肤色。
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Call it a day/night
当我们要结束干了手头工作， 尤其指干了很久的事情时，就可以说：
Let's call it a day: 今天就到这吧。那今天就到此结束吧。
to stop doing something, especially something
you have been doing for a long time
Do you have further question? Okay, then, let's call it a day.
你们还有别的问题吗？好的，那今天就到这吧。
除了call it a day还有call it a night, 意思是：
call it a night: 今晚就到这吧。（该回家了/该睡觉了）
to end what one is doing at night and go [home] to bed
Kids, you have school tomorrow. Let's call it a night.
孩子们，明天要上学。今晚就先玩到这吧。
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On call
on call也是call系列口语中最常见的之一，表示：
on call: 随时待命， 随叫随到， 处于待命的状态
Ready or available when and if needed.
My job is really tiring cause I'm on call 24 hours a day.
我的工作很累人。因为我得24小时待命。
I'm on call at the hospital.
我在医院随时准备上岗。
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