“地道英语”：Have in your locker 拥有隐藏的技能
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Hello and welcome to Authentic Real English, where we explain expressions used by fluent English speakers so that you can use them too. I'm Feifei.And I'm Phil.

What were you doing this morning?I didn't see you in the office, Phil.Oh, I was helping a friend design their website.I've been studying design.Design skills?I didn't realise you had that in your locker.My locker?I think this could be the expression we learn in this programme.If you have something in your locker,you have a skill, idea or something that you can use if needed.If

It's not usually about your actual locker where you leave your thingsNo, it's often something that other people don't know about like your design skillsThey're definitely useful to have in your lockerNow the important thing is that they are something that you can bring out of your locker and use when needed

For example, if you go into a job interview, it's good to have some examples of your work in your locker.Do you have anything in your locker to help people understand this expression, Phil?Well, I've got some examples of people using the expression. Let's listen.Everyone looked really bored with my karaoke song choices, but then I remembered I had a really good party song in my locker.Everyone got up and danced.

你正在收听的是 BBC 英语教学的地道英语节目以上我们一起学习了表达 have in your locker 的用法单词 locker 的意思是储物柜

如果我们说 I have 什么什么 in my locker 意思就是我有一项隐藏的技能或长处这个表达通常用来形容不常为他人所知但有需要的时候就能派得上用场的能力

And there is also a similar expressionto have one shot in your locker.This means that you only have one chance left to do something.Yes, think about researchers who've been trying to make an experiment work,and there's only one more chance to succeed –

和 have in your locker 相似地表达 to have one shot in your locker 的意思是还有最后一次尝试做某事的机会。