hit sb. when he's down 落井下石
A: We can just leave it to Joh.
A：我们可以把问题留给约翰，让她去解决。
B: I should say that your decision is wrong. We must see it through ourselves.
B：我应该说你的决定是错误的，我们应当自己把事做到底。
A: I can't understand why you're so nice to him.
A：我不明白你为什么对他这么好。
B: Though I dislike him. I won't hit him when he's down.
B：虽然我不喜欢他，但我不会在他有难时落井下石。
hold a brief for 有意维护
A: Sue and Lily have both taken dancing lessons. They want to be famous dancers, I think.
A：苏和莉莉都选了舞蹈课，我想她们都想当舞蹈家。
B: Yet Sue is not a patch on Lily because she's not as diligent and clever as Lily.
B：苏根本比不上莉莉，因为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：我觉得你在有意维护莉莉。


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