I'm going down a road. going down a road 人生道路

例：Don't drop out of school I've been down the road and it makes life very difficult . 不要退学，好吗？我是过来人了，那样会很糟糕的。

I need to keep going down this road , I think it's gonna my way. 我会照我的路走下去的。 我认为一定会成功的。

playing it safe 干....为了保险,做....不够大胆 (it means¹ choosing the safest or least way to do sth .)

例：I'm not sure how many people are coming here for dinner tonight , let's just play it safe and make some extra food . 我不能确定今晚将有多少人来赴宴。保险起见，还是多做点吧。

I hate playing tennis with Bob , he's not very aggressive² , he's always playing it safe. 我不喜欢和BOB打网球。他太缩手缩脚了，打的很保守。

deep down 说真的 (it means how you feel in your heart ,your true feelings .)

例：Deep down , we're not right for each other . 说真的，我们并不合适。

Deep down, I really love her, I think I should ask her to marry me. 老实说，我的确很爱她！ 我应该让她嫁给我。

I'm not sure how I feel about moving to American , deep down , I don't really think , It's the right decision for me . 对于移居美国，我不知道该怎么想。 但说真的，我认为那并不合适我。

I just work here 我只是干活的,不能做决定

例：I can't tell you how to run the company, you're the boss, I just work here . 我不知道如何经营公司.你是老板，我只是个打工的。

Don't ask me how we choose the movies for this show, I just work here. 不要问我是如何为这个节目挑选影片的，我可作不了主。

hot shot³ 自大狂、自以为是的人

例：Ok, hot shot , If you're so good at picking up women why don't you go talk to that group of models. 那么好吧，自大的哥们儿！既然你那么会追女人，为什么不去尝试一下那些模特呢？

I know you're a good tennis player , hot shot , you don't have to remind me that you won the champion everytime I saw you. 我知道你是个好网球手。但你可别太傲，每次见到我时没必要总提醒我你曾获过冠军杯吧！

think ahead 早做打算

例：If you wanna have enough money for retirement⁴ you gotta think ahead and start saving⁵ now. 你若想在退休时有足够的钱，那得提早下手了，现在开始就得节省。