1.It’s not up my street.这不合我口味。

表达“up someone’s street”的意思是“一件事情很对某人的口味，很受某人喜爱”。

你也可以说：“It’s not up my alley.”两句话的意思相同(多用于美国英语)。

alley [ˈæli] n.(建筑群中间或后面的)小街，小巷，胡同;复数： alleys

The job is right down your alley.

这个工作正适合你的才能。

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She loved it, this was just up her street.

她喜欢这个，这正中她的意。

This job seems right up your street.

这工作看来对你正合适。


2.在街上

on the street/ in the street

Changing money on the street is illegal — always use a bank

在街头兑换货币是违法的——无论何时都应该去银行。

She bought a hot dog from a stand on a street corner.

她从街角的小摊上买了个热狗。


The average man or woman in the street doesn't know very much

about immune disorders.

普通人一般不是很了解何谓免疫机能紊乱。

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in the street可以作“普通的”解

the man (and/or woman) in the street

平民；老百姓

Politicians often don't understand the views of the man in the street.

从政者通常不理解平民百姓的观点。


A man had accosted me in the street.

一个男的在街上和我搭讪。

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I saw Mr. Zhang in the street.

我在街上看见了张先生。

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The other day I came across a friend in the street.

日前我在街上遇见了一位朋友。

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I chanced to see your father in the street.

我恰巧在街上看到了你的父亲。

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另外，(out) on the streets/street


无家可归；流落街头；在外面大街上

the problems of young people living on the streets


年轻人流落街头的种种问题


If it had been left to me I would have put him out on the street long ago.


换了我，早就把他赶出家门了。

He has made friends with the kids on the street

他和流浪街头的孩子交上了朋友。

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注意：

on/walking the streets

做妓女；靠卖淫为生


3. be streets ahead (of sb/sth)

（比某人或事物）好得多，先进得多

much better or more advanced than sb/sth else


a country that is streets ahead in the control of environmental pollution


一个在整治环境污染方面远远走在前面的国家

He was streets ahead of the other contestants.

他比其他参赛选手水平高出一大截。

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That wine you brought is streets ahead of stuff I make myself.

你带来的酒比我自己酿的好得多。

4. hit the streets

hit the shops/stores

大量上市


to become widely available for sale


The new magazine hits the streets tomorrow.

新的杂志明天发行。

5. on easy street

环境舒适；生活优裕；安定富足


enjoying a comfortable way of life with plenty of money


They have been living on easy street since his business began to prosper.


自从他的生意兴隆以来，他们一直过着优裕的生活。

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