put it down to experience
把……看作一次教训
- Okay, so you made a mistake - you just have to put it down to experience and carry on with your life.
好了，你是犯了错误，就把它当作一次教训，继续好好生活吧。 - There's nothing we can do about it now, we'll just have to put it down to experience.
现在我们已经无计可施，只能把它当作一次经验教训了。
know where you stand
知道自己的立场；清楚自己的情况
- I know where I stand on this issue - I'm against the war.
我很清楚自己在这个问题上的立场——我反对战争。 - When we've paid all our debts we'll know where we stand.
我们偿清债务后，就清楚自己的情况了。
give sb food for thought
引起（某人）深思
- There is much food for thought in this essay.
这篇杂文中有不少发人深思的东西。 - Developments in your career may give you food for thought.
事业上的发展可能会引发你很多的思考。
learn a/your lesson
接受教训，吸取教训
- I got horribly drunk once at college and that was enough - I learned my lesson.
我上大学时有一次喝酒醉得很厉害，那一次就够了——以后我就接受教训了。
teach sb a lesson
教训（某人）；使吸取教训
- Having my car stolen really taught me a lesson - I'll never leave it unlocked again.
我的车被盗的确给了我一个教训——我再也不会不锁车了。 - She decided to teach the boy a lesson.
她决定教训那个男孩一顿。
get the message
领会含意，明白
- I never answer his calls, so you'd think he'd get the message.
我从不接他的电话，所以你想他会明白我的意思吧。
set/put the record straight
陈述真相；澄清是非
- She's decided to write her memoirs to set the record straight once and for all.
她决定撰写回忆录以彻底澄清事实。
