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1) Take a rain check thank you for the invitation, but Ill have to take a rain-check on it.感谢邀请，但我这次不能来，日后定当践约。 Can I take a rain check? 你能改天再请我吗? Ill have to take a rain check on that. 这事我只好推迟了。 Give me a rain- check! 请再次给我机会! Thanks for the invitation, but Ill have to take a rain-check on it. 你的邀请我心领了，感谢盛意改日一定践约。 Thanks for the invitation, but Ill have to take a rain check on it. 你的邀请我心领了,感谢盛意改日一定践约 2) lost count 弄不清楚 I have lost count of time. 我记不得过了多长时间。 Ive lost count of how many times that actress has been married. 我已记不清那位女演员结过几次婚。 I have bought so many new books these years that Ive lost count of them. 这几年我买的书太多了，不知道一共有多少本。 They lost a number of planes; the count takes a day or so to firm up. 他们损失了若干飞机，具体数字要一，两天才能证实。 I lost count of the number of times I saw him with bandages and plasters on his fingers. | 
