ONE PHRASE, IN CONTEXT
read the room
看懂现场气氛;察言观色

GET TO KNOW THE MEANING
读懂它,也学会这样说。
01看懂现场气氛;察言观色
非正式。room 指在场的人和情绪,不是在阅读房间。
IN A SENTENCE
Read the room before you tell that joke.
讲那个笑话前,先看看现场气氛。
"Why did everyone go quiet?" "Read the room. They just found out about the layoffs."
“为什么大家都安静了?”“看看气氛吧,他们刚得知要裁员。”
