to learn how to do a particular job or activity
学习如何做一项特定的工作或活动 (xuéxí rúhé zuò yī xiàng tèdìng de gōngzuò huò huódòng)
"It took me a month to learn the ropes at my new job."
"我花了一个月时间在我的新工作中掌握基本知识。" (Wǒ huā le yīgè yuè shíjiān zài wǒ de xīn gōngzuò zhōng zhǎngwò jīběn zhīshì.)
to pursue what you truly want in life
to disagree or be in conflict with someone or something
to prepare for all possible situations
to avoid laughing in a funny situation
outside of public attention or in private life
destined to happen; fated
