Should Charlie Simms accept a free ride into Harvard or not?

查理·西姆斯要不要借机进哈佛？

It is great when you get a free ride to where you are going.

如果你能搭便车去你要去的地方，那真是太棒了。

Small mites might even grab onto their backs for a free ride from one tree to another.

小螨虫甚至会爬到它的背上在树木间搭顺风车旅行。

When some refuse vaccination and seek a free ride, immunity breaks down and everyone is in even bigger danger.

当一些人拒绝接种疫苗并想要坐享其成时，群体免疫系统就会崩溃，每个人都面临更大的危险。

It can be annoying to have a friend or co-worker who is always trying to get a free ride.

如果有个总想占便宜（get a free ride）的朋友或者同事会是一件让人很困扰的事情。

However, in life, to get a free ride means to gain from something without having to do anything in exchange.

但在生活中，“get a free ride”意思是不需要做任何事情用来交换就可以得到某物。

On virtually every team, some members got almost a " free ride" . . .

几乎在每个团队中， 一些成员几乎都得到了“搭便车” 。 .

And he was like, I'll give you a free ride home later so I said okay.

他说，我稍后会免费送你回家， 所以我说好吧。

He said this was because he had refused to give a free ride to a gang member.

他说这是因为他拒绝让帮派成员搭便车。

If some countries are happy with the status quo, others might be reluctant to cut tariffs for fear of granting rivals a free ride.

如果一些国家对现状满意，其他国家可能会因为担心竞争对手会坐享其成而不愿降低关税。

But it's also a matter of figuring out the course of the water current so we can get a free ride, so to speak.

但也需要弄清楚水流走向，这样我们就可以顺势而为了。

Witches get a free ride. It's wizards like me who suffer. Where's my special treatment? I deserve a kiss. It's misandry, I tell you!

女巫总是可以搭便车。像我一样的男巫就只有受苦的份而已我的特别待遇在哪里？我值一个吻吧。我告诉你，这根本是男性歧视！

They are encouraging all workers to join the union rather than just taking a free ride on those who do join.

【free】他们鼓励所有工人加入工会，而不是坐享其成。

They were just a small number of at least 20,000 workers getting a free ride as a gift from members of the public and businesses.

他们只是一小部分，至少有2万名工人得到了公众和企业成员作为礼物的免费乘坐摩天轮的机会。

And if we are really able to tap into this force, we can get a free and effortless ride, like a sailor on the sea.

如果我们真的能够利用这种力量，我们就可以像海上的水手一样，自由而轻松地航行。

Back in 1996, there was a song by Alanis Morissette called Ironic which listed unlucky events like rain on your wedding day or being offered a free ride when you've just bought your ticket.

早在 1996 年，艾拉妮丝·莫里塞特就创作了一首名为《讽刺》的歌，歌中列举了一些倒霉的事情，比如婚礼当天下雨，或者你刚买了票就可以免费搭别人的车。