口語課堂第81期:人跡罕至;幕後工作
Off the beaten path/track: far away from where people normally live or go 偏僻,人跡罕至
Our house is a bit off the beaten track. 我們的房子的地點有點太偏僻了.
They live miles off the beaten track. 他們住在偏遠地帶.
Beat: to make a path, etc. by walking somewhere or by pressing branches down and walking over them 踏出,踩出(道路) VN ~ sth (through, across, along, etc. sth)
a well-beaten track (= one that has been worn hard by much use) 經過很多人踏出來的路 
Behind the scenes:在幕後,暗地裏,祕密地(指討論,安排等) not seen by the public
這個表達法原指劇場中觀衆看不到舞臺部分.
The general public knows very little about what happens behind the scenes in politics. 公衆對政治內幕瞭解甚少.
There was a lot of behind-the-scenes activity at the peace conference. 這次和平會談有很多幕後活動.
