英语俚语习语：Up/down one's Alley
Up (or down) One's Alley:well suited to one's tastes, interests, or abilities. （某人的强项,擅长之处。）Alley这个词最普通的解释是小巷、通道，但是在这个习惯用语里alley有特定意思。它来自棒球运动，特别指棒球场上好球区的中线。这条存在于人们头脑里的中线从投手板直接穿过本垒的中心。up one's alley特别指投手投出的球沿着这条中线而且还以适当的速度飞向击球员。
可想而知，这样的球能让击球员得心应手地把球击打出去。up one's alley作为习惯用语当然是有比喻意义的。我们通过例子来体会它的意思吧。说话的人听说当地一家报社需要一名商务版记者，于是给朋友Mary出主意，让她去申请这份工作。
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例句：You studied journalism and took a lot of economics. Then you worked for an export firmand know something about business. It's a job that's right up your alley, Mary!他说：Mary学了新闻专业，又修了许多经济学的课程，后来还在一家出口公司工作，懂一些商务。
可见Mary不仅具有商务版记者的专业知识，又有实际工作经验，所以这份工作如果由她来作，正好可以发挥她的一技之长。
这样看来up one's alley这个习惯用语是用来描述“拿手”或者“得心应手”的。 up one's alley也时常可以说成 down one's alley, 意思不变，例如：Mary的那位朋友也可以这样对Mary说，表示相同的意思：The job ofa business reporter is right down your alley。
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更多关于“Up/down one's Alley”扩展例句：
I'll need whatever information you can turn up within the week. This case seems right down your alley. 我需要你能在本周内找到的任何信息。这个案子似乎是你的强项。
If you're a number person, very precise,very logical, then Cost Accounting is right up your alley.如果你是一个擅长数字的人，讲究非常精准，非常合乎逻辑，那么成本会计就是你的强项。
It’s not exactly up my alley, but I’ll try it. 这不完全是我的擅长之处，但我会试试看。
Up/down one's alley之“正合我意”情景会话
李华和Larry到夏威夷度假，假期结束后，坐飞机回家。今天他们要学一个常用语：（正对味口、正合我意）right up one's alley：to be the type of thing that you are interested in or that you enjoy doing:
LH: Larry, 我这次玩儿得真高兴! 躺在沙滩上，懒洋洋地晒太阳，这种日子我永远也过不厌。L: Yeah, I had a great time too. I love relaxing vacations on the beach, and eating fresh seafood every night for dinner makes it even better.LH: 不过Larry, 虽然夏威夷的风光很美，但我也喜欢去一些有人文特色的地方，比如逛逛博物馆，看看历史风情。L: Well then, for our next vacation we can go to Paris! It sounds right up your alley.LH: Paris sounds right up my alley? 你这话是什么意思啊？L: You can say that something is right up your alley if it is perfectly suited to you.LH: 哦，right up one's alley, 就是指正合某人的口味。你是说，巴黎是艺术、文化、还有历史之都，所以去巴黎旅行一定特别符合我的兴趣。L: Right! Here is another example. Roger loves to argue all the time, so I think a career as a lawyer would be right up his alley.LH: 可不，对于那些喜欢争辩的人来说，当律师最适合，如果做顾客服务，得天天跟人吵架。对了，Larry, 咱们这趟班机上会播什么电影啊？我爱看喜剧。L: They're going to play the new Jim Carrey movie, so I think that should be right up your alley.LH: 要播Jim Carey的喜剧，太好了，正合我意!
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