英语习语俚语：Take/do a rain check
Take/do a rain check：used to refuse an offer politely, with the implication that one may take it up at a later date. （改天约、换个时间）
中文释义：这个短语的起源是出自美国的棒球文化，如果球赛进行时天公不作美，骤然倾盆大雨的不得不暂停，观众可领“雨票”，球赛改期举行时可凭之入场。由此衍生出了将“take a rain check”使用在约定推迟的情况下。
https://www.91talk.com/VIP/clips/Idioms/R/Rain.check.mp4
英语习语俚语："Take a rain check"情景会话：
Susan：Good news. I finished my book. So I thought to celebrate you could take me out to lunch.
Mike：Susan. - Can we do a rain check? We're looking at the plans for her house.
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Lynette：Didn't we already do it tonight?
Tom：No.
Lynette：Oh, they're all starting to blur. Look, I worked till 3:00 a.m. Last night.
------>> I'm exhausted. How about we take a rain check?
Tom：A rain check?
Lynette：Mm.
Tom：This isn't baseball. Every night for 30 days... that's the Law.
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Tom：I was just gonna call you. I'm on my way to the airport. I've got to get to Montreal tonight on the jet.
Lynette：What? No. No, this is our celebration night.
------>> Can't you reschedule?
Tom：I'm sorry. I can't. I'm a hero for landing this meeting. I got to be there.
------>> Fine. I'll take another rain check.
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