第一， 迷你对话

A: Tom should lean to look after himself.

Tom应该学会照料自己了。

B: Yeah, he can’t always have us at his back.

是的，他不能总指望我们支持他。

A: Let’s talk to him about it.

咱们跟他谈谈吧。

B: OK. It is the time.

好的，是时候了。

第二， 地道表达

have sb. at one’s back

1. 解词释义

Haveｓｂ．　ａｔ　ｏｎｅ＇ｓ　ｂａｃｋ的意思是“有．．．．．．做后台”“有．．．．．．支持”。

2. 拓展范例

e.g. I want to have you at my back.

我想得到你们的支持。