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英语学习笔记
1.Bob’sDayatWork
1.Bobworksasamanagerinafurniturestore.
2.Peterisnothappyabout/satisfiedwith/thesales.
3.Ihatetobreakthenews,butoursalesweredownlastmonth.
Tobreakthenews披露消息breakingnews突发消息
newsbreak（newsannouncementduringregularprogramming;newsworthyevent）
4.Everythinginthatstorecostsanarmandaleg.
5.Theydochargetopdollar.
6.Heisverystrange.Hereallygivesmethecreeps[令人毛骨悚然].
7.We’reabouttogobellyup.（aboutabusiness）gobankrupt,closedown鱼翻肚皮）
8.Ithoughtmynewadvertisingcampaignwouldsavetheday.
[避免灾难；帮大忙（大致意思如此，具体翻译要看场合）]
9.Let’sfaceit.Youradvertisingcampaignwasarealflop（failure）.
10.I’llhavetogobacktothedrawingboard重新开始.
（drawingboard-制图板）当一个项目失败后，回到制图板，意味着一切开始重新
11.What?
You’regivingmetheaxe解雇?
别在这儿干了，回家劈柴去☺
12.I’vealreadyfoundanewmanagerwhoisassharpasatack.
13.Can’tweeventalkthisover?
Afterall[毕竟]I’veworkingherefortenyears.
14.Atleastyouwon’thavetoputupwithhisnonsenseanymore.
Atleast1.至少,不少于（后面接数量，如atleast5people）
2.好在（有时也可以译作“至少”，如郑智化的歌词-至少我们还有梦）
15.Good-byetoyouandgood-byetothisdead-end[没出路的]job.
2.BobReturnsHomewithBadNews
1.Susan,Igotcannedtodayatwork.收拾东西走人-我们是让人打铺盖卷
2.YouarePeter’sright-handman左膀右臂.
3.
4.Hestabbedmeintheback.背后下手
5.Keepyourchinup.（staypositive乐观些）[比较-crestfallen]两个动作都很形象He’llchangehismindandtakeyouback.
6.Whenpigsfly!
那要等到母猪会上树！
7.Oncehemakesuphismind,heneverchangesit.
8.Lookonthebrightside.Youwon’thavetoseteyesonhimeveragain.
9.Thankgoodnessforthat.
10.Hanginthere[notgiveup,persevere坚持住（如果挂在半空中则必须坚持）]I’msureyouwon’tbeoutofworkforlong.
11.We’llhavetolivefromhandtomouth节衣缩食.
12.Don’tgettoostressedout（becomeoverwhelmedbyanxietyorworry）.We’llmakeendsmeet[收支相抵].
13.Ifworsecomestoworst,we’llsellourhouseandmovetothecountry.
14.Let’sthinkbig!
Maybeyoucanstartyourownbusiness.
15.It’seasiersaidthandone.
3.Ted’sDayatSchool
1.Teddidpoorlyonhischemistrytest.
2.Howwasyourdayatschool/work/today?
3.Ifyoudidn’tcutclasssooften,you’ddobetter.
4.Stopslackingoff.Starthittingthebooks!
[cf.Let’shittheroad上路.]
5.Ican’tstandMechanicsclass.It’salostcause.
6.Thatclassiswayovermyhead（beyondone’sunderstanding）.way=very
7.Youneedtobuckledown（starttoworkseriously，workveryhard,likeaslave）.
8.WhenIbecomesuccessful,peoplewon’tgiveahootaboutmypastexperiences.
9.That’sbesidethepoint.
10.Tohaveone’sheartsetonsth/doingsth.
11.Youdon’tstandachanceofgoingtocollegewithsuchpoorgrades.
4Nicole’sDayatSchool
1.NicolegaveapresentationonHillaryClintoningovernmentclassandtheteacherpaidheracompliment[praise].
2.Sheisheadandshouldersaboveothersinclasswork.高出一大截
3.Waytogo!
[Welldone!
]
4.Youshouldgointo从事politics.
5.You’resogung-ho[本意workingtogether,现在enthusiastic,veryexcited-出自汉语工合——工业合作社的简称]aboutschool.Itdrivesmecrazy.
6.Don’tbuttin.
7.I’mgreenwithenvy嫉妒的眼红.洋人和中国人眼睛颜色不同啊
8.Youhitthenailonthehead[toberight].太准了
9.Wouldyoujustshutup?
You’reonthinicewithmerightnow.
10.I’mshakinginmyshoes[tremblewithfear].
5TedGoesoutfortheEvening
1.Wehaven’tdecidedyet.Ourplansarestillupintheair.
2.Whydon'tyouinviteheroverhere?
3.Idon'twanttohangaround[passtime;loiter]here.Dadisreallydowninthedumps[不高兴，心情沮丧].
4.Don'ttakethisthewrongway[别介意],butshe'snotmycupoftea.
5.Wejustenjoyhangingouttogether.Ienjoyhangingoutwithher.
6.Iguessthere'snoaccountingfortaste.
7.I'mcrazyabouther.
8.We'llhaveablast[enjoyoneselfverymuch]!
6SusanStaysHomeandBakesCookies
1.You'vegotaheartofgold.
2.Goaheadandpigout!
[pigoutonhotdogs/candy]
3.You'vebeeninabadmoodlately.Ihopeitmightcheeryouup.
4.IguessIhavebeenalittleonedge[nervous;irritable在悬崖边上会不安].Butthesecookiesarejustwhatthedoctorordered[exactlywhatwasneeded]!
5.Thesecookiesareoutofthisworld[wonderful,excellent此物只应天上有].
6.Youcouldgointobusinesssellingthese.You'dmakeabundle[makealotofmoney钱多得一捆一捆的].
7.YoucouldcallthemSusan'sScrumptious[delicious,tasty;excellentl]Cookies.
8.Goodthinking[goodidea]!
9.YouknowIalwaysgivecreditwherecreditisdue!
7SusanHiresBobtoRunHerBusiness
1.Susanstaysup/wasawake/allnightthinkingaboutthecookiebusiness.
2.You'reupbrightandearly[earlyinthemorning,atthecrackofdawn]thismorning.[brightandearly=veryearly.类似的还有，niceandwarm=verywarm]
3.Ididn'tsleepawink.
4.Runningyourownbusinessis/means/lotsofwork.
5.Areyoupreparedtoworklikeadog?
6.Fatchance!
=Noway!
7.Idon'thaveaclueaboutmakingcookies.
8.Idon'tevenknowhowtoturntheovenon!
——Don’tworry,I'llgiveyouacrashcourse[速成课].
9.Youjustmanagethebusinessside[经营部分].
10.Ihavemixedfeelingsabout[怀着矛盾的感情]workingforyou.
11.Ipromiseyou'llbeahappycamper[onewhoissatisfied;contentedperson—多用于否定句].
12.Let'sgiveitashot[tryit].
8TedFormsaRockBand
1.You'reingoodspiritstoday.[cf.lesson5-You'vebeeninabadmoodlately.]
2.I'vegotgreatnews.Wearegoingtostartarockband.
3.Goodforyou!
[cf.lesson4-Waytogo!
Welldone!
]
4.Don’tbeataroundthebush[绕圈子].Giveitstraighttome.
5.Ican'tshellout[支付pay]thatmuch.Wearen'tmadeofmoney.
6.Thisisnotimetobeawiseguy[自作聪明的人;onewhomakesalotofsarcasticcomments].
7.We'regoingtotakethemusicworldbystorm[winpopularityquickly用风暴来冲击，其影响自然很大]andmakelotsofmoney.
8.Thatsoundslikeapipedream[dreamthatwillnevercometrue].
9.Aren'thighschoolrockbandsadimeadozen[common;cheap,inexpensive]?
10.WithmyguitarplayingandAmber'sbeautifulvoice,we'resuretomakeasplash[attractattention,winpopularityquickly]!
[cf.7.takesthbystorm]
11.We'regoingthroughhardtimes.
12.Thoseare/That’sthebreaks[命该如此，whensomethingbadhappensandyoucan'tdoanythingaboutit].[注意，breaks用的是复数]
9NicoleforPresident!
1.I'vedecidedtorunforstudentbodypresident!
2.Ishouldgetsomeexperienceundermybelt[tohave/getexperience有经验/历]forthefuture.
Underone’sbelt食物被消化后其位置在裤带belt之下，以此来比喻掌握某种技能或拥有经验/历。
3.AndreaJenkinsisalsorunning.She'llgiveyouarunforyourmoney[bestrongcompetition]!
[cf.HP4-Hagridchuckled,“FredandGeorgeWeasleycouldgivethemarunfortheirmoney.]
4.I'mbyfar[byalargemargin;verymuch]thebettercandidate.[byfar≠sofar]
5.Don'tbesofullofyourself[thinktoomuchofoneself]!
6.Stopkiddingaround.Let'sgetdowntobusiness.
7.Younevergivemyfriendsthetimeofday[否定用法-不理睬].Allyougivethemisthecoldshoulder[冷漠;轻视].
8.Theyareabunchofgoody-goodies伪善者andbrown-nosers[溜须拍马者-舔腚使得鼻子蹭上...☺].
9.YouscratchmybackandI'llscratchyours.
10.Okay,it'sadeal.
10BobVisitstheVillageMarket
1.Thankyouformakingtimefor[挤/抽时间]metoday.
2.Mywifebakedthesecookiesfromscratch[1.usingallfreshingredientsratherthanapreparedmix;2.fromthebeginning].
3.Youcansaythatagain.
4.Idon'twanttomakeapigofmyself,butletmetakeafewmore.Oink-gruntofapig
5.Peoplewillgo/nuts/crazy/overthese!
6.Ineedtorollupmysleeves[preparetowork]andfigureoutthefinances.
7.Canyougivemeaballparkfigurenow?
[ballpark-approximate,estimated]
Ballpark指的是大型的棒球场。
通常在棒球比赛时不会报今天观众的准确人数,例如是49,132人，而是说到场观众大约是49,000，这个数字就是ballparkfigure，一个大约/估计/数字。
有些老美懒，就只说ballpark，意思是一样的。
8.Idon'twanttojumpthegun[过早行动，抢跑-来自比赛].
9.Sittight[waitpatiently]fornow,andwe'lltalkthingsoverthisevening.
11BobDrivesaHardBargain
1.How'sitgoing?
——Can'tcomplain.
2.I'vehadachancetocrunchsomenumbers[计算-是否是用计算器？
].
3.That'soutofthequestion[注意与outofquestion意思正好相反].Atthatprice,it'snotworthourwhile.[太不值了]
4.Letmesweetenthedeal[makeanoffermoreattractive].
5.Weneedtomakealivingfromthisbusiness.
6.You'vetwistedmyarm[persuadesomeone;toconvincesomeone从动作看带有强迫].
7.Takeitorleaveit!
8.Nowyou'retalking[这样说还差不多，you'resayingtherightthing]!
We'lltakeit.
9.Youdriveahardbargain[notcompromiseinbargaining，能侃价，买方是能杀价].
10.Let'sgettheballrolling[getstarted;begin].
12Bob’sBigCookieOrder
1.Hewasn’tveryluckylastyear,butthingsarelookingupnow.
2.We'regoingtohavetobakelikecrazy[withgreatspeedorenthusiasm]overtheweekend.
3.Don'tyouthinkyou'vebittenoffmorethanyoucanchew?
4.Yeah,you'regoingtoberunningaroundlikeachickenwithitsheadcutoff!
[像只无头苍蝇]
5.Fortunately,therearefourofushere.Youwillhavetopitchin[热情参加，帮忙；努力工作]too.
6.IhavetofinishTed'schemistryhomeworkandthenI'vegottogetgoing[startmoving,makeastart]onmyelectionspeech.
7.What'sthataboutdoingTed'schemistryhomework?
8.Nevermind!
AmberwillhelpoutwiththecookiesinsteadofNicole.
9.Forheaven'ssake!
It'slikepullingteethgettingyoutodoanyworkaroundhere.[很形象]
13AmberComesovertoBakeCookies
1.Amberhasexperiencebakingcookiesfromaformerjob.
2.Mom,Amberisheretolendahandwiththecookies.
3.That'saninterestinghairstyle.[Whensomebodysayssomethingis"interesting"itoftenmeanstheydon'tlikeit,buttheywanttobepolite.]
4.I'mgladyouthinkit'scool.Bluehairisallthera
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