1. get upset about sth 因某事而难过
be upset to do sth 因做某事而沮丧
glum 沮丧的,愁闷的
a mad face, a long face 生气的脸
mopey 闷闷不乐的
mope around 没精打采地闲逛
mope v.(因失望而)闷闷不乐,自怨自艾
do sth with a storm cloud over one's head 头顶着乌云做某事,引申为:愁容满面
storm cloud 乌云
an electricity/ a gas/ a phone bill 电费/ 燃气费/ 电话费账单
invigilator 监考人员
loan n. 贷款 v.借出
loan sb sth, loan sth to sb 把某物借给某人
spot n. 地点,场所 v. 借出
spare v. 拔出,匀出
can you spot/ spare/ loan me + 钱 ? 你能借我...钱?
be low on sth 某物短缺,不足
be low on cash 缺钱
sb be short of cash 某人手头紧
hard up 拮据的,手头紧的
strapped 手头紧的,缺钱的
sb be strapped for cash 某人手头紧
payday 发薪日
2. 情绪低落:
frustrated + at/ with
down in the dumps
down in the mouth
what's eating sb?
dump n. 垃圾场,垃圾堆
inquisitive 好问的,爱专研的,好打听的
an/ the elephant in the room (人们不愿提及的)棘手问题
tough 食物坚硬的,不易弄开的
crack v.砸开
a tough nut to crack 棘手的问题
hot potato 烫手山芋,棘手的问题
go bankrupt/ broke/ bust 破产
bankrupt/ broke/ bust 破产的
bring up sth 提出某事
bring up sb 抚养某人
(be) in the red 亏空,负债,有赤字
(be) in the black (账户上)有钱,有盈余
due 欠债的,应支付的,应给的
vacancy n.空处,空位,闲置率
contractor n.承包商
subcontractor n.转包商
3. huff and puff 怒气冲冲并且气喘吁吁,引申为:发脾气,生闷气
huff v. 怒气冲冲地说
puff v. 喘气,气喘吁吁地说
pay up (不情愿或延迟地)付清
make a comment/ some comments on sth/ sb 对某事/ 某人做出评论
excuse sb for doing sth 原谅某人做了某事
excuse oneself 某人请求准许离开
cool off 冷静一下
excuse me a moment 抱歉,失陪一会儿
pay sb no mind 不理会,不在意某人
louse n. 不受欢迎的人,讨厌鬼
take no notice of sb/ sth 不用理会某人/ 某物
don't take any notice of sb/ sth 别理会某人/ 某物
don't bother with sth 不必为某事烦扰,对某事不理会
sob story (意在博取同情的)伤感故事
take sth seriously 认真对待某物
take sth personally 认为...是针对个人的
be jealous of sb/ sth 嫉妒某人/ 某物
take over 接替,接手
I can't say that I care too much for sth 我实在不太满意某物
cheeky 不要脸的,脸皮厚的
temp (办公室的)临时雇员
4. doubtful adj. 难说,不大可能的
in your dreams 你妄想,你做梦
never in a million years 根本不可能
date sb 和某人约会
pigs can fly 根本不可能的事情,无稽之谈
overtime adv. 加班地
time and a half 相当于平时一倍半的(加班)工资
work one's fingers to the bone 某人拼命地干活
put one's shoulder to the wheel 某人努力工作,拼命干
work like a dog 拼命地工作
work one's tail/ butt/ ass off 某人拼命地工作
see v.考虑,定夺
we'll see 再说吧
put in sth 耗费,投入...;打断,插话
5. a straight face 直直的脸,引申为:忍住不笑的脸
bum n.乞丐 v. 乞讨,提出要
bum sth off sb 向某人要/ 乞讨某物
beg sth from sb 向某人要/ 乞讨某物
beg for sth 乞讨某物
scrounge v. 乞讨,索要,(尤指金钱或食物)不劳而获
scrounge around for sth 到处乞讨/ 要某物
scrounge sth off/ from sb 向某人乞讨/ 要某物
beggar 乞丐
scrounger 乞丐
jersey 针织紧身套衫
more or less = almost 几乎/ 差不多
pretty much 差不多吧
beneath one's dignity 有失某人的体面/ 身份
set a long-term / short-term goal 树立一个长期/短期目标
achieve/ reach a goal 完成目标
self-respect 失去某人所有的自尊
screw up 搞砸,毁坏
sb be in town 某人来了
make an example (out) of sb 惩罚某人以儆戒他人,杀鸡儆猴
example n. 警告,警戒
a/ the/ one's promotion to + 职位 晋升为...
shit on sb 欺负/恶劣对待某人

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