晨读1-5 《Speak English Like An Ame
Lesson 1: Bob's Day At Work
- I hate to break the news, but our sales were down again last month.
- hate, (我本来不想做什么事情,我是没办法了)不得不做某事
- but our, 中间连读的同时,our弱读。
- everybody's shopping at our competition
- competition≈competitor
注意 词性的灵活性
E.g. Seat
She seated me at the table.
- But everything in there costs an arm and a leg!
They do charge top dollar.
- 花费很多钱:
cost an arm and a leg
charge top dollar
pay top dollar
- They really give me the creeps!
- give me the creeps≈chills≈goosebumps, 不寒而栗,鸡皮疙瘩
- I thought my new advertising campaign would save the day!
- day 指代一件事情,like "save my ass"
- Well then I'll go back to the drawing board.
- Can't we even talk this over?
- talk this over 把话说开了=take it out
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Good-bye to you and good-bye to this dead-end job.
- 说到摆脱某事(某种习惯和境遇)good-bye to something. (procrastination)
- dead-end job, 日复一日单调乏味,没有晋升空间的工作。
flip burgers, 在麦当劳的工作单调乏味没有前途。
相反好的工作:decent, solid, promising job
- Please leave before I lose my temper!
- lose one's temper=lose one's cool
Lesson 2: Bob Returns Home with Bad News
- What's the matter, dear?
- But Bob, you were Peter's right-hand man!
- right-hand man, 得力助手
≈side kick, 副手(助手 sort of indespensable)
- Keep your chin up!
- you won't have to set eyes on Peter again
- In the meantime, we'll have to live from hand to mouth.
- ≈tighten one's belt, 省着过日子。
Lesson 3: Ted's Day at School
- Bad. I had a chemistry test, and I blew it!
- 先回答问题,今天过得不好,针对bad给出解释。
- blow-blew(过去式也可以是blowed)≈screw it
- Maybe if you didn't cut class so often, you'd do better.
- Stop slacking off and start hitting the books!
- slack off 偷懒
slacker 懒人
- hit the books 温习看书
- That class is way over my head.
- way 表程度
- over my head 太难了,与over类似的还有above,behind
≈the question beats me.
- We know you have your heart set on going to New York University.
- set one's heart on 一心一意做某事
联系之前的set eyes on
- 做成功某事
nailed it
crushed it
Lesson 4: Nicole's Day at School
- Hillary Clinton
- Afterwards, my teacher paid me a compliment.
- 表扬
pay one's a compliment
give sb. the thumbs-up
give sb. a pat on the back
get patted on the back
- She said my presentation was head and shoulders above the others.
- head and shoulders above≈
way better than
streets ahead(强好几条街)
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Way to go!
- You're so gung ho about school. It drives me crazy.
- Gung ho音同“共和”,表明众志成城做某事
≈super enthusiastic
- It drives me crazy.
- it drives me crazy ≈
it drives me nuts(banana)
- Ted, don't butt in!
- butt in 插嘴 ≈ jump in
chime in 紧接着说到
- Right. You hit the nail on the head.
- hit the nail on the head 一阵见血
这一整句可以用right on/spot on来表达
Lesson 5: Ted Goes out for the Evening
- Maybe go to the movies or to a party. Our plans are still up in the air.
- go to the movies 去看电影
- still up in the air 具体还不确定
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Don't take this the wrong way.
- 别多想,我没有别的意思
Don't get me wrong
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Take it easy.
- I guess there's no accounting for taste.
萝卜青菜各有所爱。
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