useful phrases and words 詞匯短語加油站
A Idioms 習(xí)語
rack one’s brains -- to make a big intellectual effort 絞盡腦汁
what the heck -- what the hell 表示強調(diào)
be in the same boat -- to suffer the same way as somebody else 面臨同樣的困境
at least -- at any rate , in any case 至少
have a point - to have a good idea 說得有道理
silver lining -- something positive that comes out of an unpleasant situation 一線希望
tell me about it -- I agree with you 我早就知道了！我也有同感！
bite off more than you can chew – to agree to do more than you have time for 貪多嚼不爛
rake in the money – to make a lot of money very fast 掙大把的鈔票
B semi-fixed expressions 半固定表達
don’t get me started on the -- don’t ask me about that 別提了！
you’re not the only one -- you are not alone , me to . 不僅僅是你一個人
work one’s ass off -- to work very hard 非常努力地工作
C word partnerships 詞語搭配
straightforward enough -- pretty easy to understand 簡單易懂
the main problem – the biggest obstacle 最大的問題
figure out – to work out 理解；弄清
moan about -- to complain about 為……而抱怨
poor muggings – poor me 鄙人；我這笨蛋
work experience -- previous jobs 工作經(jīng)驗
agony aunt -- a personal counselor who gives you advice 知心大姐；答讀者問的專欄作家
have to dash -- to be in a hurry and have to leave immediately 要趕緊走
duty calls -- you must do something that cannot be avoided 該去工作了
barely started -- hardly started 幾乎還沒開始
good luck -- best of luck 祝你好運
tough luck – hard cheese 不走運
a matter of perspective -- a matter of how you look at things 看待問題角度的問題
a pretty face – good looks 漂亮的臉蛋
Dialogue 1 track 01 說老師壞話
Sue : How ‘s it going with your classes ? 你的課上得怎么樣？
Li Xue : Don't get me started on that ! 別提了！
Sue : What's wrong ? Is the course too difficult for my “little genius “? 怎么了？是不是課程太難了，我的“天才”？
Li Xue: No . The textbooks and material we get are straightforward enough . However , the main problem is that two of my teachers speak too quickly . Most of the time , I have to rack my brains trying to figure out what the heck they’re on about！那倒不是。我們的課本和閱讀材料都挺好懂的。問題在于有兩個老師說話太快了。大部分時間我都在絞盡腦汁地猜他們到底在說什么！
Sue : Well , You’re not the only one who moaning about that .I reckon you and I are in the same boat ! 你不是唯一一個抱怨的人，咱們兩是同病相憐啊！
Li Xue : Well , with that scholarship , at least you don’t have to work your ass off to make some cash as poor muggings here does . 但起碼你有獎學(xué)金。可伶的我還得一天到晚的工作賺錢。
Sue :But you’re getting some work experience now which will help you get a job in the future . 但是你現(xiàn)在可以獲得工作經(jīng)驗，這將來就業(yè)很有幫助呢。
Li Xue :Well , you do have a point I guess . You know , you do have a knack for finding the silver lining and talking to you is always comforting . You should be a professional agony aunt . 你說得也有道理。你總是能在黑暗之中看到希望，每次跟你聊都讓我舒坦很多。你真應(yīng)該去當(dāng)職業(yè)知心大姐。
Sue : Tell me about it ! Many people have suggested that . I will consider it seriously when my workload is much less . I don’t want to bit off more than I can chew. 就是啊！許多人都這樣建議。等我的工作量少一些時，我會認真考慮這個主意的。現(xiàn)在我可不想貪多嚼不爛。
Li Xue :Smart gal , you are ! Sorry . Have to dash . Duty calls . My teacher handed out a long reading list yesterday for us to go through and I’ve barely started it . 你真是聰明人啊！不好意思，我得趕緊走了，還有功課要做。昨天老師布置了一堆東西讓我們讀，我還沒開始呢。
Sue : Good luck with that and I’m sorry I can’t help you here . 祝你好運，抱歉我?guī)筒簧厦α恕?/span>
Li Xue : I wish my teacher would speak English more like you do , seriously . 我真希望我們老師的英語說得跟你一樣慢。
Sue : Tough luck . I wish I was a teacher , then I can rake in the money . But anyway off you go and try to be positive. It’s all a matter of perspective . 認倒霉吧。我也希望我是老師，好掙大把大把的鈔票，不管怎么說，你快走吧。凡事往好處想，態(tài)度決定一切。
Li Xue : Since when have you become so philosophical ? 你啥時候開始變得這么豁達了？
Sue : Well , It just goes to show that I have more depth than you thought . I’m not just a pretty face , you know ! 哈，這說明真人不露相。我可不是只有一張漂亮的臉蛋喲。
Vocabulary notepad 迷你生詞本
genius n. – a very intelligent person 天才
straightforward adj. – plain and simple 簡單易懂的
uni n. --- university 大學(xué)
knack n. – gift , ability , talent 才能
philosophical adj. -- meeting trouble with level-headed detachment 達觀的
depth n. -- complexity of thought 深奧，深刻
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