? ? ? ?Part 1 Pronunciation
??????- Hey Mandy, can I run something by
??????you?
嘿,Mandy,我能問你個事嗎?
??????- Sure, what's good?
好啊渡冻,什么事?
??????- Well, a friend wanted tax help, so we
??????discussed it over dinner.
??一個朋友想得到稅務(wù)方面的幫助厦坛,所以我們在晚餐時討論了這個問題湖笨。
??????- Uh-huh.
??????- At the end of the day, when the check
??????came, she expected me to pay.
最后,當(dāng)賬單出來的時候维哈,她希望我買單块促。
- It definitely sounds like she took
advantage of your generosity. Now that
she asked a favor, she should pay
without question.
聽起來她就是在利用你的大方。既然她請你幫忙淹辞,毫無疑問她應(yīng)該買單
的医舆。
Part 2 Comprehension
1. Hey Mandy, can I run something by
you?
嘿,Mandy,我能問你個事嗎?
run (v.)奔跑象缀,運轉(zhuǎn)(某個機器)
run sth by sb
向某人征求對...的看法蔬将,??就某事請教某人
I would like to run some ideas by you
??????before we agree to the deal.
??????在我們同意這份協(xié)議前,我有些想法想要請教您央星。
??????run some ideas by / past sb就- - 些想法向某人請教
??????Would you run your idea by me one
??????more time?
??????你能不能再跟我說一遍你的想法?
??????run sth by me? /tell me sth告訴我某事
??????2. Could I possibly buy you a coffee
??????sometime, pick your brain a ittle?
??????有空能請你喝杯咖啡嗎?聽取下你的建議霞怀。
??????pick one's brain(s)
??????詢問某人建議,征求某人的看法
??????pick one's brain(s) about sth就某事詢問某人建議
??????Could I possibly buy you a coffee
??????sometime to pick your brain a little?
??????有空能請你喝杯咖啡嗎?聽取下你的建議莉给。
??????3. - My father gave me a tip.
??????- Sounds like a good one.我爸告訴我個訣竅毙石。-看來是個好訣竅廉沮。
tip (n.)訣竅,指點
??????give sb a tip給某人一個訣竅
??????4. It was a good one. You should take a
??????tip from him yourself.
??????沒錯徐矩,你自己也應(yīng)該請教他一下滞时。
take a tip fromsb向某人要一個訣竅, 向某人請教
5. Well, do you need any help? Because
sometimes it's great to bounce ideas off
someone whose opinion you value.
需要幫忙嗎?因為有時候滤灯,應(yīng)該向你敬重的人請教坪稽。
bounce? (v.)彈跳,反射
bounce ideas off someone
字面意思:從某人身_上反射出意見
引申為:征求某人的意見
6. Sure, what's good?好啊力喷,什么事?
What's good? = What's up?有什么事?
??????7. Well, a friend wanted tax help, so we
??????discussed it over dinner.
??????一個朋友想得到稅務(wù)方面的幫助刽漂,所以我們在晚餐時討論了這個問題。
??????tax help
??????稅務(wù)幫助弟孟,給予與稅務(wù)相關(guān)的一系列幫助(專業(yè)名詞)不用加冠詞或復(fù)數(shù)tax(v.)對...征稅
??????tax the rich向富人征稅
??????sb/ sth be taxed某人/某物被征稅,
Cigarettes are heavily taxed.香煙被征收重稅。
tax(n.)稅样悟,稅款
??????puta tax on sb/ sth
??????make sb/ sth pay tax向...征稅
??????The government puts a heavy tax on
??????cigarettes.
??????香煙被政府征收重稅拂募。pay the tax納稅
??????I pay 20% tax on my income.我的收入要繳納20%的稅。
??????pay the tax on sth繳納某物的稅
??????What do you earn before / after tax?
??????What do you earn before / after you
??????have paid tax on the money you earn?你稅前/稅后收入是多少?
??????individual income tax個人所得稅窟她,個稅
over / during (adv.)在...期間
over dinner在晚飯期間
??????Shall we discuss it over a drink?
??????我們邊喝點什么邊討論這個問題好嗎?
??????8. At the end of the day, when the check came ,she expected me to pay.
最后陈症,當(dāng)賬單出來的時候,她希望我買單震糖。
I'll listen to what do you have to say but at the end of the day,it's my decision.
check = bill
borrower? (n.)借閱者
borrower - > borrow (v.)借+ -er后綴
The library expects borrowers to return
books on time.
圖書館希望借閱者按時還書录肯。
9. It definitely sounds like she took
advantage of your generosity.聽起來她就是在利用你的大方。
generous? / d3enores/ (adj.)慷慨的吊说,大方的
a very generous man非陈塾剑慷慨的人
It's generous of sb to do sth.某人做了某事,顯得很慷慨颁井。
It was generous of you to lend me the
money.
你借給我錢厅贪,心腸可真是太好了。
generosity (n.)慷慨雅宾,大方
She benefited unfairly from your
generosity.
她就是在利用你的大方养涮。
unfairly (adv.)不公平地,不正當(dāng)?shù)?/p>
10. Now that she asked a favor, she
should pay without question.
既然她請你幫忙眉抬,毫無疑問她應(yīng)該買單
的贯吓。
now(that)既然
Now that | have my car, | don't get as
much exercise as | used to.
有車之后,我的活動量不如從前大了蜀变。
Now that +句子悄谐,句子.
??????既然.....
??????without question
??????字面意思:沒有問題
??????引申為:毫無疑問,不需要辯論昏苏,猶豫或抱怨
??????I stand ready to support you without
??????question.
??????毫無疑問尊沸,我準備好支持你了威沫。
??????stand ready to do sth準備好做某事
doubt (n.)疑慮,疑問
??????There's no doubt that +從句.
??????某事是毫無疑問的洼专。
??????without doubt毫無疑問
??????You are without doubt the best student |
??????have ever taught.
??????毫無疑問你是我教過的最優(yōu)秀的學(xué)生棒掠。
??????既然.....
??????without question
??????字面意思:沒有問題
??????引申為:毫無疑問,不需要辯論屁商,猶豫或抱怨
?????I stand ready to support you without
??????question.
??????毫無疑問烟很,我準備好支持你了。
??????stand ready to do sth準備好做某事
doubt (n.)疑慮蜡镶,疑問
??????There's no doubt that +從句.
??????某事是毫無疑問的雾袱。
??????without doubt毫無疑問
??????You are without doubt the best student |
??????have ever taught.
??????毫無疑問你是我教過的最優(yōu)秀的學(xué)生。
??????Part 3 Drama L earning
??????1. All right, I have one question. What is
??????the deal with this?
??????我有一個問題官还,這是什么意思?
??????What's the deal? = What's up?出什么事了芹橡,怎么了?
??????What's the deal with sth?
??????某物怎么了?
??????2. Look, I don't know how much more of
??????this I can take!
??????我不知道我還能忍多久!
??????I don't know how much more of sthI can
??????take!
??????我不知道還能忍受...多久!
??????3. I survived college with him!我跟他大學(xué)同寢室四年都沒死!
survive(v.)存活
??????survive sth with sb與某人一起從某事中存活
??????4. All right, | guess I can hold out a lttle
??????longer.
??????好吧,或許我還可以再忍一陣子望伦。
??????hold out堅持
??????hold out a little longer再堅持一陣