自 現(xiàn)象級英語
English the American Way: A Fun ESL Guide to Language and Culture in the U.S.
Self-Study
1 come in: to be useful for a particular purpose
eg: That's where our book comes in !
2 We hope this book will be a help in your adventure learning English. 英語學習之路
句型：X hopes Y will be a help in Z.
3 比較：做的像……一樣好? I hope I am as good a parent to Charlotte as you have been to me.
4 忘記 I lost track of where I put my glasses. How will I be able to read the paper?
5 zip through the drive-thru 得來速
6 There's nothing like fast food after a busy day. 句型
People who love camping say there's nothing as wonderful as sleeping under the stars.
There is no such thing as a free lunch.
7 You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
8 People need to weigh their options when doing sth
eg People need to weigh their options when deciding whether to rent an apartment or buy a house.
9 I guess you'll have to keep looking to find your dream apartment. 離夢想還有一段距離
仿寫 I guess I'll have to keep reading to find my dream book.
10 Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
11 library? ? /?la?.brer.i/ The word sounds like lie-brerry.
Day 1
1 in a few days 重音在名詞days上
2 How are you? 回答的幾種方式
I'm okay. 升調(diào)
I'm fine.
I'm a-okay.
I'm okayish. 還成
3 Nothing much. 升調(diào)
Same old.
4 hectic=busy
Things have been hectic. 我很忙。
Traffic was hectic. 交通堵塞
Are you in the middle of sth? 你在忙嗎神郊？ 一般不問Are you busy?
5 dog 丑女人
broad 對女性的歧視逛万，比bitch好一點
chick 小妞畦戒，沒有歧視意味
bimbo 胸大無腦季俩，長得漂亮
6 反問句 You aren't afraid of that little tiny dog, are you?
7 I'm headed to the mall.= I'm heading to the mall. 想去哪兒
Where to昼蛀？= Where are you heading?
8 We are both good shoppers. 我們都喜歡購物棕兼，咱們都喜歡剁手
We are all morning readers.
crier 愛哭鬼 goner 完蛋了 doer
keeper 值得擁有 avoider? two-timer 腳踏兩只船
talker 能說的人 spender 花錢如流水
9 不達目的不罷休 not until
I'm not leaving until I have some cute new shoes.
I'm not quitting until I get what I want.
1 What gives?= What's happening陡舅？ 怎么啦？
What's up?
2 感嘆詞 oh boy, oh my god
1 陌生人見面語調(diào)上揚表示親切伴挚，慢速讓對方聽清楚
2 道歉語速慢一點靶衍，更顯誠意
3 I'll be working all weekend 時態(tài)，更強調(diào)狀態(tài)
Today we are gonna be talking about chapter 1 and chapter 2.
4 改變想法 change your mind, a change of heart比較正式, change the tune
Why the change of heart? What gives?
5 I've been meaning to talk to you. 我一直想跟你說這個事
6 我對你不滿茎芋，要跟你說一說 I have a bone to pick with you. 要吐槽
7 drop by our house to visit anytime
visit 地方 uninvited不請自來, show up unannounced 沒跟人說自己就來了
8 口語：清楚颅眶、得體、地道
1 run 一趟 The buses run about every 15 minutes.
2 I have to go. 我要走了
3 Stay tuned. 別走開田弥，廣告之后更精彩
1 token代幣
a token character/ role
He got a token role. 群演涛酗，綠葉
2 slide the card into the card reader 刷卡
逃票 He is a turnstile jumper.
3 -bound 駛向
This is Beijing-bound flight/train. 航班飛往北京
4 Where is the bathroom一般用/restroom高檔場所?? WC
千萬別用toilet； toilet令人想起便池偷厦，感覺不禮貌
5 wicked：區(qū)域性表達 informal商叹，不要亂用
1 be 重讀，實義動詞
2 expected 需要
Tipping is expected for taxi drivers.
3 小費 tip, gratuity
Day 2
作業(yè)反饋
1 What's new with you? 記住語調(diào)
2 人稱代詞注意是否弱讀
3 doesn't 讀的時候基本口型不變 把/?/弱讀為/?/
4 wanted to /wa:nida/
5 go places 成功
You're going places. 你會成功的
1 international, winter 有時候發(fā)音取消/t/ 直接讀/n/
2 方便 convenient, handy , anywhere
Cabs are anywhere.
3 側(cè)方停車 parallel park
1 jersey? ? /?d???.zi/ 球衣
Jersey Girl 颯颯的女孩只泼，類似東北女孩
2 paperwork 語調(diào)
3 a bad hair day 沒化妝呢剖笙，bad hair 皆為重音，注意發(fā)音
1 famous and not in a good way, notorious
2 luxury? ? /?l?k.??.i/ insurance? ? /?n???.r.?ns/
1 最高級 superlative? ? /s??p??.l?.t??v/
2 shoulder 路肩请唱， roomy 寬敞
3 do, go
I was doing 70. 車速
1 路霸 road hog
Why are you hogging the road?
You are such a road hog.
3 drive-thru 得來速
1 正是我想要的 just what the doctor ordered: Exactly the thing that is or was needed to help improve something or make one feel better.
2 忙了一天吃一頓快餐太爽了 There's nothing like fast food after a busy day.
There's nothing like morning reading.
1 extra large 超大
2 堂食 sit-down restaurant
3 破產(chǎn) break the bank
4 a party of four 四個人吃
5 on the house 免單弥咪，compliments of the house
6 You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
7 兩個字母連讀 重音在后面
8 filet mignon? ? /?f?l.e? mi??njɑ?n/ 菲力牛排
9 hold =without 不要放
coriander /?k??r.i.?n.d?/ 香菜
Day 3
1 聽自己的作業(yè)，找自己語音不清楚的地方
2 overcorrection 矯枉過正
3 speed limit 重音在前
4 pulled you over 連讀
5 You get the idea. 你懂了吧 籍滴，你懂的
6 but that's the topic for another book/course 咱不聊這個了
That's another story. 那是另外一回事
That's the horse of another color.
1 He can really move. 他跑得真快
He can really speak English/ dance/ sing. 真有幾下子
2 What's the big deal? 這有啥的
3 You can remember all the way back to high school? 還好意思說呢酪夷，嘲諷的語氣
4 both of you sure can eat 你們是真能吃啊
I don't know about anyone here reading, but both of you sure watch a lot of movies. 遷移
5 pigging out 中間加/j/音
6 nacho /?n?t?o?/
7 開吃 dig in
8 hog? 霸占 hog sth
He's been hogging the mic. 麥霸
She's been hogging the bathroom 洗澡沒完沒了
pole hog 霸占柱子 seat hog 霸占座位
9 watch my weight
I have to watch what I eat and get moving. 管住嘴，減脂; 邁開腿
1 推銷員用上揚的語調(diào)孽惰，表達熱情
2 跑步機 treadmill晚岭，機場的走路傳送帶
3 aerobics 有氧運動? 美[e?ro?b?ks]
1 throw in 贈送
2 day pass 日卡
3 I'm up/down for anything. Are you down with anything? 約嗎，我都沒問題
1 這有啥難的勋功？開玩笑
Just put a bunch of words together. Of course I can !
Day 4
作業(yè)反饋
大概數(shù)字 a ballpark figure /?f?ɡ.j?/, a ballpark estimate
1 sure /??r/ nachos /na:/
2 both 念th時坦报，舌頭伸出來
1 You were busy. 重音
1 weigh 權(quán)衡
2 relocate 換個地方库说，搬家 move
3 advance notice ，一般在美國是a thirty-day notice
4 security deposit 押金
1 放你一馬 let you off the hook
The cop let you off the hook.
1 proverb /?prɑ?.v??b/ 重音在前
2 優(yōu)點 upside, 缺點 downside
3 注意停頓片择，停頓表示強調(diào)
4 laudromat 自助洗衣店? ? /?l??n.dr?.m?t/
1 那句話怎么說來著潜的？ What's that old proverb?? 諺語，格言
1 mooing cows and clucking chickens 形象字管、聲音? 雞犬相聞
1 just the usual
2 bills, bills, bills ! 節(jié)奏不同
3 uh-oh 糟糕
1 drive someone up the wall = drive sb crazy
2 bring down the house 贏得滿堂喝彩 已經(jīng)發(fā)生的事情 演出炸了/太燃了
You brought down the house.
3 go from rags to riches 白手起家
I work from rags to riches
1 checking account 支票賬戶, savings account 儲蓄賬戶
2 overdraft, overdrawn 透支
3 cash back 返現(xiàn)啰挪，取點零錢
4? 24小時營業(yè) It opens 24-7.
1 別太嘚瑟 Don't get carried away.? 別太沖動
Don't let sth into your head.
Don't get big headed.
2 I guess you'll be buying a new car.
1 回顧你做的事情Place to live? Check ! New job? Check !
2 Three down, two to go. 考完三科，還有兩科嘲叔。
3 outsmart 亡呵，outfox 比……精明
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1 It feels great to be bringing home the bacon. 能自己養(yǎng)活自己真好
2 do payroll 發(fā)工資
pay day 發(fā)工資的日子
3 30th 詞內(nèi)連讀加/j/
Day 5
作業(yè)反饋
1 費勁 a real hassle
1 forever 超級重音
2 neighborhood 重讀
3 away 次重讀
4 from 弱讀
1 was 弱讀，幾乎聽不見
2 would弱讀? weak/w?d/weak /?d/
3 get 非強調(diào)硫戈，次重讀锰什； work在意群的詞尾，重讀
1 shop till you drop 買買買丁逝，剁手
2 glumly =sadly 傷心汁胆，難過
3 Well, you get the idea.
It went on.
And so on and so forth. 等等
4 samples, free giveaways, freeby/freebies 免費贈品
1 打臉語氣 No ！Not the mall 霜幼！ Anything but the mall !
2 Everything is off the cuff. 即興的
3 I don't mind going with you. 字面是我不介意嫩码，實際上我挺想、愿意跟你去罪既，委婉語
4 a big box store 大型商場谢谦，如萬達，沃爾瑪萝衩，Costa
a big-ticket item 大件
5 I could use some garden supplies.
I could use =I need 需要
I could use some water. =I'd like to have some water. 我想喝水
6 very good mall day 重讀在mall上
very bad weather, very good reading/family/ movie/cooking day
7 takeout 外賣
1 by the window, by the aisle 飛機上靠窗回挽，靠走廊
Each aisle 貨架 offers great practice for developing your decision-making skills. 太難了，鍛煉
Each conversation offers great practice for developing my survival/communication skills. 求生欲
2 produce 名詞猩谊，農(nóng)產(chǎn)品 us/?prɑ?.du?s/
1 I guess= No wonder 怪不得
No wonder. 可以單獨使用
2 herb? ? /??b/
3 corn on the cob 玉米棒子
1 長音節(jié)詞 artificial fertilizers 拖長音
2 basil 美[?be?zl]
3 doorbusters 開門大搶購千劈， 商店剛開門 就沖進去的銷售
4 offer a rain check 拿優(yōu)惠價格的小票
Can I have a rain check? 咱們改天再約
1 回答的度 They're awesome. 要有停頓
2 Where did you get them? 搭訕套路，寒暄
3 I got them at Shoe City. 爵士樂的調(diào)子
I learned it from Eric. / I bought it on Taobao.
4 They're having a great sale. 壓低聲音牌捷，講一個秘密
5 BOGO= buy one get one
6 ham 拙劣的演員
Eric is a ham.
7 It's a matter of life and death. 很重要
1 right away重音在right
1 怎么回事墙牌？What's the nature of the emergency?
2 paramedics 醫(yī)護人員
3 I'm not sure. 重讀sure
Both of you sure can eat. 弱讀sure
晨中復習
1 salmon 美[?s?m?n]
2 Bookshops provide a sense of community and serenpidity that cannot be replicated online.
3 建立錯題本
4 連讀
Everything is a double-edged sword. 雙刃劍
受到很好的教育 well-educated
5 desired difficulty, blessing in disguise
6 kick yourself 自責
7 Start with why. 思考為什么要這么做
Day 6
1 under the weather 身體不舒服，不能指心情不好
2 stuffy nose 鼻子不通氣
The air is stuffy.? 屋里不通氣
running nose 流鼻涕 Your nose is running.
3 GP =general practitioner 家庭醫(yī)生
1 have實義動詞的時候念的重暗甥，have to 念的比較輕喜滨，have最弱的 I've been hiding.
否定的have比較重 I haven't been hiding. =Nothing much. 沒什么特別的
2 I've been feeling unwell.= I haven't been feeling well.
3 maybe 語調(diào)
4 Can you recommend someone？ recommend 重音在后 /?rek.??mend/
5 rush sb 催某人撤防，急
She doesn't rush you. 她善于傾聽
6 見縫插針 squeeze sb in
特別情況特別處理 She'll squeeze you in right away.
7 很急虽风，質(zhì)疑的口吻 But what if ...
8 calm down
激動 excited, pumped
惱羞成怒 worked up
Why are you getting so worked up？
It's not the end of world. 不是世界末日
9 crank up 把聲音調(diào)大一點
10 元音后面跟濁輔音，元音會拖長音 need to
11 dose 一劑
A dose of self-doubt will help you get through difficulties.
12 prescription 解決方案辜膝， 出招
Do what I prescribed you to do.
1 generic small-talk 寒暄无牵，套路
generic 普通的
generic drug 仿制藥
1 while away= kill time 消磨時間
2 推薦 recommend that you read this book. 一般recommend用從句
3 diagnosis /?da?.?ɡ?no?.s?s/，diagnose 發(fā)音
對比 tear（noun）, tear（verb）; pray, prayer
4 Eeew 厂抖！ That's gross. / So disgusting. 好惡心
1 調(diào)侃的語氣
2 沒有人會這么想 You're not buying that.
You are not falling for that.
You are not swallowing that up.
Sold. 有道理茎毁，被你說服了
1 What's the problem with you? 打架，你有病嗎忱辅？ You wanna go七蜘？要打一架嗎？
You get a problem with me? 你跟我找茬嗎墙懂？
What seems to be the problem today? 哪里不舒服, 降調(diào)
what 特殊疑問句崔梗，除非表示熱情用升調(diào)，一般用降調(diào)
2 kind of 口頭禪
I kind of like it.
It just kind of fell out.
3 疼死我了 hurt like crazy, like mad
4 molar 美[?mo?l?r]
5 It's no so bad. = Relax. It's not the end of the world. 沒那么糟糕
6 I hope you can tell me. 我也不知道咋回事啊垒在，注意語調(diào)
7 teeth 牙齒，力量
toothless 名存實亡
1 cut my teeth 長牙扔亥， 以……方式出道
I cut my teeth by teaching The Economist.
cut one's teeth: To gain experience with something,especially at a young age (when one's teeth would be coming in).
2 eye doctor 眼科醫(yī)生
1 fuzzy 模模糊糊的场躯，復雜不明朗
fuzzy 腦子里一團漿糊 My head's a little fuzzy.
1 Eye problems run in the family. 遺傳病
1 eye-candy 養(yǎng)眼 eye sore
2 turn a bind eye to , turn a deaf ear to 睜一只眼閉一只眼
3 vet 獸醫(yī)
1 first thing
I will call you first thing in the morning.
1 will 重讀
2 wake up from it , bring him in 重音位置
3 thoroughly? ? /?θ??.?.li/ 有卷舌音
Day 7
1 tune out 對……置之不理
2 need 都讀長音
3 by the way 中by沒有way重音
4 idea 沒有卷舌音
1 dose: my daily dose of asshole emails 地道的語言
1 scoop 一勺，與gossip意思相近旅挤，小道消息踢关，爆料
1 slot 窄縫，扁口
1 bulky 大 bulky but not heavy 大但不重
bulk 大部分 a bulk of the population 大多數(shù)人
I spent the bulk of my time on learning English. 大部分時間
buy sth in bulk 批發(fā)價
2 It's a can't-miss. 不能錯過? You can't miss it.
3 count me in 讀音in重讀
1 up in the air 懸而未決= I'm not sure
2 over my head 聽不懂 = above my head
I'm the only one who is out of the loop. 大家都知道粘茄，就我不知道
in the loop 知道內(nèi)幕
1 如今/現(xiàn)在你已經(jīng) Now that your English is excellent....
2 big problem/ big moment
3 animal control officer 連讀
con artist 連讀签舞，騙子
last year 連讀
1 pick on選擇，欺負
Why don't you pick on someone your size? 你怎么不找個跟你一樣壯的人欺負柒瓣？
She's been picking on me. 總找我茬
1 culture vulture 文化狂熱分子 : a person who is very interested in the arts, especially to an obsessive degree. 有貶義，附庸風雅
1 not much=nothing much 沒什么
2 town 我這里 I'm out of town. 我不在家
be the talk of the town 大家都在議論
3 激動 excited, 高興地激動pumped, thrilled
worked up 反面，生氣了
4 catch up 喝杯咖啡啥的凡涩，敘舊
5 show sb around 領(lǐng)人到處轉(zhuǎn)轉(zhuǎn)锄禽，領(lǐng)人見見世面
6 FOMO = fear of missing out 錯失恐懼癥
twofer（two-fer） an item or offer that comprises two items but is sold for the price of one. 買一送一
1 好消息 music to one's ears
2 ring a bell 眼熟，耳熟
Does it ring a bell?
3 sing someone's praises 表揚某人
sing Juliet's praises to the whole class
4 讀音original, origin
1 carpool 拼車
2 gas money 油錢 split the gas 分攤油錢
segue /?seɡ.we?/
1 你是個好人 You are a mensch.
2 a good Samaritan 善人
1 maybe 升調(diào)
2 中間人 go-between /?ɡo?.b??twi?n/ = middle-man磺平， 此處是翻譯translator, interpreter
3 get back on one's feet 重新振作起來
My English has gone to the dogs. = My English is not as good as it used to be.
Some businesses have gone to the dogs. We are here to help them get back on their feet.
4 think on your feet 隨機應變, 反應快
1 有義務(wù) come/go with the territory 難免的事 to be part of a particular activity
1 Why "oh, no"? 引用對方的話魂仍，問為什么
2 step up to the plat 開始行動 to take action when something needs to be done, even though this is difficult:
do one's part/share 各司其職=pull one's weight
Day 8
1 慢速閱讀：明確每一個單詞的發(fā)音，黏連感拣挪，順滑感 segue
2 coupon? ? /?ku?.pɑ?n/
3 the better half 伴侶
4 card 動詞 要求出示證件ID
You'll probably be carded.
1 stunner 那句話 照騙
2 cougar 發(fā)音 /?ku?.ɡ?/
3 older women 老女人 sugar daddy 干爸 trophy wife 花瓶妻子 arm candy 掛臂美女
1 cringe 覺得難為情 give sb cringe
1 let my hair down a bit 重讀hair擦酌，浪起來，放松一下
relax, kick back and relax
2? Do you feel like catching a movie tonight ?
grab a movie 看電影
1 fall for 信以為真菠劝， 愛上某人 =fall in love
I fell for what he said.
2 big time =very much 程度深
I won the game big time. 我大獲全勝
I lost the game big time. 輸?shù)煤軕K
I had fun last night big time. 玩得特瘋
3 tie the knot 喜結(jié)良緣
1 很難 a real chore
2 隨便選 take your pick, whatever floats your boat, nothing is off the menu
3 a bridal registry 婚禮禮物清單
1 送同樣的禮物 run the risk of getting four toasters 面包機
2 chip in 湊錢 go solo 自己買
3 a stag party, a bechlor party 單身漢派對
1 一下子讓我想起 It takes me back to =remind
It takes me back to learning this book last year.
2 He had it all planned out so carefully. 背下來
3 挺有故事的It's quite a story.
How do you like the book? -It's quite a story.
1 網(wǎng)站 website
2 on the rocks （飲料）加點冰赊舶，危險、問題多多的關(guān)系
Our marriage is on the rocks.
go south, go to the dogs, go downhill
3 cheat on sb 出軌 two-timer 腳踏兩只船 He's a two-timer. He's been two-timing you.
4 It may be the end of the road. 窮途末路，走到頭了
5 Yes and no. 是也不是锯岖。
6 甜言蜜語 say nice things ; 浪漫 buy me flowers
Before we got married, he said nice things and bought me flowers all the time.
7 伺候 take care of sb
相夫教子 want you to stay in the kitchen, feed the kids, pour him Martini
men want hot meals and clean socks 直男
1 maybe 語調(diào)
冷靜期 a cooling-off period(沖動消費), a 30-day calming period
1 It very often turns out 注意very often 的位置
more often than not
2 You do the math =obvious 這還不明白 You get the idea.
3 start a family 有孩子
4 mom-to-be 準媽媽
a billionaire-to-be 潛力股
5 prenatal 產(chǎn)前 postnatal 產(chǎn)后 postpartum 產(chǎn)后? ? /?ne?.t??l/
坐月子 postnatal care
1 當家做主 make the decision, be vocal
敢于發(fā)聲介袜，敢說 stand up, speak up, be vocal
1 When are you due? 啥時生啊出吹？
2 run in the family 世代相傳 Do twins run in the family?
3 It is a he or she. 男孩還是女孩
1 佛系I know, I know. I just love the idea of being surprised.
2 a little bundle of joy= 小寶寶
1 I grow out of the clothes. I outgrow the clothes. 穿不進去了
You can outgrow it. 不用管遇伞，慢慢就好了
2 tote 托特包? 名詞，動詞 to carry something, especially something heavy or awkward
3 母乳 breast-feeding, give sb the breast
1 心機：感傷 捶牢，開玩笑
1 I've been cooped up since the coronavirus outbreak. 關(guān)在家里不能出門
cooped up couples
2 night out 重音在后
3 It seems just like yesterday that 恍若昨天鸠珠，過得真快 = It takes me back to when 回憶往事
Day 9
1 glaring mistakes 低級錯誤
2 When you can, you should. 當你能夠做到，你就應該做好
1 hilarious 發(fā)音 太搞笑了
2 cured ham 熏火腿
3 a living will 生前預囑
4 hospice /?hɑ?.sp?s/ care 臨終關(guān)懷
1 She's been sick for a long time now. 強調(diào) long time 秋麸，停頓渐排，讀音清楚
2 upbeat 正能量，樂觀向上
a silver-lining person,half-full, optimistic
You know why I love to be with him, because he's so upbeat.
3 sensible 明事理灸蟆，講道理驯耻，拎得清
4 Any takers?
5 obituary 訃告? funeral home 殯儀館
1 pass away 重讀 away
2 We know that Granny was ready. 走得很安詳
3 Please accept my condolences. 節(jié)哀順變
You're in my prayers. 我會為你祈福的
4 If we need anything? 重讀need
5 urn 骨灰盒 ashes 骨灰
1 gone, kick the bucket翹辮子, drop dead, bite the dust 去世
2 My phone/car is dead.
The battery is dead/ out of juice. 電池沒電了
Juice up my phone. 給手機充電
3 美國版大眾點評 Yelp
a walking Yelp review 知道去哪兒吃的人
a Chinese Yelp 大眾點評
1 plan 套餐
2 unlimited minutes/ internet/ message 無限制
1? keep it to yourself 自己知道就行，別公放出來
2 小點聲Would you mind keeping it down a little bit??
3 the guy sitting next to you= stranger 陌生人
1 pull sb over 警察讓某人靠邊停車
1 plate 車牌
2 放你一馬 let you off the hook, give/cut you some slack, let you go, let you get away with it , let you slide
3 in the good old days 以前炒考，從前, 回憶往事
It takes me back to when, It seems just like yesterday that
a good old song, a goodie oldie 又老又好
4 hook up a webcam=connect 連上
She hooked up with Eric. 她與Eric取得了聯(lián)系（另一層意識是have sex, 建議不使用）
ROFLMAO:? rolling on the floor laughing my ass off
1 bells and whistles 噱頭可缚，可有可無的雞肋
1 computer savvy 很懂電腦 tech-savvy
2 技術(shù)小白，伸手黨 technologically illiterate
3 take it with a grain of salt 斋枢， 照單全收 lap it up
1 the problem is that 口語中的墊詞
1 get sth back, unsend the email 撤回
2 I didn't pay you to do sth 雇你來不用為了
1 broadcast 過去式和過去分詞與原形相同帘靡； 直播 live-streaming
兩歲的小孩愛發(fā)脾氣。 Children often have temper tantrums at the age of two. Two-year-olds often throw tantrums when they don't get what they want.
Day 10
1 be upbeat about sth 重音在前upbeat /??p.bi?t/
2 從描述到演繹：代入場景瓤帚，對話感描姚，敢于模仿和觀察（模仿讓你覺得好笑的、最有特點的元素戈次，放大這些元素轩勘，例如模仿口頭禪）
3 電腦達人 a laptop literate
助教 I could use a teaching assistant who is computer-savvy.
1 pick on sb 找茬，欺負
My boss is always picking on me. 穿小鞋
1 找下家 another job lined up
Don't burn your bridges. 別堵死后路
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
2 倒閉 go under
時態(tài) The company went under./ has gone under
3 go-between 中間人
leg up? ? English good language skills can give a leg up on your career. 幫助
4 a compensation package 年薪怯邪， 補償金赃阀，工資（做HR的有個專業(yè)術(shù)語叫C&B，就是compensation & benefit, 就是薪資福利的意思擎颖，一般做C&Ｂ的工資都比負責招聘工作的高）
1 I guess you could say that. =Yes and no.
2 food joint 店
pizza/ burger joint
3 same old stuff 中same 長音
4 in a rut 車轍榛斯，一成不變
get out of a rut
5 Now I'm looking for a new job. 強調(diào) job，注意沒有特殊情況重音在名詞
1 crush 名詞
She's my high-school crush. 她是我高中時代的女神
2 pencil-pusher 從事大量的paperwork搂捧，無聊的工作驮俗，機關(guān)辦事員，文書 a person who has an office job that is not interesting
It's like a pencil-pusher. I guess you could say that.
1 There's no getting away with it.
There's no getting away from? the fact that + 可以后面加長句允跑，誰也免不了
1 有眼力價王凑，機警搪柑，機靈著點，見招拆招 on the ball
1 你們幫我看一下 I could use an extra pair of eyes to look over my article.
1 layoff 解雇 downsize 裁員
1 dead-end jobs 一眼望到頭的工作
2 I'm quitting. I call it quits. 我不干了
1 I'm learning the ropes. 我在熟悉業(yè)務(wù)（剛?cè)肼殻?/p>
teach sb the ropes 教人家怎么做
1 搞定 nail the interview/ land the interview , nail the job
2 ask someone in the know 知情人士
1 the powers that be 部門的領(lǐng)導索烹，負責人
2 come across 表現(xiàn)的怎么樣工碾，給人什么樣的感覺/印象，偶遇
Eric comes across very funny.
He comes across as a bit of a bore.
3 natural自然, staged不自然百姓，forced, stilted 生硬
1 throw you a curveball and catch you off guard 讓某人措手不及
It's possible that they'll throw you curveball. Make sure you're on the ball. Don't drop the ball. 犯低級錯誤
make it up on the spot 現(xiàn)場開編
1 résumé /?rez.?.me?/
a real feather in my cap 功成名就, put my name on the map
2 什么個鬼地方 Where on earth is that?
3 off the cuff 即興
1 不要做蠢事 Being late wil not help you nail the job. 從委婉的角度來規(guī)勸“不要做某事”? 說教
Dressing like this will not help you get a girlfriend. 套路
1 萬萬不可 a big no-no
1 throw in a coupon 給張代金券
2 do the trick 奏效
3 goodwill重音位置在前渊额，但字典中重音位置在后
晨末復習
1 放飛自我 chill out, loosen up, let your hair down, let yourself go
1 擁堵 The traffic is hectic.
2 outgrow 穿不下 ? I've outgrown my clothes.
3 You'are going places. 你會成功的
1 備胎法：思考常用的表達之外的替換表達
on earth: in the world
move, relocate
need, I could use
doctors and nurses, paramedics
good guy, mensch, a good Samaritan
translator, go-between
cheat, two-time
convenient, handy
1 憶往昔It takes back to when
It seems just like yesterday that
He can remember all the way back to high school
in the good old days
2 -er? stander, problem solver
3 hair
let your hair down, bad hair day, kick up your heels, kick the bucket, bite the dust
4 yes and no , I guess you could say that.
a big no-no
5 upbeat, optimistic, half-full, silver lining person
1 Would you mind keeping it down?
2 What's the old proverb?
3 You wanna a go?
4 mom-to-be
5 be down for sth, two down three to go
6 segue 過渡
7 a dose of confidence
8 That's the topic of another day/ book/ class.
9 send me flowers, watch me wash the dishes
10 the guy sitting next to me=? stranger
1 speed limit 重音在前面的單詞上
A better version of yourself is out there.
