over my head

英语学习笔记

2

’sDayatWork

ksasamanagerinafurniturestore.

snothappyabout/satisfiedwith/thesales.

obreakthenews,butoursalesweredownlast

month.

Tobreakthenews披露消息breakingnews突发消息

newsbreak(newsannouncementduringregularprogramming;newsworthyevent)

hinginthatstorecostsanarmandaleg.

chargetopdollar.

lygivesmethecreeps[令人毛骨悚

然].

’reabouttogobellyup.(aboutabusiness)gobankrupt,clodown

鱼翻肚皮)

htmynewadvertisingcampaignwouldsavethe

day.

[避免灾难；帮大忙（大致意思如此，具体翻译要看场合）]

’vertisingcampaignwasarealflop

（failure）.

10.I’llhavetogobacktothedrawingboard重新开始.

（drawingboard-制图板）当一个项目失败后，回到制图板，意味着一切开始重新

?You’regivingmetheaxe解雇?别在这儿，回家

劈柴去

12.I’vealreadyfoundanewmanagerwhoisassharp

asatack.

3

’tweeventalkthisover?Afterall[毕竟]I’ve

workingherefortenyears.

tyouwon’thavetoputupwithhisnonn

anymore.

Atleast1.至少,不少于（后面接数量，如at

least5people）

2.好在（有时也可以译作“至少”，如郑智化的

歌词-至少我们还有梦）

-byetoyouandgood-byetothisdead-end[没出

路的]job.

urnsHomewithBadNews

,Igotcannedtodayatwork.收拾东西走人-我们是让人打

铺盖卷

Peter’sright-handman左膀右臂.

3.

bedmeintheback.背后下手

urchinup.(staypositive乐观些)[比较-

crestfallen]两个动作都很形象He’llchangehismind

andtakeyouback.

gsfly!那要等到母猪会上树！

makesuphismind,heneverchangesit.

’thavetoteyes

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onhimeveragain.

oodnessforthat.

there[notgiveup,pervere坚持住

(如果挂在半空中则必须坚持)]I’msureyou

won’tbeoutofworkforlong.

’llhavetolivefromhandtomouth节衣缩

食.

’tgettoostresdout(becomeoverwhelmedby

anxietyorworry).We’llmakeendsmeet[收支相抵].

ecomestoworst,we’llllourhouand

movetothecountry.

’sthinkbig!Maybeyoucanstartyourown

business.

’asiersaidthandone.

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’sDayatSchool

poorlyonhischemistrytest.

yourdayatschool/work/today?

idn’tcutclasssooften,you’ddobetter.

ittingthebooks![’shit

theroad上路.]

’’salostcau.

assiswayovermyhead(beyondone’s

understanding).way=very

dtobuckledown(starttoworkriously，workvery

hard,likeaslave).

ecomesuccessful,peoplewon’tgiveahoot

aboutmypastexperiences.

’sbesidethepoint.

one’shearttonsth/doingsth.

’tstandachanceofgoingtocollegewith

suchpoorgrades.

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4Nicole’sDayatSchool

gaveaprentationonHillaryClintonin

governmentclassandtheteacherpaidheracompliment

[prai].

eadandshouldersaboveothersinclasswork.高

出一大截

o![Welldone!]

uldgointo从事politics.

’resogung-ho[本意workingtogether,现在

enthusiastic,veryexcited-出自汉语工合——

工业合作社的简称]esme

crazy.

’tbuttin.

7.I’mgreenwithenvy嫉妒的眼红.洋人和中国人眼睛颜色不同啊

thenailonthehead[toberight].太准了

oujustshutup?You’reonthinicewithmeright

now.

10.I’mshakinginmyshoes[tremblewithfear].

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5TedGoesoutfortheEvening

n’nsarestillupintheair.

'tyouinviteheroverhere?

'twanttohangaround[passtime;loiter]

reallydowninthedumps[不高兴，心情沮丧].

'ttakethisthewrongway[别介意],butshe'snotmy

cupoftea.

hangingoutwithher.

there'snoaccountingfortaste.

7.I'mcrazyabouther.

'llhaveablast[enjoyonelfverymuch]!

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6SusanStaysHomeandBakesCookies

'vegotaheartofgold.

dandpigout![pigoutonhotdogs/candy]

'tmightcheer

youup.

Ihavebeenalittleonedge[nervous;irritable在悬崖边上会不

安].Butthecookiesarejustwhatthedoctorordered

[exactlywhatwasneeded]!

ookiesareoutofthisworld[wonderful,excellent此物只应天

上有].

'dmakea

bundle[makealotofmoney钱多得一捆一捆的].

ldcallthemSusan'sScrumptious[delicious,

tasty;excellentl]Cookies.

inking[goodidea]!

wIalwaysgivecreditwherecreditisdue!

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7SusanHiresBobtoRunHerBusiness

taysup/wasawake/allnightthinkingaboutthe

cookiebusiness.

'reupbrightandearly[earlyinthemorning,atthecrackofdawn]

thismorning.[brightandearly=veryearly.类似的还有，niceandwarm=very

warm]

'tsleepawink.

gyourownbusinessis/means/lotsofwork.

preparedtoworklikeadog?

nce!=Noway!

'thaveaclueaboutmakingcookies.

'tevenknowhowtoturntheovenon!——Don’t

worry,I'llgiveyouacrashcour[速成课].

tmanagethebusinessside[经营部分].

ixedfeelingsabout[怀着矛盾的感情]workingfor

you.

you'llbeahappycamper[onewhoissatisfied;

contentedperson—多用于否定句].

'sgiveitashot[tryit].

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8TedFormsaRockBand

'reingoodspiritstoday.[5-You'vebeeninabadmood

lately.]

2.I'oingtostartarockband.

ryou![4-Waytogo!Welldone!]

’tbeataroundthebush[绕圈子].Giveitstraighttome.

'tshellout[支付pay]'tmadeof

money.

notimetobeawiguy[自作聪明的人;onewhomakesalot

ofsarcasticcomments].

'regoingtotakethemusicworldbystorm[win

popularityquickly用风暴来冲击，其影响自然很大]andmakelotsofmoney.

undslikeapipedream[dreamthatwillnevercometrue].

'thighschoolrockbandsadimeadozen[common;

cheap,inexpensive]?

guitarplayingandAmber'sbeautifulvoice,

we'resuretomakeasplash[attractattention,winpopularity

quickly]![hbystorm]

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'regoingthroughhardtimes.

re/That’sthebreaks[命该如此，whensomethingbad

happensandyoucan'tdoanythingaboutit].[注意，breaks用的是复数]

9NicoleforPresident!

1.I'vedecidedtorunforstudentbodypresident!

dgetsomeexperienceundermybelt[tohave/get

experience有经验/历]forthefuture.

Underone’sbelt食物被消化后其位置在裤带belt之下，以此来比喻掌握某种技能或拥有经验/历。

'llgiveyouarunfor

yourmoney[bestrongcompetition]![4-Hagridchuckled,“Fredand

GeorgeWeasleycouldgivethemarunfortheirmoney.]

4.I'mbyfar[byalargemargin;verymuch]thebettercandidate.[by

far≠sofar]

'tbesofullofyourlf[thinktoomuchofonelf]!

'sgetdowntobusiness.

ergivemyfriendsthetimeofday[否定用法-不理睬].

Allyougivethemisthecoldshoulder[冷漠;轻视].

eabunchofgoody-goodies伪善者and

brown-nors[溜须拍马者-舔腚使得鼻子蹭上...].

atchmybackandI'llscratchyours.

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,it'sadeal.

10BobVisitstheVillageMarket

ouformakingtimefor[挤/抽时间]me

today.

bakedthecookiesfromscratch[llfresh

ingredientsratherthanapreparedmix;ebeginning].

saythatagain.

'twanttomakeapigofmylf,butletmetakea

-gruntofapig

willgo/nuts/crazy/overthe!

orollupmysleeves[preparetowork]andfigureout

thefinances.

givemeaballparkfigurenow?[ballpark-approximate,

estimated]

Ballpark指的是大型的棒球场。通常在棒球比赛时不会报今天观众的准确人数,例如是

49,132人，而是说到场观众大约是49,000，这个数字就是ballparkfigure，一个大约/估计/

数字。

有些老美懒，就只说ballpark，意思是一样的。

'twanttojumpthegun[过早行动，抢跑-来自比赛].

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ht[waitpatiently]fornow,andwe'lltalkthingsover

thivening.

11BobDrivesaHardBargain

'sitgoing?——Can'tcomplain.

2.I'vehadachancetocrunchsomenumbers[计算-是否是用计算

器？].

'soutofthequestion[注意与outofquestion意思正好相反].At

thatprice,it'snotworthourwhile.[太不值了]

weetenthedeal[makeanoffermoreattractive].

tomakealivingfromthisbusiness.

'vetwistedmyarm[persuadesomeone;toconvincesomeone从动作看

带有强迫].

orleaveit!

'retalking[这样说还差不多，you'resayingtherightthing]!We'll

takeit.

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veahardbargain[notcompromiinbargaining，能侃价，买方是能

杀价].

'sgettheballrolling[getstarted;begin].

12Bob’sBigCookieOrder

’tveryluckylastyear,butthingsarelookingup

now.

'regoingtohavetobakelikecrazy[withgreatspeedor

enthusiasm]overtheweekend.

'tyouthinkyou'vebittenoffmorethanyoucan

chew?

,you'regoingtoberunningaroundlikeachicken

withitsheadcutoff![像只无头苍蝇]

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ately,lhaveto

pitchin[热情参加，帮忙；努力工作]too.

ofinishTed'schemistryhomeworkandthenI've

gottogetgoing[startmoving,makeastart]onmyelection

speech.

'sthataboutdoingTed'schemistryhomework?

ind!Amberwillhelpoutwiththecookies

insteadofNicole.

ven'ssake!It'slikepullingteethgettingyouto

doanyworkaroundhere.[很形象]

13AmberComesovertoBakeCookies

axperiencebakingcookiesfromaformerjob.

,Amberisheretolendahandwiththecookies.

'saninterestinghairstyle.[Whensomebodysayssomethingis

"interesting"itoftenmeanstheydon'tlikeit,buttheywanttobepolite.]

4.I'mgladyouthinkit'irisalltherage[very

fashionable/popular]thisason.

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,I'mgoingtotakeabreak[休息]nowandletyoutake

over.

'tworry,sinessisingoodhands[

III-19,ThestatedthatRastuswasinsafehands]lly

knowsherstuff[懂行].

realsweettooth[喜好甜食],andthey

toldmeIwaatingtoomanycookies.

,I'msureyouhaven'tlostyourtouch[不再在行].

beabitoutofpractice[生疏].

,

mightpickupafewtricksofthetrade[凭经验得来的诀窍].

,butI'mgoingtogetoutoftheway[不妨碍].

Youknowwhattheysay:toomanycooksspoilthe

broth!

'tyoujustcallitanight/dayandgotobed.

[Let’scallitaday/night今天/晚到此为止]You'vebeenworkingyourtail

off[workveryhard]allday.

14AmberandTedHeatuptheKitchen

,whenImetyou,itwasloveatfirstsight[一见钟情].

up

with[分手]thatgirlTiffanyafterImetyou.

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abreak[得了吧，饶了我吧],Amber!Wedon'thavetime

tocrankout[producequicklyorinaroutine

manner]thecookies.

4.I''scrunchtime

[ashortperiodoftimewhenthere’shighpressureforachieveresults时间紧迫]with

thecookies.

'vegotaone-trackmind[一根筋].

6.I’llkeeppluggingaway[苦干].

tsmelikedirt!

makingcookiesormakingout[热吻]?

15NicolePracticesHerElectionSpeech

danall-nighter[熬通宵]workingonmyelection

speech.

eryoulooklikeabasketca[sb/sthinaulessor

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helplesscondition;extremelynervous，犹如失去四肢被装入篮子里抬来抬去]!

stbealoadoffyourmind!

4.I'vegottogivethespeechtomorrowinfrontof1,500

people.I'manervouswreck[紧张兮兮]!

membertheoldruleofthumb[ufulprinciple]:

Imagineyouraudiencenaked.

'sgross[disgusting].WhywouldIwanttodothat?

ingtoconventionalwisdom[commonn],it'llmake

youlessnervous.

acticewilldothetrick[bringthedesiredresults,获得成功].

''llturnoffyouraudience

immediately.

dslikeIhaveabighead[conceited,arrogant]?

11.I'llsay!=Definitely!

16BobBringstheCookiestotheVillageMarket

thebakinggo[进展如何]?

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first,butwe'regettingthehangofit[掌握窍门;熟悉用

法].

ulearntheropes[学会怎么做某件事（特别是指跟工作有关的事）-从

航海而来，这水手一开始学必须学会哪条绳索是控制哪个风帆的],itbecomescond

nature[custom,habit].

youthetruth,Ithoughtthatbaking2,000

cookieswouldbeapaininthe/neck/ass.

gedtoroundup[collect]somehelpers,anditwas

apieceofcake.

forcominginperson[personally,亲自]withthe

cookies.

essisasgoodasmine[Idon’tknowanymorethanyoudo.我

也不知道].

a,I'llkeepyouposted[provideup-to-dateinformation].

vemearingassoonasyouknow.

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17CarolTellsBobtheGoodNews

fe'scookiesarellinglikehotcakes[热销]!

'e

another1,000cookiesbytomorrowat9a.m.

'satallorder[difficulttask],Carol.

'tblowit,Bob!Susan'sScrumptiousCookiescould

reallytakeoff[becomepopular;growsuddenly].

emidnightoil[开夜车]!

Ifyouworkhardnow,you'llbesittingpretty[成功(esp.经济方

面)]inafewyears.

sured[放心]thatI'lldomybesttodeliverthe

goods[交货；履行职责/诺言].

''vegotworktodo!

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18EverybodyBakestheCookies

'sarealnightowl[夜猫

子],soshewon'tmindstayinguplate.

okiesthenightbeforetheelections?Nothing

doing[绝对不行]!

nup[rekax,calmdown],bigshot[大人物]!You'rerunning

forhighschoolpresident,notPresidentoftheUnited

States.

llygetonmynerves[烦人]sometimes.

,kids,let'togetthe

showontheroad[开始干活]!

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19Nicole’sCloElection

sn'twantto

acceptit,soshelooksforexcus.

ourageshertoacceptdefeatandmoveon.

heelectionbyahair—just10votes!很形象

abreak,thit![learntolive

withit]

sasurething!IfIhadn'tstayedupsolate

bakingcookies,Iwouldn'thavemesdup[搞砸]my

speech.

l.=Berealistic!

'ttrytoputtheblameonme!Igaveitmybestshot.

st'vemadeamistakewhilecountingthevotes.

I'lldemandare-countandttherecordstraight[纠正错

误].

'tmakeafoolofyourlf,,Andrea

wontheelectionfairandsquare[光明正大]!

,'llcheeryou

upforsure!

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20BobGetsanAngryCallfromCarol

,aladycameintotheVillageMarkettodayranting

andraving[talkloudly,ofteninanger].

ehowshe'dbetakenaback[besurprid].

'tyoublowingthingsoutofproportion[小题大做]?

lthdepartmentwouldthrowthebookat[严惩（起源

于法官将book-所有的适用惩罚条款-甩向被告）meiftheyfoundoutabout

this.三无食品

’n'twejustsweepthisundertherug[hide]?很形象

sjustgettingahandleon[理解]thecookie

twillIdo?Idon'thaveanyother

wayofmakingaliving!

tgoesouttoyou[同情],Bob,butyouneedtoget

youracttogether[把事情料理妥帖;集中心思].

Ijustknockedmylfoutfor[workveryhardatsomething]

thepastweekfornothing.

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21SusanGetsaSurpriCall

isDonnaJenkins,andI'mcallingfromthe

NationalCookieCompany.

anywantstobuytherecipeandthebrand

namefromyouandllyourcookiesalloverthe

country.

ldyouwanttodothat?

'rerunningonashoestring[小本经营]outofourkitchen.

asuccessfultrackrecord[以往记录，recordofprevious

behaviorandaccomplishments]ofbuyingsmallcompaniesand

turningthemintobigones.

ca,I'msurewecancometoanagreement.

tmademyday[Giveonegreat

pleasure/satisfaction]!

'llneedtoworkoutthenutsandbolts[细节，基本组成部分]

'sthebusiness

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manager.

eakwithhimnow?

'satameeting.I'llhavehimgetintouchwith

youwhenhereturns.

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22SusanSharestheGoodNews

ssuchadragonlady[恶婆娘]!We'rebetteroffhaving

nothingtodowithher.

'sthewaytheballbounces/thecookiecrumbles[事已

至此谁也无法改变Thatisthewaymattershaveworked

outandnothingcanbedoneaboutit.].Haha.

Getit?

,thisisnolaughingmatter[riousissue]!

nttobuy

out[收购]ourbusiness.

,slikewe've

struckitrich[突然暴富]!

'llberollingindough[veryrich]![dough-money

(Slang)]

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23BobHasaSurpriVisitor

'sformerbossPeter,fromthefurniturestore,comes

rsBobhisoldjobback.

stintheneighborhoodsoIthoughtI'dstopby.

in.[Thisisamoreconversationalwayofsaying"comein".]

4.I'mgladtoeyou'renotholdingagrudgeagainst[怀恨，

stayangrywithsomeoneaboutapastoffen]meforfiringyou.

t,elbetternow.

.I'mgladyouhavenohardfeelings[不满；与4.近义].

o'clock,she'dbelyingunder

adiningroomtable,threesheetstothewind[verydrunk].

这里的“sheets”指的不是船帆，而是绳索（有时也指“锁链”），这些绳索被系在船帆的下角，用来固定

船帆。如果有三根绳索松脱掉，在风中甩来甩去，那么船帆就会剧烈地抖动起来，船也会像喝醉了的水手

一样摇摆不定，没了方向。

etthisstraight[弄清楚].Youreplacedmewith

somecrazywomanwhogotplastered[getdrunk]everyday

onthejob?

yhead[昏头了].

10.I'mtryingtolevelwith[speakfrankly]

should'veletyougo[fire,dismiss].[2takeyouback]

ryingoverspiltmilk[后悔药没得吃].

ldyoulikeyouroldjobback?

ourlife[绝不]!SusanandIareverywelloff

[wealthy]soldourcompanyforasmall

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fortune!

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24AmberWritesaSong

,youknowhowallalong[一直，从头到尾]you'vebeenin

chargeofallthelyrics[wordsofasong]forourband?

2.I'msickandtiredof[强调式，besickof+betiredof]singingyour

osingmyownsongs!

,noneedtofreakout[gowild,loone'scool]!

uwrittenasongyet?

,butit'sstillaworkinprogress.

yingtobuy(some)time[争取时间].Let'shearthe

song!

ut[stopit!]!ed.

ter[completelycured]?

9.I'ntsmadea

analljustchillout[relax]!

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25TedBringsHomeMoreGoodNews

ndIaregoingtobreakinto[进入/军某行业]themusic

business.

ghtafterourconcert,atalentagentaskedusto

meetwithhiminNewYork.

flyustoNewYork.

'llgiveyousomespendingmoney[零用钱]foryourtrip.

ntisfootingthebill[pay]foreverything.

Andwhenwegetthere,he'sgoingtowineanddine[款待]

us.

thinkyou'rethecreamofthecrop[thebestofa

group].

'rereallyoutofit[外行].

ilyiscertainlyonawinningstreak[ariesofwins好事

连连].Iwalected/named/presidentoftheSpanish

Clubtoday.

l![没什么了不起的！][’snobigdeal/No

bigdeal.不是什么大事]

'tgetit,onlythebeginning.

Today,ow,

ambassadortoSpain!

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,Ambassador,you'llneedtowrapup[finish]my

chemistryhomeworkbeforeyouleavefortheSpanish

Embassy.