英语笔记

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’sDayatWork

ksasamanagerinafurniturestore.

snothappyabout/satisfiedwith/thesales.

obreakthenews,butoursalesweredownlastmonth.

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)

htmynewadvertisingcampaignwouldsavetheday.

[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’vealreadyfoundanewmanagerwhoisassharpasatack.

’tweeventalkthisover?Afterall[毕竟]I’veworkingherefor

tenyears.

tyouwon’thavetoputupwithhisnonnanymore.

Atleast1.至少,不少于（后面接数量，如atleast5people）

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.

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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’llchangehismindandtakeyouback.

gsfly!那要等到母猪会上树！

makesuphismind,heneverchangesit.

’thavetoteyesonhim

everagain.

oodnessforthat.

there[notgiveup,pervere坚持住(如果挂在半空中则必须坚持)]

I’msureyouwon’tbeoutofworkforlong.

’llhavetolivefromhandtomouth节衣缩食.

’tgettoostresdout(becomeoverwhelmedbyanxietyorworry).

We’llmakeendsmeet[收支相抵].

ecomestoworst,we’llllourhouandmoveto

thecountry.

’sthinkbig!Maybeyoucanstartyourownbusiness.

’asiersaidthandone.

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’sDayatSchool

poorlyonhischemistrytest.

yourdayatschool/work/today?

idn’tcutclasssooften,you’ddobetter.

ittingthebooks![’shittheroad上路.]

’’salostcau.

assiswayovermyhead(beyondone’sunderstanding).way=very

dtobuckledown(starttoworkriously，workveryhard,likeaslave).

ecomesuccessful,peoplewon’tgiveahootaboutmy

pastexperiences.

’sbesidethepoint.

one’shearttonsth/doingsth.

’tstandachanceofgoingtocollegewithsuchpoor

grades.

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4Nicole’sDayatSchool

gaveaprentationonHillaryClintoningovernmentclass

andtheteacherpaidheracompliment[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]esmecrazy.

’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’reonthinicewithmerightnow.

10.I’mshakinginmyshoes[tremblewithfear].

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5TedGoesoutfortheEvening

n’nsarestillupintheair.

'tyouinviteheroverhere?

'twanttohangaround[passtime;loiter]eallydown

inthedumps[不高兴，心情沮丧].

'ttakethisthewrongway[别介意],butshe'snotmycupoftea.

hangingoutwithher.

there'snoaccountingfortaste.

7.I'mcrazyabouther.

'llhaveablast[enjoyonelfverymuch]!

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6SusanStaysHomeandBakesCookies

'vegotaheartofgold.

dandpigout![pigoutonhotdogs/candy]

'tmightcheeryouup.

Ihavebeenalittleonedge[nervous;irritable在悬崖边上会不安].But

thecookiesarejustwhatthedoctorordered[exactlywhatwasneeded]!

ookiesareoutofthisworld[wonderful,excellent此物只应天上有].

'dmakeabundle

[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/allnightthinkingaboutthecookie

business.

'reupbrightandearly[earlyinthemorning,atthecrackofdawn]this

morning.[brightandearly=veryearly.类似的还有，niceandwarm=verywarm]

'tsleepawink.

gyourownbusinessis/means/lotsofwork.

preparedtoworklikeadog?

nce!=Noway!

'thaveaclueaboutmakingcookies.

'tevenknowhowtoturntheovenon!——Don’tworry,I'll

giveyouacrashcour[速成课].

tmanagethebusinessside[经营部分].

ixedfeelingsabout[怀着矛盾的感情]workingforyou.

you'llbeahappycamper[onewhoissatisfied;contentedperson—

多用于否定句].

'sgiveitashot[tryit].

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8TedFormsaRockBand

'reingoodspiritstoday.[5-You'vebeeninabadmoodlately.]

2.I'oingtostartarockband.

ryou![4-Waytogo!Welldone!]

’tbeataroundthebush[绕圈子].Giveitstraighttome.

'tshellout[支付pay]'tmadeofmoney.

notimetobeawiguy[自作聪明的人;onewhomakesalotof

sarcasticcomments].

'regoingtotakethemusicworldbystorm[winpopularityquickly用

风暴来冲击，其影响自然很大]andmakelotsofmoney.

undslikeapipedream[dreamthatwillnevercometrue].

'thighschoolrockbandsadimeadozen[common;cheap,

inexpensive]?

guitarplayingandAmber'sbeautifulvoice,we'resure

tomakeasplash[attractattention,winpopularityquickly]![hbystorm]

'regoingthroughhardtimes.

re/That’sthebreaks[命该如此，whensomethingbadhappensandyou

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

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9NicoleforPresident!

1.I'vedecidedtorunforstudentbodypresident!

dgetsomeexperienceundermybelt[tohave/getexperience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。

'llgiveyouarunforyour

money[bestrongcompetition]![4-Hagridchuckled,“FredandGeorgeWeasleycould

givethemarunfortheirmoney.]

4.I'mbyfar[byalargemargin;verymuch]thebettercandidate.[byfar≠sofar]

'tbesofullofyourlf[thinktoomuchofonelf]!

'sgetdowntobusiness.

ergivemyfriendsthetimeofday[否定用法-不理睬].Allyou

givethemisthecoldshoulder[冷漠;轻视].

eabunchofgoody-goodies伪善者andbrown-nors[溜须

拍马者-舔腚使得鼻子蹭上...☺].

atchmybackandI'llscratchyours.

,it'sadeal.

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10BobVisitstheVillageMarket

ouformakingtimefor[挤/抽时间]metoday.

bakedthecookiesfromscratch[llfreshingredients

ratherthanapreparedmix;ebeginning].

saythatagain.

'twanttomakeapigofmylf,butletmetakeafewmore.

Oink-gruntofapig

willgo/nuts/crazy/overthe!

orollupmysleeves[preparetowork]andfigureoutthe

finances.

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].

ht[waitpatiently]fornow,andwe'lltalkthingsoverthis

evening.

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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].Atthatprice,

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'lltakeit.

veahardbargain[notcompromiinbargaining，能侃价，买方是能杀价].

'sgettheballrolling[getstarted;begin].

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12Bob’sBigCookieOrder

’tveryluckylastyear,butthingsarelookingupnow.

'regoingtohavetobakelikecrazy[withgreatspeedorenthusiasm]over

theweekend.

'tyouthinkyou'vebittenoffmorethanyoucanchew?

,you'regoingtoberunningaroundlikeachickenwithits

headcutoff![像只无头苍蝇]

ately,lhavetopitchin[热

情参加，帮忙；努力工作]too.

ofinishTed'schemistryhomeworkandthenI'vegotto

getgoing[startmoving,makeastart]onmyelectionspeech.

'sthataboutdoingTed'schemistryhomework?

ind!Amberwillhelpoutwiththecookiesinsteadof

Nicole.

ven'ssake!It'slikepullingteethgettingyoutodoany

workaroundhere.[很形象]

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13AmberComesovertoBakeCookies

axperiencebakingcookiesfromaformerjob.

,Amberisheretolendahandwiththecookies.

'saninterestinghairstyle.[Whensomebodysayssomethingis"interesting"it

oftenmeanstheydon'tlikeit,buttheywanttobepolite.]

4.I'mgladyouthinkit'irisalltherage[very

fashionable/popular]thisason.

,I'mgoingtotakeabreak[休息]nowandletyoutakeover.

'tworry,sinessisingoodhands[-19,The

statedthatRastuswasinsafehands]llyknowsherstuff

[懂行].

realsweettooth[喜好甜食],andtheytoldmeI

waatingtoomanycookies.

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

beabitoutofpractice[生疏].

,htpick

upafewtricksofthetrade[凭经验得来的诀窍].

,butI'mgoingtogetoutoftheway[不妨碍].Youknow

whattheysay:toomanycooksspoilthebroth!

'tyoujustcallitanight/dayandgotobed.[Let’scallita

day/night今天/晚到此为止]You'vebeenworkingyourtailoff[workveryhard]

allday.

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14AmberandTedHeatuptheKitchen

,whenImetyou,itwasloveatfirstsight[一见钟情].

upwith[分

手]thatgirlTiffanyafterImetyou.

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

tocrankout[producequicklyorinaroutinemanner]the

cookies.

4.I''scrunchtime[ashort

periodoftimewhenthere’shighpressureforachieveresults时间紧迫]withthe

cookies.

'vegotaone-trackmind[一根筋].

6.I’llkeeppluggingaway[苦干].

tsmelikedirt!

makingcookiesormakingout[热吻]?

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15NicolePracticesHerElectionSpeech

danall-nighter[熬通宵]workingonmyelectionspeech.

eryoulooklikeabasketca[sb/sthinaulessorhelplesscondition;

extremelynervous，犹如失去四肢被装入篮子里抬来抬去]!

stbealoadoffyourmind!

4.I'vegottogivethespeechtomorrowinfrontof1,500people.

I'manervouswreck[紧张兮兮]!

membertheoldruleofthumb[ufulprinciple]:Imagineyour

audiencenaked.

'sgross[disgusting].WhywouldIwanttodothat?

ingtoconventionalwisdom[commonn],it'llmakeyouless

nervous.

acticewilldothetrick[bringthedesiredresults,获得成功].

''llturnoffyouraudienceimmediately.

dslikeIhaveabighead[conceited,arrogant]?

11.I'llsay!=Definitely!

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16BobBringstheCookiestotheVillageMarket

thebakinggo[进展如何]?

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,Ithoughtthatbaking2,000cookieswould

beapaininthe/neck/ass.

gedtoroundup[collect]somehelpers,anditwasapiece

ofcake.

forcominginperson[personally,亲自]withthecookies.

essisasgoodasmine[Idon’tknowanymorethanyoudo.我也不知道].

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

vemearingassoonasyouknow.

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17CarolTellsBobtheGoodNews

fe'scookiesarellinglikehotcakes[热销]!

'eanother1,000

cookiesbytomorrowat9a.m.

'satallorder[difficulttask],Carol.

'tblowit,Bob!Susan'sScrumptiousCookiescouldreally

takeoff[becomepopular;growsuddenly].

emidnightoil[开夜车]!Ifyou

workhardnow,you'llbesittingpretty[成功(esp.经济方面)]inafew

years.

sured[放心]thatI'lldomybesttodeliverthegoods[交货；履

行职责/诺言].

''vegotworktodo!

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18EverybodyBakestheCookies

'sarealnightowl[夜猫子],soshe

won'tmindstayinguplate.

okiesthenightbeforetheelections?Nothingdoing[绝对不

行]!

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

schoolpresident,notPresidentoftheUnitedStates.

llygetonmynerves[烦人]sometimes.

,kids,let'togettheshowon

theroad[开始干活]!

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19Nicole’sCloElection

sn'twanttoacceptit,

soshelooksforexcus.

ourageshertoacceptdefeatandmoveon.

heelectionbyahair—just10votes!很形象

abreak,thit![learntolivewithit]

sasurething!IfIhadn'tstayedupsolatebaking

cookies,Iwouldn'thavemesdup[搞砸]myspeech.

l.=Berealistic!

'ttrytoputtheblameonme!Igaveitmybestshot.

st'vemadeamistakewhilecountingthevotes.I'll

demandare-countandttherecordstraight[纠正错误].

'tmakeafoolofyourlf,,Andreawonthe

electionfairandsquare[光明正大]!

,'llcheeryouupfor

sure!

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20BobGetsanAngryCallfromCarol

,aladycameintotheVillageMarkettodayrantingand

raving[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）meiftheyfoundoutaboutthis.三无食品

’n'twejustsweepthisundertherug[hide]?很形象

sjustgettingahandleon[理解]

whatwillIdo?Idon'thaveanyotherwayofmakingaliving!

tgoesouttoyou[同情],Bob,butyouneedtogetyouract

together[把事情料理妥帖;集中心思].

Ijustknockedmylfoutfor[workveryhardatsomething]the

pastweekfornothing.

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21SusanGetsaSurpriCall

isDonnaJenkins,andI'mcallingfromtheNational

CookieCompany.

anywantstobuytherecipeandthebrandnamefrom

youandllyourcookiesalloverthecountry.

ldyouwanttodothat?

'rerunningonashoestring[小本经营]outofourkitchen.

asuccessfultrackrecord[以往记录，recordofpreviousbehaviorand

accomplishments]ofbuyingsmallcompaniesandturningtheminto

bigones.

ca,I'msurewecancometoanagreement.

tmademyday[Giveonegreatpleasure/satisfaction]!

'llneedtoworkoutthenutsandbolts[细节，基本组成部分]ofthe

'sthebusinessmanager.

eakwithhimnow?

'satameeting.I'llhavehimgetintouchwithyouwhenhe

returns.

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22SusanSharestheGoodNews

ssuchadragonlady[恶婆娘]!We'rebetteroffhaving

nothingtodowithher.

'sthewaytheballbounces/thecookiecrumbles[事已至此谁也无

法改变Thatisthewaymattershaveworkedoutandnothingcanbedoneaboutit.].Haha.

Getit?

,thisisnolaughingmatter[riousissue]!

nttobuyout[收购]

ourbusiness.

,slikewe'vestruckitrich

[突然暴富]!

'llberollingindough[veryrich]![dough-money(Slang)]

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23BobHasaSurpriVisitor

'sformerbossPeter,fromthefurniturestore,comestovisit.

HeoffersBobhisoldjobback.

stintheneighborhoodsoIthoughtI'dstopby.

in.[Thisisamoreconversationalwayofsaying"comein".]

4.I'mgladtoeyou'renotholdingagrudgeagainst[怀恨，stayangry

withsomeoneaboutapastoffen]meforfiringyou.

t,elbetternow.

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

o'clock,she'dbelyingunderadining

roomtable,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].Youreplacedmewithsomecrazy

womanwhogotplastered[getdrunk]everydayonthejob?

yhead[昏头了].

10.I'mtryingtolevelwith[speakfrankly]should'veletyou

go[fire,dismiss].[2takeyouback]

ryingoverspiltmilk[后悔药没得吃].

ldyoulikeyouroldjobback?

ourlife[绝不]!SusanandIareverywelloff[wealthy]now.

Wejustsoldourcompanyforasmallfortune!

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24AmberWritesaSong

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

allthelyrics[wordsofasong]forourband?

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

osingmyownsongs!

,noneedtofreakout[gowild,loone'scool]!

uwrittenasongyet?

,butit'sstillaworkinprogress.

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

ut[stopit!]!ed.

ter[completelycured]?

9.I'ntsmadeafortune.

Nowwecanalljustchillout[relax]!

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25TedBringsHomeMoreGoodNews

ndIaregoingtobreakinto[进入/军某行业]themusic

business.

ghtafterourconcert,atalentagentaskedustomeetwith

himinNewYork.

flyustoNewYork.

'llgiveyousomespendingmoney[零用钱]foryourtrip.

ntisfootingthebill[pay]

whenwegetthere,he'sgoingtowineanddine[款待]us.

thinkyou'rethecreamofthecrop[thebestofagroup].

'rereallyoutofit[外行].

ilyiscertainlyonawinningstreak[ariesofwins好事连连].I

walected/named/presidentoftheSpanishClubtoday.

l![没什么了不起的！][’snobigdeal/Nobigdeal.不是什么大事]

'tgetit,,president

ow,ambassadortoSpain!

,Ambassador,you'llneedtowrapup[finish]mychemistry

homeworkbeforeyouleavefortheSpanishEmbassy.