be in debt
负债
A: I am in debt up to my ears.
我的债台高筑。
B: Maybe you need to talk to a loan company.
也许你得跟借贷公司谈谈。
broke (a.)
破产的
A: Let's go out to the movies!
我们去看电影!
B: Are you paying? I'm broke.
你付钱?我破产了。
develop (v.)
冲洗底片
A: I need to develop these ten rolls of film.
我得去洗这十卷底片。
B: That's going to cost you a lot of money.
那得花你不少钱喔。
high tech (a.)
高科技的
A: Are you interested in high-tech gadgets?
你喜欢高科技产品吗?
B: Definitely!
当然!
in the long run
到后来,终究
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听力测试:
A: You're complaining about your office again.
B: Yes. My boss is really unbearable.
A: If I were you, I would sooner quit the job than keep complaining.
B: Yes, it's about time to think it over seriously. But the
pay is really good...
★ complain「抱怨,发牢骚」
★ unbearable「无法忍受的」
★ If I were you「假如我是你的话」这是与现在事实相反的假设,此外还有一种很有趣的说法"If
I were in your shoes"「假如我处于你的立场的话」。
★ I would sooner ~ than ...「与其...不如~」此语用于表示前后两件事比较起来,自己宁愿选择前者。I
would sooner亦可说成I would rather,如I would rather [sooner] read
than watch television.「与其看电视,我宁愿阅读。」
★ quit one's job「辞职」
★ it's about [high] time ~意为「是~ 的时候了」,其后若接that子句时,子句内的动词采用假设法过去式或
should + 动词原形,例如It is (high) time (that) we started.「是我们该出发的时候了。」
重点解说:
★ frankly speaking「坦白说」
★ burn out「筋疲力尽」
听力挑战:
Jennifer: Hey! You sent me an e-mail. How sweet!
Billy:
Yep. It's called "Super-stud." Check it out.
Jennifer:
Oh, get real, Billy. It's a picture of you in a Ferrari.