useful phrases and words 词汇短语加油站
A Idioms 习语
rack one’s brains -- to make a big intellectual effort 绞尽脑汁
what the heck -- what the hell 表示强调
be in the same boat -- to suffer the same way as somebody else 面临同样的困境
at least -- at any rate , in any case 至少
have a point - to have a good idea 说得有道理
silver lining -- something positive that comes out of an unpleasant situation 一线希望
tell me about it -- I agree with you 我早就知道了！我也有同感！
bite off more than you can chew – to agree to do more than you have time for 贪多嚼不烂
rake in the money – to make a lot of money very fast 挣大把的钞票
B semi-fixed expressions 半固定表达
don’t get me started on the -- don’t ask me about that 别提了！
you’re not the only one -- you are not alone , me to . 不仅仅是你一个人
work one’s ass off -- to work very hard 非常努力地工作
C word partnerships 词语搭配
straightforward enough -- pretty easy to understand 简单易懂
the main problem – the biggest obstacle 最大的问题
figure out – to work out 理解；弄清
moan about -- to complain about 为……而抱怨
poor muggings – poor me 鄙人；我这笨蛋
work experience -- previous jobs 工作经验
agony aunt -- a personal counselor who gives you advice 知心大姐；答读者问的专栏作家
have to dash -- to be in a hurry and have to leave immediately 要赶紧走
duty calls -- you must do something that cannot be avoided 该去工作了
barely started -- hardly started 几乎还没开始
good luck -- best of luck 祝你好运
tough luck – hard cheese 不走运
a matter of perspective -- a matter of how you look at things 看待问题角度的问题
a pretty face – good looks 漂亮的脸蛋
Dialogue 1 track 01 说老师坏话
Sue : How ‘s it going with your classes ? 你的课上得怎么样？
Li Xue : Don't get me started on that ! 别提了！
Sue : What's wrong ? Is the course too difficult for my “little genius “? 怎么了？是不是课程太难了，我的“天才”？
Li Xue: No . The textbooks and material we get are straightforward enough . However , the main problem is that two of my teachers speak too quickly . Most of the time , I have to rack my brains trying to figure out what the heck they’re on about！那倒不是。我们的课本和阅读材料都挺好懂的。问题在于有两个老师说话太快了。大部分时间我都在绞尽脑汁地猜他们到底在说什么！
Sue : Well , You’re not the only one who moaning about that .I reckon you and I are in the same boat ! 你不是唯一一个抱怨的人，咱们两是同病相怜啊！
Li Xue : Well , with that scholarship , at least you don’t have to work your ass off to make some cash as poor muggings here does . 但起码你有奖学金。可伶的我还得一天到晚的工作赚钱。
Sue :But you’re getting some work experience now which will help you get a job in the future . 但是你现在可以获得工作经验，这将来就业很有帮助呢。
Li Xue :Well , you do have a point I guess . You know , you do have a knack for finding the silver lining and talking to you is always comforting . You should be a professional agony aunt . 你说得也有道理。你总是能在黑暗之中看到希望，每次跟你聊都让我舒坦很多。你真应该去当职业知心大姐。
Sue : Tell me about it ! Many people have suggested that . I will consider it seriously when my workload is much less . I don’t want to bit off more than I can chew. 就是啊！许多人都这样建议。等我的工作量少一些时，我会认真考虑这个主意的。现在我可不想贪多嚼不烂。
Li Xue :Smart gal , you are ! Sorry . Have to dash . Duty calls . My teacher handed out a long reading list yesterday for us to go through and I’ve barely started it . 你真是聪明人啊！不好意思，我得赶紧走了，还有功课要做。昨天老师布置了一堆东西让我们读，我还没开始呢。
Sue : Good luck with that and I’m sorry I can’t help you here . 祝你好运，抱歉我帮不上忙了。
Li Xue : I wish my teacher would speak English more like you do , seriously . 我真希望我们老师的英语说得跟你一样慢。
Sue : Tough luck . I wish I was a teacher , then I can rake in the money . But anyway off you go and try to be positive. It’s all a matter of perspective . 认倒霉吧。我也希望我是老师，好挣大把大把的钞票，不管怎么说，你快走吧。凡事往好处想，态度决定一切。
Li Xue : Since when have you become so philosophical ? 你啥时候开始变得这么豁达了？
Sue : Well , It just goes to show that I have more depth than you thought . I’m not just a pretty face , you know ! 哈，这说明真人不露相。我可不是只有一张漂亮的脸蛋哟。
Vocabulary notepad 迷你生词本
genius n. – a very intelligent person 天才
straightforward adj. – plain and simple 简单易懂的
uni n. --- university 大学
knack n. – gift , ability , talent 才能
philosophical adj. -- meeting trouble with level-headed detachment 达观的
depth n. -- complexity of thought 深奥，深刻
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