6月晨读笔记-08

语言点：

1. up to my ears 忙 swamp

2. 不舒服

my XX is killing me 我XX可疼了

as sick as a dog 

under the weather

not feel so hot

3. 请病假

call in sick

take a sick day

4. in tip-top shape

tip-top 一流的

※ shipshape 整齐的，井然有序的

5. There is something going around 有疾病在传播

6. under one's belt 了然于胸

e.g. Before you start your own coffee shop, you should work at Starbucks to get some experience under your belt.

7. nothing to sneeze at 不容忽视

8. 截然不同，天壤之别

different animal 

apples and oranges

※ a world of difference 

9. no-brainer 无需用脑的事

※ brainy 十分聪明

10. go back to the drawing board 回到解放前

e.g. My plan didn’t work, so it was back to the drawing board.

11. in the bag 囊中之物

※前面的under your belt

12. jump the hoops 费尽力气

13. beef up 改善，加强，改进 <每日一词>

14. make a splash 引起轰动

15. hard sell 强行销售

16. break one's budget 超支

17. more bang for the buck 更划算，性价比更高

18. throw in sth 免费送 <5月晨读>

at no extra charge

19. no can do 不能行

20. off the record 私下的，你知我知

21. 讨价还价

happy medium 中间价

※ split the difference

nickel-and-dime 斤斤计较

stand firm 不给划价，不刀

e.g. I’m standing firm at $350.

22. miss the point 理解错了

※ get sb wrong

23. budget 

budget trip 穷游

budget car 经济适用车

动词 budget ，budget your time 好好安排时间

语音点：

1. tip-top 主重音在后

2.ˌno-ˈbrain·er 主重音在后

3. ˌhard ˈsell 主重音在后