跟着《傲骨贤妻》学英语，第一季第三集-1

1. The first year associate's primary job is to clock billable hours.

*primary [usually before noun]: main; most important; basic

 synonym: prime

 - The primary aim of this course is to improve your spoken English.

 - Our primary concern must be the children.

 - Good health care is of primary importance.

2. That's not to say that you're all underperforming. 

*That's not to say... 这并不意味着……

*underperform: to not be as successful as was expected

3. Pardon to interruption, but someone's here to see Mrs. Florrick.

*pardon to interruption, but...

4. I will make up the time.

*make up the time （通过加班等把错过的时间补上）

5. I haven't been going (to school).

我已经很长时间没去上学了（注意时态中的隐含意思）

6. They blew you off.

*blow somebody off: to deliberately not meet somebody when you said you would

7. I've been meaning to call.

*have been meaning to do something 本想做……

8. Asked me to smooth the waters.

*smooth the waters

9. What's he being charged with?

*注意时态

10. The police allege that these two broke into a guest apartment owned by the Rankin family.

*allege: to state something as a fact but without giving proof

*注意此句中的被动用法