Part 1 Pronunciation
- Hey Mandy, can I run something by
you?
嘿，Mandy,我能问你个事吗?
- Sure, what's good?
好啊，什么事?
- Well, a friend wanted tax help, so we
discussed it over dinner.
一个朋友想得到税务方面的帮助，所以我们在晚餐时讨论了这个问题。
- Uh-huh.
- At the end of the day, when the check
came, she expected me to pay.
最后，当账单出来的时候，她希望我买单。
- It definitely sounds like she took
advantage of your generosity. Now that
she asked a favor, she should pay
without question.
听起来她就是在利用你的大方。既然她请你帮忙，毫无疑问她应该买单
的。
Part 2 Comprehension
1. Hey Mandy, can I run something by
you?
嘿，Mandy,我能问你个事吗?
run (v.)奔跑，运转(某个机器)
run sth by sb
向某人征求对...的看法， 就某事请教某人
I would like to run some ideas by you
before we agree to the deal.
在我们同意这份协议前，我有些想法想要请教您。
run some ideas by / past sb就- - 些想法向某人请教
Would you run your idea by me one
more time?
你能不能再跟我说一遍你的想法?
run sth by me /tell me sth告诉我某事
2. Could I possibly buy you a coffee
sometime, pick your brain a ittle?
有空能请你喝杯咖啡吗?听取下你的建议。
pick one's brain(s)
询问某人建议，征求某人的看法
pick one's brain(s) about sth就某事询问某人建议
Could I possibly buy you a coffee
sometime to pick your brain a little?
有空能请你喝杯咖啡吗?听取下你的建议。
3. - My father gave me a tip.
- Sounds like a good one.我爸告诉我个诀窍。-看来是个好诀窍。
tip (n.)诀窍，指点
give sb a tip给某人一个诀窍
4. It was a good one. You should take a
tip from him yourself.
没错，你自己也应该请教他一下。
take a tip fromsb向某人要一个诀窍， 向某人请教
5. Well, do you need any help? Because
sometimes it's great to bounce ideas off
someone whose opinion you value.
需要帮忙吗?因为有时候，应该向你敬重的人请教。
bounce (v.)弹跳，反射
bounce ideas off someone
字面意思:从某人身_上反射出意见
引申为:征求某人的意见
6. Sure, what's good?好啊，什么事?
What's good? = What's up?有什么事?
7. Well, a friend wanted tax help, so we
discussed it over dinner.
一个朋友想得到税务方面的帮助，所以我们在晚餐时讨论了这个问题。
tax help
税务帮助，给予与税务相关的一系列帮助(专业名词)不用加冠词或复数tax(v.)对...征税
tax the rich向富人征税
sb/ sth be taxed某人/某物被征税,
Cigarettes are heavily taxed.香烟被征收重税。
tax(n.)税，税款
puta tax on sb/ sth
make sb/ sth pay tax向...征税
The government puts a heavy tax on
cigarettes.
香烟被政府征收重税。pay the tax纳税
I pay 20% tax on my income.我的收入要缴纳20%的税。
pay the tax on sth缴纳某物的税
What do you earn before / after tax?
What do you earn before / after you
have paid tax on the money you earn?你税前/税后收入是多少?
individual income tax个人所得税，个税
over / during (adv.)在...期间
over dinner在晚饭期间
Shall we discuss it over a drink?
我们边喝点什么边讨论这个问题好吗?
8. At the end of the day, when the check came ,she expected me to pay.
最后，当账单出来的时候，她希望我买单。
I'll listen to what do you have to say but at the end of the day,it's my decision.
check = bill
borrower (n.)借阅者
borrower - > borrow (v.)借+ -er后缀
The library expects borrowers to return
books on time.
图书馆希望借阅者按时还书。
9. It definitely sounds like she took
advantage of your generosity.听起来她就是在利用你的大方。
generous / d3enores/ (adj.)慷慨的，大方的
a very generous man非常慷慨的人
It's generous of sb to do sth.某人做了某事，显得很慷慨。
It was generous of you to lend me the
money.
你借给我钱，心肠可真是太好了。
generosity (n.)慷慨，大方
She benefited unfairly from your
generosity.
她就是在利用你的大方。
unfairly (adv.)不公平地，不正当地
10. Now that she asked a favor, she
should pay without question.
既然她请你帮忙，毫无疑问她应该买单
的。
now(that)既然
Now that | have my car, | don't get as
much exercise as | used to.
有车之后，我的活动量不如从前大了。
Now that +句子，句子.
既然.....
without question
字面意思:没有问题
引申为:毫无疑问，不需要辩论，犹豫或抱怨
I stand ready to support you without
question.
毫无疑问，我准备好支持你了。
stand ready to do sth准备好做某事
doubt (n.)疑虑，疑问
There's no doubt that +从句.
某事是毫无疑问的。
without doubt毫无疑问
You are without doubt the best student |
have ever taught.
毫无疑问你是我教过的最优秀的学生。
既然.....
without question
字面意思:没有问题
引申为:毫无疑问，不需要辩论，犹豫或抱怨
I stand ready to support you without
question.
毫无疑问，我准备好支持你了。
stand ready to do sth准备好做某事
doubt (n.)疑虑，疑问
There's no doubt that +从句.
某事是毫无疑问的。
without doubt毫无疑问
You are without doubt the best student |
have ever taught.
毫无疑问你是我教过的最优秀的学生。
Part 3 Drama L earning
1. All right, I have one question. What is
the deal with this?
我有一个问题，这是什么意思?
What's the deal? = What's up?出什么事了，怎么了?
What's the deal with sth?
某物怎么了?
2. Look, I don't know how much more of
this I can take!
我不知道我还能忍多久!
I don't know how much more of sthI can
take!
我不知道还能忍受...多久!
3. I survived college with him!我跟他大学同寝室四年都没死!
survive(v.)存活
survive sth with sb与某人一起从某事中存活
4. All right, | guess I can hold out a lttle
longer.
好吧，或许我还可以再忍一阵子。
hold out坚持
hold out a little longer再坚持一阵