Lesson 18 The Cream of the Crop (出類拔萃的人)
Dialogue
Steve: He's a brain. (他是個(gè)聰明人.)
Richy: I can't stand him. He rubs me the wrong way.
Steve: Why? He's on the ball and has his feet on the ground. (他可是既能干又腳踏實(shí)地.)
Richy: What we need is someone who keeps his nose to the grindstone. (我們需要任勞任怨,埋頭苦干的人.)
Steve: I read his application and he is the cream of the crop.
Richy: Do you think he'll get the job?
Steve: Yeah. It's in the bag.
Vocabulary
Brain n.) intelligent person
Stand v.) tolerate, like
Rub one the wrong way v.) annoy, bother, make angry
On the ball adj.) paying attention and doing things well
Have one's feet on the ground v.) be practical, sensible, stable
Keep one's nose to the grindstone v.) always work hard, keep busy
Cream of the crop n.) the best of a group, top choice
In the bag adj.) certain, sure, definite
Lesson 19 Pulling Strings (走內(nèi)線)
Dialogue
Bernie: There's a job opening in my company. It would suit you to a T.
Harrold: Could you pull some strings to get me hired? (你能不能走走內(nèi)線幫我得到聘用?)
Bernie: I can't. My hands are tied.
Harold: Don't you know anyone who could throw his weight around? (你是否認(rèn)識(shí)有影響的人物?)
Bernie: What about your brother? He's a big shot. Maybe he could put in his two cents.
Harold: Asking him is wasting my breath. I think I'll have to make my own way.
Vocabulary
To a T adv.) perfectly, exactly
Pull strings v.) secretly use influence and power
One's hands are tied. One is unable to help.
Throw one's weight around v.) use one's influence in a showy manner (過分夸耀自己的地位)
Big shot n.) important person
Put in one's two cents v.) give one's opinion
Waste one's breath v.) speak or argue with no result
Make one's own way v.) rely on one's own abilities
Dialogue
Steve: He's a brain. (他是個(gè)聰明人.)
Richy: I can't stand him. He rubs me the wrong way.
Steve: Why? He's on the ball and has his feet on the ground. (他可是既能干又腳踏實(shí)地.)
Richy: What we need is someone who keeps his nose to the grindstone. (我們需要任勞任怨,埋頭苦干的人.)
Steve: I read his application and he is the cream of the crop.
Richy: Do you think he'll get the job?
Steve: Yeah. It's in the bag.
Vocabulary
Brain n.) intelligent person
Stand v.) tolerate, like
Rub one the wrong way v.) annoy, bother, make angry
On the ball adj.) paying attention and doing things well
Have one's feet on the ground v.) be practical, sensible, stable
Keep one's nose to the grindstone v.) always work hard, keep busy
Cream of the crop n.) the best of a group, top choice
In the bag adj.) certain, sure, definite
Lesson 19 Pulling Strings (走內(nèi)線)
Dialogue
Bernie: There's a job opening in my company. It would suit you to a T.
Harrold: Could you pull some strings to get me hired? (你能不能走走內(nèi)線幫我得到聘用?)
Bernie: I can't. My hands are tied.
Harold: Don't you know anyone who could throw his weight around? (你是否認(rèn)識(shí)有影響的人物?)
Bernie: What about your brother? He's a big shot. Maybe he could put in his two cents.
Harold: Asking him is wasting my breath. I think I'll have to make my own way.
Vocabulary
To a T adv.) perfectly, exactly
Pull strings v.) secretly use influence and power
One's hands are tied. One is unable to help.
Throw one's weight around v.) use one's influence in a showy manner (過分夸耀自己的地位)
Big shot n.) important person
Put in one's two cents v.) give one's opinion
Waste one's breath v.) speak or argue with no result
Make one's own way v.) rely on one's own abilities