6月晨读 Day 5

Day 4

语调： Do they know how tough that is? 上扬

I know we can do it (know：平调)

if we have time (平 轻)

语音： work our tails off （重音）

           exit 

          meeting 【d】【ee 元音长度； eating】

         at the end of [the end 加一个j]

         out of = outta 

        call it quits= callit 

       take a crack at it [元音长度，kadit 弱弱带过]

Day 5

表达：

push the envelope = stretch the boundaries 

pull sth off = accomplish a difficult task 

挺过来= pull off = manage

推卸责任： pass the buck/ wash one's hands of

指责：point fingers at each other/point the finger at sb =blame

替罪羊：pass the buck = scapegoat, whipping boy 

pitch in= to help/ contribute 

份内之事 all in a day's work  = this is just part of the job 

一掷千金、斥巨资： shell out 【花费；挥霍 fork out , cough out, splurge, blow 】

劝说某人做/不做某事：talk sb into/out doing/ sth= persuade sb into doing sth // dissuade sb from doing sth

你做梦呢！dream on （on 比较继续、持续的状态， read on 继续读）

track sth down= to find, usually with difficulty

三缺一 one player shy; we are short by 1 player (be short by/ shy of )

不是什么大问题：no big deal (It's not a problem)

dot your i's and cross your t's= to be very careful; pay attention to details(mind you p's and q's 注意言行举止 礼貌)

pull an all-nighter= burn the midnight oil

全天营业 around the clock restaurant 

犯错，把事情搞砸了 drop the ball  (make a mistake, do sth poorly)

表现不佳： but your work lately hasn't been up to scratch; you are asleep on the wheel(not up to scratch)

I thought they were fake, but I let Ellen talk me into buying them. 

Our wood supplier must've made a mistake. I could've sworn that I ordered the right amount. (I really thought that...)

You shouldn‘t be making careless mistakes like this.