Lesson 1: Bob's Day At Work

1. I hate to break the news, but our sales were down again last month.

• hate, （我本来不想做什么事情，我是没办法了）不得不做某事
• but our, 中间连读的同时，our弱读。

2. everybody's shopping at our competition

• competition≈competitor
  注意 词性的灵活性
  E.g. Seat
  She seated me at the table.

3. But everything in there costs an arm and a leg!
   They do charge top dollar.

• 花费很多钱：
  cost an arm and a leg
  charge top dollar
  pay top dollar

4. They really give me the creeps!

• give me the creeps≈chills≈goosebumps, 不寒而栗，鸡皮疙瘩

5. I thought my new advertising campaign would save the day!

• day 指代一件事情，like "save my ass"

6. Well then I'll go back to the drawing board.

• drawing board 代指“计划”

7. Can't we even talk this over?

• talk this over 把话说开了=take it out

8. Good-bye to you and good-bye to this dead-end job.

• 说到摆脱某事（某种习惯和境遇）good-bye to something. (procrastination)
• dead-end job, 日复一日单调乏味，没有晋升空间的工作。
  flip burgers, 在麦当劳的工作单调乏味没有前途。
  相反好的工作：decent, solid, promising job

9. Please leave before I lose my temper!

• lose one's temper=lose one's cool

Lesson 2: Bob Returns Home with Bad News

1. What's the matter, dear?

• ≈What's eating you?

2. But Bob, you were Peter's right-hand man!

• right-hand man, 得力助手
  ≈side kick, 副手（助手 sort of indespensable）

3. Keep your chin up!

• 注意鼓励别人时的语气

4. you won't have to set eyes on Peter again

• set eyes on, 不用在看见皮特了

5. In the meantime, we'll have to live from hand to mouth.

• ≈tighten one's belt, 省着过日子。

Lesson 3: Ted's Day at School

1. Bad. I had a chemistry test, and I blew it！

• 先回答问题，今天过得不好，针对bad给出解释。
• blow-blew（过去式也可以是blowed）≈screw it

2. Maybe if you didn't cut class so often, you'd do better.

• cut class≈cut school翘课

3. Stop slacking off and start hitting the books!

• slack off 偷懒
  slacker 懒人
• hit the books 温习看书

4. That class is way over my head.

• way 表程度
• over my head 太难了，与over类似的还有above，behind
  ≈the question beats me.

5. We know you have your heart set on going to New York University.

• set one's heart on 一心一意做某事
  联系之前的set eyes on
• 做成功某事
  nailed it
  crushed it

Lesson 4: Nicole's Day at School

1. Hillary Clinton

• Clinton 中的n要注意

2. Afterwards, my teacher paid me a compliment.

• 表扬
  pay one's a compliment
  give sb. the thumbs-up
  give sb. a pat on the back
  get patted on the back

3. She said my presentation was head and shoulders above the others.

• head and shoulders above≈
  way better than
  streets ahead(强好几条街)

4. Way to go!

• 棒棒的~！

5. You're so gung ho about school. It drives me crazy.

• Gung ho音同“共和”，表明众志成城做某事
  ≈super enthusiastic

6. It drives me crazy.

• it drives me crazy ≈
  it drives me nuts(banana)

7. Ted, don't butt in!

• butt in 插嘴 ≈ jump in
  chime in 紧接着说到

8. Right. You hit the nail on the head.

• hit the nail on the head 一阵见血
  这一整句可以用right on/spot on来表达

Lesson 5: Ted Goes out for the Evening

1. Maybe go to the movies or to a party. Our plans are still up in the air.

• go to the movies 去看电影
• still up in the air 具体还不确定

2. Don't take this the wrong way.

• 别多想，我没有别的意思
  Don't get me wrong

3. Take it easy.

• 放轻松≈ easy

4. I guess there's no accounting for taste.
   萝卜青菜各有所爱。