標準美國語第4冊(LRC)標準美國語第4冊2b
Chapter 102 Quitting Time ;102. 下班時間
1.Let's call it a day. 2.Let's wrap things up for the day. ;1.今天到此為止。 2.我們今天做到 這兒結(jié)束。
3.If you don't mind, I'd like to go now. ;3.如果你不介意的話， 我想下班走了。
4.It's quitting time. Sir,May I leave now? ;4.現(xiàn)在已到下班時間。 先生，我可以走了嗎？
5.She's gone for the day. ;5.她已下班了。
Chapter 103. Working Environment ;103. 工作環(huán)境
1.Which outfit are you with? 2.He runs a tight ship. ;1.你是哪個單位的？ 2.他管理著一個高效率 的辦公室。
3.Folks work here like one big happy family. ;3.這里的同事們， 親切得像一家人。
4.I would like a transfer. ;4.我想調(diào)到另一部門。
5.Illegal aliens are often put to work in sweatshops. ;5.非法居留的人常被 弄去血汗坊做苦工。
6.Most people hate manual labor. ;6.大部分的人都討厭 體力工作。
Chapter 104. Getting Fired ;104. 解雇
1.You're always late. ;1.你老是遲到。
2.A:Sorry I'm late. B:It's okay this time, but don't make it a habit. ;2.A:抱歉我來遲了。 B:這次沒關系，但不要 養(yǎng)成（遲到的）習慣。
3.His days of working here are numbered. ;3.他在這兒工作的 日子不長了。
4.You're trying to kick me out. 5.He's paying me off. ;4.你存心趕我走。 5.他想用錢逼我辭職。
6.I can't afford to lose that job. 7.I'm afraid that I have to let you go. ;6.我丟不起那份工作。 7.我不得不請 你離開公司。
8.There are too many employees and not enough work. ;8.我們的雇員太多而 沒足夠的工作做。
9.He was fired for unethical conduct. ;9.他因行為不檢 而被解聘。
10.The fool who did this is fired. ;10.我要開除了干 這種事的蠢才。
11.They booted him out 12.I can find plenty of people to replace you. ;11.他們把他革職了。 12.我可以找到許多人 來取代你。
13.I got laid off last week. 14.She just got the ax 15.I lost my job. ;13.我上星期被解雇。 14.她剛剛被炒了魷魚。 15.我掉了差。
16.Your getting fired was a blessing in disguise.Now you've found a better job. ;16.你被革職反倒因禍 得福，你現(xiàn)在的工作 比從前更好。
Chapter 105. Quitting A Job ;105. 辭職
1.Go ahead and quit! I'll find someone else! ;1.你盡管辭職不干， 我會另請高明！
2.If he wants to go, let him go. ;2.如果他執(zhí)意要走， 就讓他走。
3.There are plenty of fish in the sea. ;3.要找工作做的人 多的是。
4.You are not the one and only. ;4.天底下又不光是你 一個男（女）人。
5.It's your decision if and when you quit. ;5.辭不辭職和幾時走， 都取決于你。
6.He no longer works here. ;6.他不在這里上班了。
7.If you leave here, nobody can take your place. ;7.如果你走了， 沒人能接你的工作。
8.Nowadays,young people just pick up and leave. 9.He took my place. ;8.這年頭的年輕人 說走就走。 9.他取代了我的職位。
Chapter 106. Change Of Career ;106. 變更職業(yè)
1.This is a dead end job. 2.Is this a temporary career? ;1.這份工作沒出息。 2.你這是沒馬找馬騎 （的工作）嗎？
3.Being a taxi driver is too small for you. ;3.當出租車司機， 你未免太大材小用。
4.You need a more challenging job. ;4.你需要一份更充滿 挑戰(zhàn)性的工作。
5.Your talents merit a much higher position. ;5.你的才干可擔當 更高的職位。
6.Does law interest you? ;6.你對法律這一行 感興趣嗎？
7.Why don't you try a change of scenery? ;7.你干嘛不換個差事呢？
8.A:Are you looking for a better job? ;8.A:你在找一份更好 的工作嗎？
B:I'm grateful for the one I've got. ;B:我有這份工作就 已很感激了。
9.He jumped ship. ;9.他棄職潛逃。
Chapter 107. Boss ;107. 老板
1.I'm my own boss and answer to no one. ;1.我自己當老板， 不用對誰負責。
2.The boss always gets the headache. ;2.公司里出了什么問題， 總是老板在擔憂。
3.I'm the one who can't sleep at night. 4.He's the boss. ;3.我是那個每晚 無法成眠的人。 4.他是老板。
5.A good boss takes no nonsense. ;5.一個好老板，不會 聽任他的屬下胡來。
6.Must we maintain this ridiculous boss-employee relationship? ;6.我們非得保持這種 可笑的老板-雇員關系 嗎？
7.Here comes the boss and he's on the warpath. ;7.老板殺氣騰騰地 走過來了。
8.My boss really chewed me out. ;8.老板把我罵得 狗血淋頭。
9.The boss has gone on quite a rampage. ;9.最近老板心緒不好， 老是罵伙計。
Chapter 108. Labor Problems ;108. 勞資問題
1.There are always labor problems. 2.I can't hold those guys in check. ;1.老是有勞資糾紛。 2.我控制不了這些人。
3.Don't bite the hand that feeds you. ;3.用不著和你的老板 過不去。
4.Remember,a boss always wants a day's work for a day's pay. ;4.你要記得,做老板的都 希望你領一天的薪水, 踏實地干一天的活。
5.I got off on the wrong foot with the new boss. ;5.我一開始工作，就給 新老板留下了壞印象。
6.The boss is always right. ;6.老板永遠是對的。
Chapter 109. Striking ;109. 罷工
1.The workers are holding a sit-down strike. 2.He's a scab. ;1.工人在舉行靜坐罷工。 2.他是個奸細。
Chapter 110. Lousy Worker ;壞員工
1.You don't belong here. 2.I can't handle this job. ;1.你不適合在這兒 （工作）。 2.這工作我做不來。
3.He's not up to the job. 4.I have a very fussy sidekick. ;3.他無法勝任那份工作。 4.我有個婆婆媽媽的幫手
5.He always does a half-assed job. ;5.他做事老是虎頭蛇尾。
6.It's a pathetic effort. 7.She keep lousing up at work. ;6.這是白費力氣。 7.她的工作不斷出錯。
Chapter 111. Good Worker ;111. 好員工
1.He's an ace in my hand. ;1.他是我手中的一張王牌
2.Sometimes,I forget how useful you are! ;2.有時，我竟忘了你多么 能干。
3.He's my right-hand man. 4.You're absolutely indispensable. ;3.他是我的得力助手。 4.少了你辦不成事。
5.He's the ideal worker. 6.You're one of the best men I've got. ;5.他是理想的工人。 6.你是我手下的最佳 之干才。
7.You're the straw that stirs the drink. ;7.你是我們當中的推動力
8.You're one of a kind. 9.No one can take your place. ;8.你無與倫比。 你獨一無二。 9.沒人能取代你的地位。
10.You're irreplaceable. 11.You're the mainstay here. ;10.你無可取代。 11.你是這兒的臺柱人物。
12.He's a jerk,but he gets the job done. ;12.雖然他不好相處， 但卻能勝任份內(nèi)工作
Chapter 112. Supervision ;112. 督導
1.I won't be in the way. 2.I won't disturb you. ;1.我不會礙事的。 2.我不會打擾你。
3.A:Any problems so far? B:So far,so good. ;3.A:到目前為止有問題 嗎？ B:到目前為止一切還好
4.I'll just peek at how they're doing. 5.Check up on him. ;4.我去偷看一下他們 到底做得怎樣了。 5.去查看他一下。
6.You keep him busy. 7.I'll keep his nose to the grindstone. ;6.別讓他閑著沒事干。 7.我會不停地讓他干苦工
8.I'll keep a close eye on her. 9.He has sharp eyes. ;8.我會好好地盯著她。 9.他的眼光犀利。
10.He has hypnotic eyes. ;10.他有雙懾人心魄 的眼睛。
11.I wish she'd get off my back. ;11.我希望她不要 老在背后盯我。
12.From now on,I'll keep tight control of him. ;12.從現(xiàn)在起我會把 他看得很緊。
13.He's watching me like a hawk. ;13.他像只老鷹似地 盯著我。
14.Big Brother is watching. ;14.美國政府緊盯著百姓
15.He's trying to catch us goofing off. ;15.他想逮住我們 偷懶的行為。
16.They bugged the room. ;16.你們在這房間安裝 了竊聽器。
Chapter 113. The Boss' Orders & Comments ;113. 老板命令與批評
1.Quit goofing off. Get to work! 2.The party's over. ;1.少在那兒混水摸魚， 快回去工作！ 2.嬉笑的時間已過。
3.This guy is practically retired on the job. ;3.這家伙簡直是在職 的退休人員。
4.He just wants to get paid. 5.Coffee break is over. ;4.他光想領薪水。 5.喝咖啡的休息 時間已過。
6.Keep quiet and make yourselves useful. ;6.閉上你們的嘴 回去工作。
7.Get up on your feet. ;7.不要癱在那兒， 打起精神來。
8.I'll fire that clock watcher. ;8.我要把那個混時間 的職員辭掉。
9.He's just taking up space. ;9.你只是濫竽充數(shù)。
10.Keep working, you loafers! ;10.繼續(xù)做下去，你們 這些游手好閑的 家伙們！
11.He's just marking time. ;11.他只是在捱時間， 沒在辦事。
12.Get off your fat butt and do some work! ;12.快挪動你的肥臀 去做事！
13.You're not on vacation! ;13.你不是來這兒度假的！
14.No time for games. We've got work to do. ;14.哪有時間游戲，我們 還有工作等闐做呢。
15.Keep punching! 16.Make it happen! 17.Don't screw up your job. ;15.再繼續(xù)做下去！ 16.想辦法把它做成！ 17.不要砸了自己的飯碗.
18.That's what you're paid for. 19.Shape up or ship out. ;18.我花錢請你，就是 要你辦這些事。 19.再不振作就革你職。
20.What's the matter? Don't I pay you enough? ;20.怎么搞的？我給你的 薪水還不夠嗎？
21.If you don't like it,leave. ;21.如果你不喜歡在這里 工作，那就走。
22.You can be replaced. ;22.我隨時可找個人 取代你的工作。
Chapter 114. Work Complaints ;114. 工作抱怨
1.Work today was no picnic. ;1.今天的工作不輕松。
2.Are you griping about your job again？ ;2.你又在抱怨你的 工作嗎？
3.I just finished my tour of duty. ;3.我剛值勤完畢。
4.I'm tired of always being the messenger boy. ;4.我討厭老是替人跑腿。
5.I'll be running errands all morning. ;5.整個上午，我有許多 瑣碎的事要做。
6.Nobody likes a menial job. ;6.沒哪個人喜歡做 卑賤的工作。
7.Another rough day at the office. ;7.又在辦公室捱過了 辛苦的一天。
8.This job has little bit of everything. ;8.這份工作什么雜事 都做一點兒。
9.I have a pile of work to do. ;9.還有一大堆工作 等著我做呢。
10.I only have two hands. ;10.我只有兩雙手。 （忙不過來）
11.I can't do everything at once. ;11.我沒辦法同時做 很多事。（我無法 一心多用。）
12.I'm really swamped. ;12.我的工作真是 多得做不完。
13.I'm up to neck in work. ;13.我的工作一大堆， 如水淹到頸部。
14.Endless work exhausts me. ;14.無窮盡的工作， 把我給累壞了。
15.You're drowning me in papers. ;15.你一大堆的文書工作， 使我喘不過氣來。
16.All this hard work is getting me down. ;16.這些粗重的工作 使我心情郁悶。
17.There's nothing I can do about it. I feel so frustrated. ;17.這件事我無能為力， 我感到很泄氣。
18.Give me a break, will ya? ;18.你讓我喘口氣行不行？
19.I wouldn't even treat my dog like that! ;19.即使是我的狗，我也 不會如此對待它！
20.To you I'm only a number. 21.I'm not a machine. ;20.對你來說我只是一個 服勞役的囚犯。 21.我并非機器。
22.This isn't work. It's slavery! ;22.這哪是做工？ 根本是做苦役！
23.Our boss is a greedy slave driver. ;23.我們的老板是貪婪 的奴隸頭子。
24.My boss is such a sourpuss. ;24.我的老板是一顆 酸泡菜。
25.My boss is screwed up. ;25.我的老板是個思路 不清的糊涂蟲。
26.There's no hope in hell. ;26.在地獄里沒指望。
27.Sometimes,I just want to call it quits. ;27.我有時真想辭職了事。
28.There must be an easier way to make money. ;28.一定有更容易點兒 的生財之道。
29.If worse comes to worst,I'll quit. ;29.了不起我辭職， 沒什么大不了的。
30.I owe,I owe,so off to work I go. ;30.我負債所以我一早 就趕路去掙錢。
31.I hate work,but I need money. ;31.我討厭工作，但為了 三餐溫飽不做不行。
32.Another day, another dollar. ;32.想賺一天的錢， 又得干一天的活。
Chapter 115. Work Frustration ;115. 工作挫折
1.I can't stand being a pencil pusher. 2.Working is such a drag. ;1.我討厭被文書 工作纏累。 2.工作最令人厭煩。
3.Knitting is a very tedious work. ;3.編織毛線衣，是很 費神耗時的工作。
4.Waiting tables can be a real grind. ;4.伺候人用餐的工作 很折磨人。
Chapter 116. Diligence ;116.辛勤工作
1.My work is my life. 2.He cares passionately about his work. ;1.我把工作當成命。 2.他熱衷于工作。
3.He lets no grass grow under his feet. ;3.一有工作時，他會立 刻馬不停蹄地趕著做。
4.He's always on the go. 5.He's a devoted employee. ;4.他整天馬不停蹄。 5.他是忠心耿耿的職員。
6.I'll do whatever it takes to get the job done. ;6.我要竭盡所能， 來完成這項工作。
7.She's working hard to move forward. ;7.她勤奮工作， 力爭上游。
8.I want to be the best I can be. ;8.我要充分以揮 自己的才干。
9.I might be unrivaled but I'm still trying to reach new heights. ;9.也許我已所向無敵， 但我仍想百尺竿頭 更進一步。
10.I don't have much of a life. ;10.我的生活缺乏享受。
11.He's a glutton for punishment. ;11.他熱衷工作， 不怕累壞。
12.He's a workaholic. 13.He's leading a dog's life. ;12.他是個工作狂。 13.他過著豬狗不如 的生活。
14.He burns his candle at both ends. ;14.他操勞過度， 如蠟燭雙頭燒。
15.He pulled himself up by his bootstraps. ;15.他自力更生。
16.Let him earn his own keep. 17.He stands on his own two feet. ;16.讓他去賺錢養(yǎng)活自己 17.他自食其力。
18.There's no easy way to make money. ;18.沒什么輕松的 賺錢辦法。
19.My career is made up of dirt and sweat. ;19.我的事業(yè)是靠 血汗掙來的。
20.I sweated for this money. ;20.這個錢是我 辛苦賺來的。
21.I broke my back to save up for a new house. ;21.我辛苦地工作， 想積些錢好買 一棟新房子。
22.I make money the old-fashioned way. ;22.我還按著古老的 法子在掙錢。
23.It looks like you sweated it out. ;23.好像你費了不少 力氣才做成的。
Chapter 117. Overworking ;117. 過度勞累
1.All you do is work. 2.You're overdoing it. ;1.你只曉得不斷地工作。 2.你太操勞。
3.Don't stress yourself out. ;3.不要增加你自己 太多的心理壓力。
4.Back off a (little) bit. 5.You're killing yourself. ;4.不要對別人施加 太多壓力。 5.你太操勞了。
6.There's only so much one man can do. ;6.一個人的能耐有限。
7.You can't spread yourself too thin. ;7.你不該太過分散精力。
8.What are you,a slave or something? ;8.你到底是奴隸 還是什么呀？
9.There's no reason for you to break your back. ;9.沒什么理由值得 你賣命。
10.Don't trade your health for money. ;10.不要為了賺錢而 毀了你的健康。
11.Keep it up and you'll get a stroke. ;11.你再這樣做下去， 非得腦溢血不可。
12.Loosen up. 13.Be driven but don't go into overdrive. ;12.別太緊張。 13.要有干勁，但不要 勞累過度。
Chapter 118. Taking Off From Work ;118.請假
1.Take the rest of the day off. 2.You look terrible. ;1.你早點兒回去休息吧。 2.你的氣色不好。
3.He knocked off work early. ;3.他今天提早下班走了。
4.I want to call in sick. 5.I'm going to take a sick day. ;4.我想打電話到公司 去請一天病假。 5.我想請一天病假。
6.I'm sick.I can't come in today. 7.He's on (a) medical leave. ;6.我生病了， 今天沒法去上班。 7.他在病假中。
8.Asking one day off from my boss is like pulling teeth. ;8.要求老板給一天假， 活像要他的命似的。
9.I need someone to fill in the gap until he gets back. ;9.我需要有人暫補 這空缺，直到他回來。
10.Where is he?He didn't report for duty last night. ;10.他跑到哪兒去了？ 他昨晚沒來報到值勤。
Chapter 119. Work Principles ;119. 工作原則
1.You should do what you do best. ;1.你應該去從事你 最拿手的工作。
2.Actions speak louder than words. 2.具體的行動，比空洞 的話更有作用。 ;
3.It's not easy getting started. 4.Well begun is half done. ;3.萬事起頭難。 4.好的開始就是 成功的一半。
5.Do it right or don't do it at all. 6.Be the best that you can be. ;5.要就徹底做好， 不然完全拉倒。 6.要爭氣。
7.The early bird catches the worm. 8.Work before play. ;7.早起的鳥兒有蟲吃。 8.先工作再游戲。
9.Business before pleasure. ;9.先辦完公事再 消遣不遲。
10.Don't mix business with friendship. ;10.你不要把友情和 公事混為一談。
11.Nothing ventured nothing gained. 12.No pain,no gain. ;11.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。 12.沒辛勞，哪來收獲。
13.Start small. Think big. 14.Quietly sow, quietly mow. ;13.大處著眼，小處著手。 14.默默地耕耘， 靜靜地收獲。
15.Start with that as a frame of reference. ;15.拿它當做事的準繩吧
16.Those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy. ;16.流淚撒種的， 必歡呼收割。
17.Slow and steady wins the race. 18.Haste makes waste. ;17.緩慢與持續(xù)不斷， 終會贏得競賽。 18.急則有損。
19.Go easy this time. 20.I only do what I think is necessary. ;19.這一次要輕些。 20.我只做我認為 必要的事。
21.Idle hands make idle minds. ;21.四體不勤， 令人心思懶散。
22.Who says you can't have it all? ;22.誰說事業(yè)與家庭 無法兼顧呢？
Chapter 120. Laziness ;120. 懶惰
1.You're dragging your feet. 2.He always takes things easy. ;1.你做得有氣無力。 2.他做事不積極。
3.You take things too casually. 4.You're holding back. ;3.你太松懈了。 4.你沒施展出全部 的功力。
5.He never lifts a finger. 6.We all have to work. ;5.他對家事從來不肯 動根手指。 6.大家庭都得工作。
7.I know you haven't tried your best. 8.Don't get too comfortable. ;7.我知道你還沒盡全力。 8.不要太養(yǎng)尊處優(yōu)。
9.Let the sleeping dogs lie. ;9.不要無事生非。 不要自找麻煩。
10.He lives off his parents. 11.He's just taking up space. ;10.他仰賴他的 父母生活。 11.他只是濫竽充數(shù)。
12.He just whiles away his life. ;12.他在虛度光陰。
13.He never gets his fingers dirty. ;13.他從來不肯碰觸卑微 的工作，去弄臟他 的手指頭。
14.He's a glutton and a liar too. 15.He's a pig. 16.He's a loafer. ;14.他很貪吃也好撒謊。 15.他是一頭豬。 16.他是個游手好閑的人
17.He's a great hand at flirting and drinking, ;17.他對酒色很有一手，
but he's sure not interested in working. ;但對工作卻興趣缺乏。
18.You lazy, good-for-nothing bum. ;18.你這又懶又一無是處 的流浪漢。
19.He's a complete loser. 20.What a pile of wasted flesh! ;18.他沒出息。 20.真是一堆廢肉！
21.He has nothing to show for his life. 22.Don't slack off. ;21.他一生沒任何成就。 22.不要偷懶。
23.He's a freeloader. 24.You're a parasite. ;23.他是白食客。 24.他是寄生蟲。
25.You are all talk and no action. ;25.你光動口不動手。
26.People like them think others owe them a living. ;26.像他們那種人， 以為別人欠養(yǎng)活 他們的債。
27.He's (a) dead weight. 28.Get a life! ;27.他是個沉重的包袱。 28.去找點事做吧！
29.Don't take the easy way out. ;29.不要草率從事。
30.Don't try to evade your responsibilities. ;30.別想逃避你的責任。
31.Your loafing days are over. 32.You're only cheating yourself. ;31.你游手好閑的日子 不再有了。 31.你在自欺欺人。
Chapter 121. Responsibilities ;121. 責任
1.Carry your own weight. 2.Carry your own cross. ;1.自己的擔子自個兒挑。 2.要背負起你自己的 十字架。
3.Do your share. 4.Earn your keep. ;3.要盡你自己的 一份責任。 4.你想保有這份職位。
5.Pitch in and help. 6.You should do your own part. ;5.要投入工作的行列。 6.你應該盡自己的責任。
7.I did my bit. 8.We have to manage on our own. ;7.我已盡了心。 8.我們必須料理 自己的事。
9.Paddle your own canoe. 10.Too many cooks spoil the broth. ;9.自己的擔子要自己挑。 10.人多壞事。
11.Shit or get off the pot. 12.It's part of my job. ;11.不要占著茅坑不拉屎。 12.這是我分內(nèi)的事。
13.Leave it to me. 14.I take full responsibility. ;13.把它交給我辦。 14.這件事的責任 全包在我身上。
Chapter 122. Irresponsible ;122. 不負責
1.That's his job. 2.Let others do it. ;1.那是他該做的事。 2.讓別人去做吧。
3.Let him do the legwork. ;3.讓他去做跑腿的工作。
4.I stuck him with the job. 5.You're shirking your duties. ;4.我把那件困難的差事 推給了他。 5.你逃避職責。
6.Don't be a buck-passer. ;6.少推卸責任。
7.He has that devil-may-care attitude. ;7.他一副天塌下來 也不管的樣子。
8.You started it. You finish it. ;8.你是始作俑者， 自己去善后吧！
9.You did it.You should be liable for it. ;9.你要敢作敢當。
10.You broke it. You pay for it. ;10.你弄破，就得賠。
Chapter 123. Getting Out Of Obligations ;逃避責任
1.Everybody ducked out except me. ;1.除了我，每個人 都躲開了。
2.Don't try to weasel out of this. ;2.你別想隨便 找借口溜走。
3.Should we let him go unchallenged? ;3.我們該這么便宜 讓他走嗎？
Chapter 124. Starting a Task ;124. 開工
1.It's a go. 2.It's show time. 3.Let's start. ;1.我們可以出動了。 2.是好戲上場的時候了。 3.咱們動手吧。
4.Let's get the ball rolling. 5.You're on the right track. ;4.我們來推動整個場面。 5.你這樣做很對。
6.Let's get this over with! ;6.我們把這討厭的事 做一了斷吧！
Chapter 125. To Restart ;125. 重頭做起
1.It's back to square one. 2.You got off on the wrong foot. ;1.我們又得重頭做一遍。 2.你打起頭第一步 就走錯了。
Chapter 126. Busy Schedules ;忙碌作息
1.We have too many loose ends (to tie up). ;1.我們現(xiàn)在百廢待興。
2.Catch you later. We got a schedule to keep. ;2.待會兒再和你談， 我們必須趕進度。
3.I've got to get back to work. 4.I've got so much going on. ;3.我必須回去工作了。 4.我有好多事等著呢。
5.I can only go one step at a time. 6.I can't be in two places at once. ;5.我只能按部就班來。 6.我分身法術(shù)。
7.I've gotta finish this by five o'clock by hook or by crook. ;7.無論如何我都有得 在5點前把它做完。
Chapter 127. Slow Progress ;127. 進展緩慢
1.It's a long way from being done. 2.We've been walking in circles. ;1.離完成的路途還很長。 2.我們還在原地打轉(zhuǎn)。
3.I haven't made any progress. 4.It only went halfway. ;3.我一籌莫展。 4.這件事只進行了一半。
Chapter 128. Procrastination ;128. 拖延
1.You can't put it off forever. ;1.你總不能拖一輩子吧？
2.One of these days, I'll get my car fixed. ;2.總有一天，我會 把車子修好。
3.Is this another stall tactic? ;3.這是另一招緩兵 之計嗎？
4.Why wait until the last minute? 5.What held you back? ;4.為何拖到最后一分鐘 才著急呢？ 5.你被什么耽誤了？
Chapter 129. Smooth Progress ;129. 進展順利
1.Everything is in full swing. ;1.行動已如炎如荼 全面展開。
2.It was smooth sailing all the way. 3.We're cooking now. ;2.那件事一帆風順。 3.我們的工作進行 得很順利。
4.It's a struggle. 5.The going is getting good. ;4.這是一樁難纏的事。 5.情況進展良好。
6.He's breaking new ground. ;6.他在突飛猛進中。
Chapter 130. A Task Completed ;130.任務完成
1.I'm almost done. 2.There!It's finished. 3.Mission accomplished ;1.我快做完了。 2.哪！總算完工了。 3.任務完成了。
4.Gosh,we barely made it! ;4.老天爺，我們差點兒 沒做成！
Chapter 131. Inquiring About Work Progress ;詢問工作進度
1.A:Hi,how's it going? B:Fine,it's going okay. ;1.A:嗨，進行得好嗎？ B:很好，還算順利。
2.A:You done? B:No,not yet. B:Haven't even started. ;2.A:做完了沒？ B:不，還沒。 B:連開始都還沒有呢。
3.A:Finished? B:Yup. ;3.A:做完了？ B:對。
Chapter 132. Preparation ;132. 預備
1.A:Are you ready? B:I was born ready. ;1.A:你準備好了嗎？ B:自出娘胎就已 準備好了。
2.A:Is it ready? Is it done yet? B:Any second now. B:Any minute now. ;2.A:準備好了嗎？ B:再一下子就好了。 B:隨時可以做好。
3.All systems go. ;3.整個系統(tǒng)都已 蓄勁待發(fā)。
4.Ready or not, here I come! ;4.不管你準備好了沒有， 我都要進來了！
5.A:All set? B:All set! ;5.A:你準備好了嗎？ B:好了！
6.A:Everything in order? B:Perfect. ;6.A:一切都準備 妥當了嗎？ B:都備齊了。
7.Because there was no warning,I had to give the speech cold. ;7.因為沒預先通知， 我只好即席演說。
8.Let's get it in gear. ;8.咱們動身吧。
9.Be prepared for the unexpected. 10.Be alert. ;9.要防備突發(fā)事件。 10.隨時戒備。
11.Always be ready. ;11.要隨時作最壞的準備。
12.An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. ;12.預防遠勝于治療。
13.He really did his homework. 14.You really came prepared. ;13.他的確是有備而來。 14.你真是有備而來。
15.This is how be paved his way. 16.Take your positions. ;15.這是他鋪路的作風。 16.各就各位。
Chapter 133. Postponment ;133. 延遲
1.Try to buy me some time. ;1.想辦法幫我擋一陣子， 好給我多點兒時間。
2.Stall him until I get back. 3.Hold it! ;2.你先擋他一陣， 等我回來再說。 3.慢著！
4.Can you pigeon-hole that request until a later date? ;4.你能過些日子再提出 那個請求嗎？
5.We'll have to place it on the back burner for now. ;5.那件事必須暫時擱置。
Chapter 134. Money ;134. 金錢
1.Money talks! 2.Money has no smell. ;1.有錢能使鬼推磨。 2.再臭的錢也沒人嫌。
3.Money talks, people walk. ;3.錢開口，人們跟著走。
4.Money is what people are after. ;4.人所追求的 不外乎是錢。
5.The bottom line is money. ;5.追根究底， 還是錢一個字。
6.Riches either serve or govern the possessor. ;6.錢財不是用來服務 就是支配它的擁有者。
7.Don't let your money direct you. ;7.不要讓金錢來支配你。
8.Money is the root of all evil. ;8.錢財是萬惡之源。
9.A fool and his money are soon parted. ;9.傻子和他的錢財 很快分手。
10.Easy come,easy go. ;10.來得容易的錢， 去得也快。
11.Fortune has a way of coming and going. ;11.錢財來去， 自成一套格式。
12.Money doesn't grow on trees. ;12.錢可沒長在樹上。
13.There's no such thing as a fast buck. ;13.從來就沒有“容易賺 的錢”這回事。
14.Money is hard to come by nowadays. ;14.現(xiàn)在錢很難賺。
15.Money can't buy love. 16.No money,no honey. ;15.金錢買不到愛情。 16.沒錢，哪來的 柔情蜜意？
Chapter 135. Money Hungry ;135. 嗜財
1.He's as phony as three dollar bill. ;1.他像3元鈔票那么虛偽
2.This is the end of the rainbow! ;2.你中了大獎！
3.That's a lot of green backs. ;3.那是一大筆錢呢！
4.It's cool,hard cash! ;4.這是如假包換的錢呢！
5.I'll do anything for money. ;5.為了錢再齷齪的事 我也做。
6.She drained me dry. ;6.她花光了我最后 一分錢。
7.She bled me white. 8.He's money crazy. ;7.她榨干了我最后 一滴血。 8.他愛錢愛瘋了。
9.He's money hungry. 10.You're asking too much. ;9.他渴求金錢。 10.你要求得太過分。
11.He took off with the money. ;11.他帶著錢遠走高飛了
12.Money.That's where all the trouble starts. ;12.金錢，是引發(fā)所有 糾紛的源頭。
13.She's a gold digger. ;13.她是淘金女郎。
Chapter 136. Wealth ;136. 富裕
1.He's gone from rags to riches. ;1.他出身貧寒， 卻成了大富人家。
2.He's a self-made man. ;2.他是一位克勤儉的 實業(yè)家。
3.He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. ;3.他生在富裕之家。
4.She grew up in the lap of luxury. 5.He's loaded. ;4.她在富裕的家境里長大 5.他腰纏萬貫。
6.I heard he made a fast buck at the race track. ;6.我聽說他賭馬 發(fā)了橫財。
7.Owning a fancy car is a status symbol. ;7.擁有一部豪華轎車， 是身份地位的表征。
8.We're set for life. 9.This is peanuts to him. ;8.這下子我們不愁吃穿了 9.這一點兒錢對他來說， 簡直是九牛一毛。
10.It's just a drop in the bucket to him. ;10.這對他來說， 是滄海一粟。
11.He's made of money. 12.It's only pocket change to him. ;11.他是用錢塑造的。 12.這一點兒錢， 對他只是小意思。
13.Sudden wealth can bring joy as well as pain. ;13.橫財除了給予人快樂， 也會帶來痛苦。
Chapter 137. To Squander ;137. 浪費
1.Money is no object. 2.Shop until you drop! ;1.花多少錢都沒關系。 2.買到你倒地為止！
3.It's only money. ;3.這只不過是花錢的 “小”事情，何必 大驚小怪呢？
4.Money is money. If it's there, enjoy it. ;4.錢就是錢，有了它 就應盡情享受。
5.You plan on living forever? ;5.你打算長生不老嗎？
6.Naked I was born. Naked I will die. ;6.我赤裸裸地來， 也將赤裸裸地去。
7.He's loose with his money. 8.She spends freely. ;7.他不把錢當一回事。 8.她花起錢來毫無顧忌。
9.He's a dandy. 10.She's a girl with expensive taste. ;9.他是紉绔子弟。 10.她有花大錢的品味。
11.There goes three month's salary down the drain. ;11.這下子我三個月的 薪水全泡湯了。
12.You've got to stop this wild spending! ;12.你不能再這樣 揮霍下去！
13.Look,it costs money! 14.Why pay for nothing? ;13.把眼睛睜大一點， 這是要花錢的。 14.何必白花錢？
15.What a waste! 16.He always lives beyond his means. ;15.太可惜了！ 16.他總是不量入為出。
17."Buy now,pay late." forced me into bankruptcy. ;17.“先享用后付款” 的購物方式， 逼得我破產(chǎn)。
18.Waste not, want not. ;18.不浪費，不愁貧。
1.Let's call it a day. 2.Let's wrap things up for the day. ;1.今天到此為止。 2.我們今天做到 這兒結(jié)束。
3.If you don't mind, I'd like to go now. ;3.如果你不介意的話， 我想下班走了。
4.It's quitting time. Sir,May I leave now? ;4.現(xiàn)在已到下班時間。 先生，我可以走了嗎？
5.She's gone for the day. ;5.她已下班了。
Chapter 103. Working Environment ;103. 工作環(huán)境
1.Which outfit are you with? 2.He runs a tight ship. ;1.你是哪個單位的？ 2.他管理著一個高效率 的辦公室。
3.Folks work here like one big happy family. ;3.這里的同事們， 親切得像一家人。
4.I would like a transfer. ;4.我想調(diào)到另一部門。
5.Illegal aliens are often put to work in sweatshops. ;5.非法居留的人常被 弄去血汗坊做苦工。
6.Most people hate manual labor. ;6.大部分的人都討厭 體力工作。
Chapter 104. Getting Fired ;104. 解雇
1.You're always late. ;1.你老是遲到。
2.A:Sorry I'm late. B:It's okay this time, but don't make it a habit. ;2.A:抱歉我來遲了。 B:這次沒關系，但不要 養(yǎng)成（遲到的）習慣。
3.His days of working here are numbered. ;3.他在這兒工作的 日子不長了。
4.You're trying to kick me out. 5.He's paying me off. ;4.你存心趕我走。 5.他想用錢逼我辭職。
6.I can't afford to lose that job. 7.I'm afraid that I have to let you go. ;6.我丟不起那份工作。 7.我不得不請 你離開公司。
8.There are too many employees and not enough work. ;8.我們的雇員太多而 沒足夠的工作做。
9.He was fired for unethical conduct. ;9.他因行為不檢 而被解聘。
10.The fool who did this is fired. ;10.我要開除了干 這種事的蠢才。
11.They booted him out 12.I can find plenty of people to replace you. ;11.他們把他革職了。 12.我可以找到許多人 來取代你。
13.I got laid off last week. 14.She just got the ax 15.I lost my job. ;13.我上星期被解雇。 14.她剛剛被炒了魷魚。 15.我掉了差。
16.Your getting fired was a blessing in disguise.Now you've found a better job. ;16.你被革職反倒因禍 得福，你現(xiàn)在的工作 比從前更好。
Chapter 105. Quitting A Job ;105. 辭職
1.Go ahead and quit! I'll find someone else! ;1.你盡管辭職不干， 我會另請高明！
2.If he wants to go, let him go. ;2.如果他執(zhí)意要走， 就讓他走。
3.There are plenty of fish in the sea. ;3.要找工作做的人 多的是。
4.You are not the one and only. ;4.天底下又不光是你 一個男（女）人。
5.It's your decision if and when you quit. ;5.辭不辭職和幾時走， 都取決于你。
6.He no longer works here. ;6.他不在這里上班了。
7.If you leave here, nobody can take your place. ;7.如果你走了， 沒人能接你的工作。
8.Nowadays,young people just pick up and leave. 9.He took my place. ;8.這年頭的年輕人 說走就走。 9.他取代了我的職位。
Chapter 106. Change Of Career ;106. 變更職業(yè)
1.This is a dead end job. 2.Is this a temporary career? ;1.這份工作沒出息。 2.你這是沒馬找馬騎 （的工作）嗎？
3.Being a taxi driver is too small for you. ;3.當出租車司機， 你未免太大材小用。
4.You need a more challenging job. ;4.你需要一份更充滿 挑戰(zhàn)性的工作。
5.Your talents merit a much higher position. ;5.你的才干可擔當 更高的職位。
6.Does law interest you? ;6.你對法律這一行 感興趣嗎？
7.Why don't you try a change of scenery? ;7.你干嘛不換個差事呢？
8.A:Are you looking for a better job? ;8.A:你在找一份更好 的工作嗎？
B:I'm grateful for the one I've got. ;B:我有這份工作就 已很感激了。
9.He jumped ship. ;9.他棄職潛逃。
Chapter 107. Boss ;107. 老板
1.I'm my own boss and answer to no one. ;1.我自己當老板， 不用對誰負責。
2.The boss always gets the headache. ;2.公司里出了什么問題， 總是老板在擔憂。
3.I'm the one who can't sleep at night. 4.He's the boss. ;3.我是那個每晚 無法成眠的人。 4.他是老板。
5.A good boss takes no nonsense. ;5.一個好老板，不會 聽任他的屬下胡來。
6.Must we maintain this ridiculous boss-employee relationship? ;6.我們非得保持這種 可笑的老板-雇員關系 嗎？
7.Here comes the boss and he's on the warpath. ;7.老板殺氣騰騰地 走過來了。
8.My boss really chewed me out. ;8.老板把我罵得 狗血淋頭。
9.The boss has gone on quite a rampage. ;9.最近老板心緒不好， 老是罵伙計。
Chapter 108. Labor Problems ;108. 勞資問題
1.There are always labor problems. 2.I can't hold those guys in check. ;1.老是有勞資糾紛。 2.我控制不了這些人。
3.Don't bite the hand that feeds you. ;3.用不著和你的老板 過不去。
4.Remember,a boss always wants a day's work for a day's pay. ;4.你要記得,做老板的都 希望你領一天的薪水, 踏實地干一天的活。
5.I got off on the wrong foot with the new boss. ;5.我一開始工作，就給 新老板留下了壞印象。
6.The boss is always right. ;6.老板永遠是對的。
Chapter 109. Striking ;109. 罷工
1.The workers are holding a sit-down strike. 2.He's a scab. ;1.工人在舉行靜坐罷工。 2.他是個奸細。
Chapter 110. Lousy Worker ;壞員工
1.You don't belong here. 2.I can't handle this job. ;1.你不適合在這兒 （工作）。 2.這工作我做不來。
3.He's not up to the job. 4.I have a very fussy sidekick. ;3.他無法勝任那份工作。 4.我有個婆婆媽媽的幫手
5.He always does a half-assed job. ;5.他做事老是虎頭蛇尾。
6.It's a pathetic effort. 7.She keep lousing up at work. ;6.這是白費力氣。 7.她的工作不斷出錯。
Chapter 111. Good Worker ;111. 好員工
1.He's an ace in my hand. ;1.他是我手中的一張王牌
2.Sometimes,I forget how useful you are! ;2.有時，我竟忘了你多么 能干。
3.He's my right-hand man. 4.You're absolutely indispensable. ;3.他是我的得力助手。 4.少了你辦不成事。
5.He's the ideal worker. 6.You're one of the best men I've got. ;5.他是理想的工人。 6.你是我手下的最佳 之干才。
7.You're the straw that stirs the drink. ;7.你是我們當中的推動力
8.You're one of a kind. 9.No one can take your place. ;8.你無與倫比。 你獨一無二。 9.沒人能取代你的地位。
10.You're irreplaceable. 11.You're the mainstay here. ;10.你無可取代。 11.你是這兒的臺柱人物。
12.He's a jerk,but he gets the job done. ;12.雖然他不好相處， 但卻能勝任份內(nèi)工作
Chapter 112. Supervision ;112. 督導
1.I won't be in the way. 2.I won't disturb you. ;1.我不會礙事的。 2.我不會打擾你。
3.A:Any problems so far? B:So far,so good. ;3.A:到目前為止有問題 嗎？ B:到目前為止一切還好
4.I'll just peek at how they're doing. 5.Check up on him. ;4.我去偷看一下他們 到底做得怎樣了。 5.去查看他一下。
6.You keep him busy. 7.I'll keep his nose to the grindstone. ;6.別讓他閑著沒事干。 7.我會不停地讓他干苦工
8.I'll keep a close eye on her. 9.He has sharp eyes. ;8.我會好好地盯著她。 9.他的眼光犀利。
10.He has hypnotic eyes. ;10.他有雙懾人心魄 的眼睛。
11.I wish she'd get off my back. ;11.我希望她不要 老在背后盯我。
12.From now on,I'll keep tight control of him. ;12.從現(xiàn)在起我會把 他看得很緊。
13.He's watching me like a hawk. ;13.他像只老鷹似地 盯著我。
14.Big Brother is watching. ;14.美國政府緊盯著百姓
15.He's trying to catch us goofing off. ;15.他想逮住我們 偷懶的行為。
16.They bugged the room. ;16.你們在這房間安裝 了竊聽器。
Chapter 113. The Boss' Orders & Comments ;113. 老板命令與批評
1.Quit goofing off. Get to work! 2.The party's over. ;1.少在那兒混水摸魚， 快回去工作！ 2.嬉笑的時間已過。
3.This guy is practically retired on the job. ;3.這家伙簡直是在職 的退休人員。
4.He just wants to get paid. 5.Coffee break is over. ;4.他光想領薪水。 5.喝咖啡的休息 時間已過。
6.Keep quiet and make yourselves useful. ;6.閉上你們的嘴 回去工作。
7.Get up on your feet. ;7.不要癱在那兒， 打起精神來。
8.I'll fire that clock watcher. ;8.我要把那個混時間 的職員辭掉。
9.He's just taking up space. ;9.你只是濫竽充數(shù)。
10.Keep working, you loafers! ;10.繼續(xù)做下去，你們 這些游手好閑的 家伙們！
11.He's just marking time. ;11.他只是在捱時間， 沒在辦事。
12.Get off your fat butt and do some work! ;12.快挪動你的肥臀 去做事！
13.You're not on vacation! ;13.你不是來這兒度假的！
14.No time for games. We've got work to do. ;14.哪有時間游戲，我們 還有工作等闐做呢。
15.Keep punching! 16.Make it happen! 17.Don't screw up your job. ;15.再繼續(xù)做下去！ 16.想辦法把它做成！ 17.不要砸了自己的飯碗.
18.That's what you're paid for. 19.Shape up or ship out. ;18.我花錢請你，就是 要你辦這些事。 19.再不振作就革你職。
20.What's the matter? Don't I pay you enough? ;20.怎么搞的？我給你的 薪水還不夠嗎？
21.If you don't like it,leave. ;21.如果你不喜歡在這里 工作，那就走。
22.You can be replaced. ;22.我隨時可找個人 取代你的工作。
Chapter 114. Work Complaints ;114. 工作抱怨
1.Work today was no picnic. ;1.今天的工作不輕松。
2.Are you griping about your job again？ ;2.你又在抱怨你的 工作嗎？
3.I just finished my tour of duty. ;3.我剛值勤完畢。
4.I'm tired of always being the messenger boy. ;4.我討厭老是替人跑腿。
5.I'll be running errands all morning. ;5.整個上午，我有許多 瑣碎的事要做。
6.Nobody likes a menial job. ;6.沒哪個人喜歡做 卑賤的工作。
7.Another rough day at the office. ;7.又在辦公室捱過了 辛苦的一天。
8.This job has little bit of everything. ;8.這份工作什么雜事 都做一點兒。
9.I have a pile of work to do. ;9.還有一大堆工作 等著我做呢。
10.I only have two hands. ;10.我只有兩雙手。 （忙不過來）
11.I can't do everything at once. ;11.我沒辦法同時做 很多事。（我無法 一心多用。）
12.I'm really swamped. ;12.我的工作真是 多得做不完。
13.I'm up to neck in work. ;13.我的工作一大堆， 如水淹到頸部。
14.Endless work exhausts me. ;14.無窮盡的工作， 把我給累壞了。
15.You're drowning me in papers. ;15.你一大堆的文書工作， 使我喘不過氣來。
16.All this hard work is getting me down. ;16.這些粗重的工作 使我心情郁悶。
17.There's nothing I can do about it. I feel so frustrated. ;17.這件事我無能為力， 我感到很泄氣。
18.Give me a break, will ya? ;18.你讓我喘口氣行不行？
19.I wouldn't even treat my dog like that! ;19.即使是我的狗，我也 不會如此對待它！
20.To you I'm only a number. 21.I'm not a machine. ;20.對你來說我只是一個 服勞役的囚犯。 21.我并非機器。
22.This isn't work. It's slavery! ;22.這哪是做工？ 根本是做苦役！
23.Our boss is a greedy slave driver. ;23.我們的老板是貪婪 的奴隸頭子。
24.My boss is such a sourpuss. ;24.我的老板是一顆 酸泡菜。
25.My boss is screwed up. ;25.我的老板是個思路 不清的糊涂蟲。
26.There's no hope in hell. ;26.在地獄里沒指望。
27.Sometimes,I just want to call it quits. ;27.我有時真想辭職了事。
28.There must be an easier way to make money. ;28.一定有更容易點兒 的生財之道。
29.If worse comes to worst,I'll quit. ;29.了不起我辭職， 沒什么大不了的。
30.I owe,I owe,so off to work I go. ;30.我負債所以我一早 就趕路去掙錢。
31.I hate work,but I need money. ;31.我討厭工作，但為了 三餐溫飽不做不行。
32.Another day, another dollar. ;32.想賺一天的錢， 又得干一天的活。
Chapter 115. Work Frustration ;115. 工作挫折
1.I can't stand being a pencil pusher. 2.Working is such a drag. ;1.我討厭被文書 工作纏累。 2.工作最令人厭煩。
3.Knitting is a very tedious work. ;3.編織毛線衣，是很 費神耗時的工作。
4.Waiting tables can be a real grind. ;4.伺候人用餐的工作 很折磨人。
Chapter 116. Diligence ;116.辛勤工作
1.My work is my life. 2.He cares passionately about his work. ;1.我把工作當成命。 2.他熱衷于工作。
3.He lets no grass grow under his feet. ;3.一有工作時，他會立 刻馬不停蹄地趕著做。
4.He's always on the go. 5.He's a devoted employee. ;4.他整天馬不停蹄。 5.他是忠心耿耿的職員。
6.I'll do whatever it takes to get the job done. ;6.我要竭盡所能， 來完成這項工作。
7.She's working hard to move forward. ;7.她勤奮工作， 力爭上游。
8.I want to be the best I can be. ;8.我要充分以揮 自己的才干。
9.I might be unrivaled but I'm still trying to reach new heights. ;9.也許我已所向無敵， 但我仍想百尺竿頭 更進一步。
10.I don't have much of a life. ;10.我的生活缺乏享受。
11.He's a glutton for punishment. ;11.他熱衷工作， 不怕累壞。
12.He's a workaholic. 13.He's leading a dog's life. ;12.他是個工作狂。 13.他過著豬狗不如 的生活。
14.He burns his candle at both ends. ;14.他操勞過度， 如蠟燭雙頭燒。
15.He pulled himself up by his bootstraps. ;15.他自力更生。
16.Let him earn his own keep. 17.He stands on his own two feet. ;16.讓他去賺錢養(yǎng)活自己 17.他自食其力。
18.There's no easy way to make money. ;18.沒什么輕松的 賺錢辦法。
19.My career is made up of dirt and sweat. ;19.我的事業(yè)是靠 血汗掙來的。
20.I sweated for this money. ;20.這個錢是我 辛苦賺來的。
21.I broke my back to save up for a new house. ;21.我辛苦地工作， 想積些錢好買 一棟新房子。
22.I make money the old-fashioned way. ;22.我還按著古老的 法子在掙錢。
23.It looks like you sweated it out. ;23.好像你費了不少 力氣才做成的。
Chapter 117. Overworking ;117. 過度勞累
1.All you do is work. 2.You're overdoing it. ;1.你只曉得不斷地工作。 2.你太操勞。
3.Don't stress yourself out. ;3.不要增加你自己 太多的心理壓力。
4.Back off a (little) bit. 5.You're killing yourself. ;4.不要對別人施加 太多壓力。 5.你太操勞了。
6.There's only so much one man can do. ;6.一個人的能耐有限。
7.You can't spread yourself too thin. ;7.你不該太過分散精力。
8.What are you,a slave or something? ;8.你到底是奴隸 還是什么呀？
9.There's no reason for you to break your back. ;9.沒什么理由值得 你賣命。
10.Don't trade your health for money. ;10.不要為了賺錢而 毀了你的健康。
11.Keep it up and you'll get a stroke. ;11.你再這樣做下去， 非得腦溢血不可。
12.Loosen up. 13.Be driven but don't go into overdrive. ;12.別太緊張。 13.要有干勁，但不要 勞累過度。
Chapter 118. Taking Off From Work ;118.請假
1.Take the rest of the day off. 2.You look terrible. ;1.你早點兒回去休息吧。 2.你的氣色不好。
3.He knocked off work early. ;3.他今天提早下班走了。
4.I want to call in sick. 5.I'm going to take a sick day. ;4.我想打電話到公司 去請一天病假。 5.我想請一天病假。
6.I'm sick.I can't come in today. 7.He's on (a) medical leave. ;6.我生病了， 今天沒法去上班。 7.他在病假中。
8.Asking one day off from my boss is like pulling teeth. ;8.要求老板給一天假， 活像要他的命似的。
9.I need someone to fill in the gap until he gets back. ;9.我需要有人暫補 這空缺，直到他回來。
10.Where is he?He didn't report for duty last night. ;10.他跑到哪兒去了？ 他昨晚沒來報到值勤。
Chapter 119. Work Principles ;119. 工作原則
1.You should do what you do best. ;1.你應該去從事你 最拿手的工作。
2.Actions speak louder than words. 2.具體的行動，比空洞 的話更有作用。 ;
3.It's not easy getting started. 4.Well begun is half done. ;3.萬事起頭難。 4.好的開始就是 成功的一半。
5.Do it right or don't do it at all. 6.Be the best that you can be. ;5.要就徹底做好， 不然完全拉倒。 6.要爭氣。
7.The early bird catches the worm. 8.Work before play. ;7.早起的鳥兒有蟲吃。 8.先工作再游戲。
9.Business before pleasure. ;9.先辦完公事再 消遣不遲。
10.Don't mix business with friendship. ;10.你不要把友情和 公事混為一談。
11.Nothing ventured nothing gained. 12.No pain,no gain. ;11.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。 12.沒辛勞，哪來收獲。
13.Start small. Think big. 14.Quietly sow, quietly mow. ;13.大處著眼，小處著手。 14.默默地耕耘， 靜靜地收獲。
15.Start with that as a frame of reference. ;15.拿它當做事的準繩吧
16.Those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy. ;16.流淚撒種的， 必歡呼收割。
17.Slow and steady wins the race. 18.Haste makes waste. ;17.緩慢與持續(xù)不斷， 終會贏得競賽。 18.急則有損。
19.Go easy this time. 20.I only do what I think is necessary. ;19.這一次要輕些。 20.我只做我認為 必要的事。
21.Idle hands make idle minds. ;21.四體不勤， 令人心思懶散。
22.Who says you can't have it all? ;22.誰說事業(yè)與家庭 無法兼顧呢？
Chapter 120. Laziness ;120. 懶惰
1.You're dragging your feet. 2.He always takes things easy. ;1.你做得有氣無力。 2.他做事不積極。
3.You take things too casually. 4.You're holding back. ;3.你太松懈了。 4.你沒施展出全部 的功力。
5.He never lifts a finger. 6.We all have to work. ;5.他對家事從來不肯 動根手指。 6.大家庭都得工作。
7.I know you haven't tried your best. 8.Don't get too comfortable. ;7.我知道你還沒盡全力。 8.不要太養(yǎng)尊處優(yōu)。
9.Let the sleeping dogs lie. ;9.不要無事生非。 不要自找麻煩。
10.He lives off his parents. 11.He's just taking up space. ;10.他仰賴他的 父母生活。 11.他只是濫竽充數(shù)。
12.He just whiles away his life. ;12.他在虛度光陰。
13.He never gets his fingers dirty. ;13.他從來不肯碰觸卑微 的工作，去弄臟他 的手指頭。
14.He's a glutton and a liar too. 15.He's a pig. 16.He's a loafer. ;14.他很貪吃也好撒謊。 15.他是一頭豬。 16.他是個游手好閑的人
17.He's a great hand at flirting and drinking, ;17.他對酒色很有一手，
but he's sure not interested in working. ;但對工作卻興趣缺乏。
18.You lazy, good-for-nothing bum. ;18.你這又懶又一無是處 的流浪漢。
19.He's a complete loser. 20.What a pile of wasted flesh! ;18.他沒出息。 20.真是一堆廢肉！
21.He has nothing to show for his life. 22.Don't slack off. ;21.他一生沒任何成就。 22.不要偷懶。
23.He's a freeloader. 24.You're a parasite. ;23.他是白食客。 24.他是寄生蟲。
25.You are all talk and no action. ;25.你光動口不動手。
26.People like them think others owe them a living. ;26.像他們那種人， 以為別人欠養(yǎng)活 他們的債。
27.He's (a) dead weight. 28.Get a life! ;27.他是個沉重的包袱。 28.去找點事做吧！
29.Don't take the easy way out. ;29.不要草率從事。
30.Don't try to evade your responsibilities. ;30.別想逃避你的責任。
31.Your loafing days are over. 32.You're only cheating yourself. ;31.你游手好閑的日子 不再有了。 31.你在自欺欺人。
Chapter 121. Responsibilities ;121. 責任
1.Carry your own weight. 2.Carry your own cross. ;1.自己的擔子自個兒挑。 2.要背負起你自己的 十字架。
3.Do your share. 4.Earn your keep. ;3.要盡你自己的 一份責任。 4.你想保有這份職位。
5.Pitch in and help. 6.You should do your own part. ;5.要投入工作的行列。 6.你應該盡自己的責任。
7.I did my bit. 8.We have to manage on our own. ;7.我已盡了心。 8.我們必須料理 自己的事。
9.Paddle your own canoe. 10.Too many cooks spoil the broth. ;9.自己的擔子要自己挑。 10.人多壞事。
11.Shit or get off the pot. 12.It's part of my job. ;11.不要占著茅坑不拉屎。 12.這是我分內(nèi)的事。
13.Leave it to me. 14.I take full responsibility. ;13.把它交給我辦。 14.這件事的責任 全包在我身上。
Chapter 122. Irresponsible ;122. 不負責
1.That's his job. 2.Let others do it. ;1.那是他該做的事。 2.讓別人去做吧。
3.Let him do the legwork. ;3.讓他去做跑腿的工作。
4.I stuck him with the job. 5.You're shirking your duties. ;4.我把那件困難的差事 推給了他。 5.你逃避職責。
6.Don't be a buck-passer. ;6.少推卸責任。
7.He has that devil-may-care attitude. ;7.他一副天塌下來 也不管的樣子。
8.You started it. You finish it. ;8.你是始作俑者， 自己去善后吧！
9.You did it.You should be liable for it. ;9.你要敢作敢當。
10.You broke it. You pay for it. ;10.你弄破，就得賠。
Chapter 123. Getting Out Of Obligations ;逃避責任
1.Everybody ducked out except me. ;1.除了我，每個人 都躲開了。
2.Don't try to weasel out of this. ;2.你別想隨便 找借口溜走。
3.Should we let him go unchallenged? ;3.我們該這么便宜 讓他走嗎？
Chapter 124. Starting a Task ;124. 開工
1.It's a go. 2.It's show time. 3.Let's start. ;1.我們可以出動了。 2.是好戲上場的時候了。 3.咱們動手吧。
4.Let's get the ball rolling. 5.You're on the right track. ;4.我們來推動整個場面。 5.你這樣做很對。
6.Let's get this over with! ;6.我們把這討厭的事 做一了斷吧！
Chapter 125. To Restart ;125. 重頭做起
1.It's back to square one. 2.You got off on the wrong foot. ;1.我們又得重頭做一遍。 2.你打起頭第一步 就走錯了。
Chapter 126. Busy Schedules ;忙碌作息
1.We have too many loose ends (to tie up). ;1.我們現(xiàn)在百廢待興。
2.Catch you later. We got a schedule to keep. ;2.待會兒再和你談， 我們必須趕進度。
3.I've got to get back to work. 4.I've got so much going on. ;3.我必須回去工作了。 4.我有好多事等著呢。
5.I can only go one step at a time. 6.I can't be in two places at once. ;5.我只能按部就班來。 6.我分身法術(shù)。
7.I've gotta finish this by five o'clock by hook or by crook. ;7.無論如何我都有得 在5點前把它做完。
Chapter 127. Slow Progress ;127. 進展緩慢
1.It's a long way from being done. 2.We've been walking in circles. ;1.離完成的路途還很長。 2.我們還在原地打轉(zhuǎn)。
3.I haven't made any progress. 4.It only went halfway. ;3.我一籌莫展。 4.這件事只進行了一半。
Chapter 128. Procrastination ;128. 拖延
1.You can't put it off forever. ;1.你總不能拖一輩子吧？
2.One of these days, I'll get my car fixed. ;2.總有一天，我會 把車子修好。
3.Is this another stall tactic? ;3.這是另一招緩兵 之計嗎？
4.Why wait until the last minute? 5.What held you back? ;4.為何拖到最后一分鐘 才著急呢？ 5.你被什么耽誤了？
Chapter 129. Smooth Progress ;129. 進展順利
1.Everything is in full swing. ;1.行動已如炎如荼 全面展開。
2.It was smooth sailing all the way. 3.We're cooking now. ;2.那件事一帆風順。 3.我們的工作進行 得很順利。
4.It's a struggle. 5.The going is getting good. ;4.這是一樁難纏的事。 5.情況進展良好。
6.He's breaking new ground. ;6.他在突飛猛進中。
Chapter 130. A Task Completed ;130.任務完成
1.I'm almost done. 2.There!It's finished. 3.Mission accomplished ;1.我快做完了。 2.哪！總算完工了。 3.任務完成了。
4.Gosh,we barely made it! ;4.老天爺，我們差點兒 沒做成！
Chapter 131. Inquiring About Work Progress ;詢問工作進度
1.A:Hi,how's it going? B:Fine,it's going okay. ;1.A:嗨，進行得好嗎？ B:很好，還算順利。
2.A:You done? B:No,not yet. B:Haven't even started. ;2.A:做完了沒？ B:不，還沒。 B:連開始都還沒有呢。
3.A:Finished? B:Yup. ;3.A:做完了？ B:對。
Chapter 132. Preparation ;132. 預備
1.A:Are you ready? B:I was born ready. ;1.A:你準備好了嗎？ B:自出娘胎就已 準備好了。
2.A:Is it ready? Is it done yet? B:Any second now. B:Any minute now. ;2.A:準備好了嗎？ B:再一下子就好了。 B:隨時可以做好。
3.All systems go. ;3.整個系統(tǒng)都已 蓄勁待發(fā)。
4.Ready or not, here I come! ;4.不管你準備好了沒有， 我都要進來了！
5.A:All set? B:All set! ;5.A:你準備好了嗎？ B:好了！
6.A:Everything in order? B:Perfect. ;6.A:一切都準備 妥當了嗎？ B:都備齊了。
7.Because there was no warning,I had to give the speech cold. ;7.因為沒預先通知， 我只好即席演說。
8.Let's get it in gear. ;8.咱們動身吧。
9.Be prepared for the unexpected. 10.Be alert. ;9.要防備突發(fā)事件。 10.隨時戒備。
11.Always be ready. ;11.要隨時作最壞的準備。
12.An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. ;12.預防遠勝于治療。
13.He really did his homework. 14.You really came prepared. ;13.他的確是有備而來。 14.你真是有備而來。
15.This is how be paved his way. 16.Take your positions. ;15.這是他鋪路的作風。 16.各就各位。
Chapter 133. Postponment ;133. 延遲
1.Try to buy me some time. ;1.想辦法幫我擋一陣子， 好給我多點兒時間。
2.Stall him until I get back. 3.Hold it! ;2.你先擋他一陣， 等我回來再說。 3.慢著！
4.Can you pigeon-hole that request until a later date? ;4.你能過些日子再提出 那個請求嗎？
5.We'll have to place it on the back burner for now. ;5.那件事必須暫時擱置。
Chapter 134. Money ;134. 金錢
1.Money talks! 2.Money has no smell. ;1.有錢能使鬼推磨。 2.再臭的錢也沒人嫌。
3.Money talks, people walk. ;3.錢開口，人們跟著走。
4.Money is what people are after. ;4.人所追求的 不外乎是錢。
5.The bottom line is money. ;5.追根究底， 還是錢一個字。
6.Riches either serve or govern the possessor. ;6.錢財不是用來服務 就是支配它的擁有者。
7.Don't let your money direct you. ;7.不要讓金錢來支配你。
8.Money is the root of all evil. ;8.錢財是萬惡之源。
9.A fool and his money are soon parted. ;9.傻子和他的錢財 很快分手。
10.Easy come,easy go. ;10.來得容易的錢， 去得也快。
11.Fortune has a way of coming and going. ;11.錢財來去， 自成一套格式。
12.Money doesn't grow on trees. ;12.錢可沒長在樹上。
13.There's no such thing as a fast buck. ;13.從來就沒有“容易賺 的錢”這回事。
14.Money is hard to come by nowadays. ;14.現(xiàn)在錢很難賺。
15.Money can't buy love. 16.No money,no honey. ;15.金錢買不到愛情。 16.沒錢，哪來的 柔情蜜意？
Chapter 135. Money Hungry ;135. 嗜財
1.He's as phony as three dollar bill. ;1.他像3元鈔票那么虛偽
2.This is the end of the rainbow! ;2.你中了大獎！
3.That's a lot of green backs. ;3.那是一大筆錢呢！
4.It's cool,hard cash! ;4.這是如假包換的錢呢！
5.I'll do anything for money. ;5.為了錢再齷齪的事 我也做。
6.She drained me dry. ;6.她花光了我最后 一分錢。
7.She bled me white. 8.He's money crazy. ;7.她榨干了我最后 一滴血。 8.他愛錢愛瘋了。
9.He's money hungry. 10.You're asking too much. ;9.他渴求金錢。 10.你要求得太過分。
11.He took off with the money. ;11.他帶著錢遠走高飛了
12.Money.That's where all the trouble starts. ;12.金錢，是引發(fā)所有 糾紛的源頭。
13.She's a gold digger. ;13.她是淘金女郎。
Chapter 136. Wealth ;136. 富裕
1.He's gone from rags to riches. ;1.他出身貧寒， 卻成了大富人家。
2.He's a self-made man. ;2.他是一位克勤儉的 實業(yè)家。
3.He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. ;3.他生在富裕之家。
4.She grew up in the lap of luxury. 5.He's loaded. ;4.她在富裕的家境里長大 5.他腰纏萬貫。
6.I heard he made a fast buck at the race track. ;6.我聽說他賭馬 發(fā)了橫財。
7.Owning a fancy car is a status symbol. ;7.擁有一部豪華轎車， 是身份地位的表征。
8.We're set for life. 9.This is peanuts to him. ;8.這下子我們不愁吃穿了 9.這一點兒錢對他來說， 簡直是九牛一毛。
10.It's just a drop in the bucket to him. ;10.這對他來說， 是滄海一粟。
11.He's made of money. 12.It's only pocket change to him. ;11.他是用錢塑造的。 12.這一點兒錢， 對他只是小意思。
13.Sudden wealth can bring joy as well as pain. ;13.橫財除了給予人快樂， 也會帶來痛苦。
Chapter 137. To Squander ;137. 浪費
1.Money is no object. 2.Shop until you drop! ;1.花多少錢都沒關系。 2.買到你倒地為止！
3.It's only money. ;3.這只不過是花錢的 “小”事情，何必 大驚小怪呢？
4.Money is money. If it's there, enjoy it. ;4.錢就是錢，有了它 就應盡情享受。
5.You plan on living forever? ;5.你打算長生不老嗎？
6.Naked I was born. Naked I will die. ;6.我赤裸裸地來， 也將赤裸裸地去。
7.He's loose with his money. 8.She spends freely. ;7.他不把錢當一回事。 8.她花起錢來毫無顧忌。
9.He's a dandy. 10.She's a girl with expensive taste. ;9.他是紉绔子弟。 10.她有花大錢的品味。
11.There goes three month's salary down the drain. ;11.這下子我三個月的 薪水全泡湯了。
12.You've got to stop this wild spending! ;12.你不能再這樣 揮霍下去！
13.Look,it costs money! 14.Why pay for nothing? ;13.把眼睛睜大一點， 這是要花錢的。 14.何必白花錢？
15.What a waste! 16.He always lives beyond his means. ;15.太可惜了！ 16.他總是不量入為出。
17."Buy now,pay late." forced me into bankruptcy. ;17.“先享用后付款” 的購物方式， 逼得我破產(chǎn)。
18.Waste not, want not. ;18.不浪費，不愁貧。
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