職場(chǎng)社交英語(yǔ)Lesson 25:這是難關(guān),對(duì)吧

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職場(chǎng)社交英語(yǔ) Lesson 25:這是難關(guān),對(duì)吧
    SCENE⑤ A 會(huì)議結(jié)束后
    【這是難關(guān),對(duì)吧?】
    Dave: It's 1) crunch time, isn't it? I wasn't 2) nervous before the meeting, but now I am.
    戴夫: 這是難關(guān),對(duì)吧? 我開(kāi)會(huì)前還不緊張的,但現(xiàn)在我緊張了。
    Elvin: No kidding. Time is running out.
    艾文: 一點(diǎn)不假。時(shí)間越來(lái)越緊迫了。
    Dave: It would help to bring in a couple more 3) troubleshooters.
    戴夫: 若是再找?guī)讉€(gè)難題顧問(wèn)來(lái)解決問(wèn)題,可能會(huì)有幫助。
    Elvin: Vince says he can't 4) afford anybody else. We're got to 5) come through.
    艾文: 文斯說(shuō)他請(qǐng)不起人了。我們得要自己撐過(guò)。
    Dave: Do you think we'll make it?
    戴夫: 你覺(jué)得我們會(huì)成功嗎?
    Elvin: I guess we'll either make it, or we won't.
    艾文: 我猜我們要么就搞定,否則就完蛋了。
    語(yǔ)言詳解
    A: Dad! I love that car.
    爸!我好愛(ài)那輛車(chē)。
    B: Me too. But we can't afford it.
    我也是。不過(guò)我們買(mǎi)不起。
    【Time is running out. 時(shí)間越來(lái)越緊迫了?!?BR>    run out 表示“耗盡、到期、屆滿”,而 run out of 是“將……用光、缺乏”,前者不能接名詞,而后者一定接名詞或動(dòng)名詞。
    A: We'd better hurry. Time is running out.
    我們快一點(diǎn)。時(shí)間快到了。
    B: But we have to find a gas station first. We are running out of gas.
    但是我們必須先找個(gè)加油站。汽油快用光了。
    A: Why didn't we use the other car?
    為什么我們沒(méi)有用另外那部車(chē)子呢?
    1) crunch time (n.) (俚)關(guān)鍵時(shí)刻,危機(jī)困境。
    2) nervous (a.) 感到緊張的
    3) troubleshooter (n.) 解決麻煩問(wèn)題的能手。
    4) afford (v.) 負(fù)擔(dān)得起
    5) come through 度過(guò)難關(guān)