语言点

1. pitch

n. 音高；足球场

v. 推销 pitch an idea兜售想法；搭、扎 pitch/set up a tent 搭帐篷

2. crystal clear   清澈透明的，晶莹的，引申为浅显易懂的，显而易见的

clear-cut 明确的，明显的 △ There is no clear-cut answer to this question.

3. stagnate 停滞不前  stifle 压制

4. go ahead 可以作名词使用—green-light

The boss gave me a go ahead.

5. 出卖，告密 sell / rat out

6. lay bare 揭露，暴露 Every aspect of their private lives has been laid bare. 他们的私生活全面曝光了。

7. under/overestimate 低估/高估

under/overwhelming 索然无味/无法抗拒

The place is overwhelming but the food is underwhelming.

the contrast between his overwhelming guitar-playing and his underwhelming singing 他那激昂的吉他演奏与其味同嚼蜡的歌唱之间的反差

8. 鱼和熊掌兼得

△ have it all 

△ have one's cake and eat it

9. story

△ another/a different story 另一回事，不同情况

△ pitch a story/line/yarn 编谎话

10. the rest is history 剩下的就众所周知了

△ But I turned left instead, to go to my second-favorite bagel place and the rest is history. 但我左拐，去我第二喜欢的百吉饼店，余下发生的事大家都清楚啦。

11. in depth 全面、深入、详细 an in-depth study 

12. blessing 拓展

△ count your blessing 别身在福中不知福—to be grateful for the good things in your life, often to stop yourself becoming too unhappy about the bad things

△ a blessing in disguise 因祸得福

△ bless you 别人打喷嚏的时候说

13. treasure 珍视 I treasure her friendship.

13. you reap what you sow 种瓜得瓜种豆得豆（出来混早晚是要还的）

karma is a bitch 因果报应（天道有轮回，苍天饶过谁）

14. 唱歌相关：

喝彩 ：bravo（向男性说）；brava（向女性说）

安可，再来一个 encore

赢得了满堂彩 bring the house down

语音点

had it all 连读