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📅学习时间:2026.7.27 周一
内容:视频28
主题:English at Work Episode 28: Home truths Keeping your language professional
消耗时长:学新+复习 共 33 min
▶ hopefully keep the company afloat 希望使公司勉强维持运营/避免破产
keep sth. afloat:意为“使某物保持漂浮”或(更常用)勉强维持某事物(尤指企业、项目、经济状况)不致失败/破产/停滞。
▶ pub n.酒吧;酒馆;
▶ courtesy
n.礼貌;谦恭;彬彬有礼;(正式场合见面时的)客气话;
adj.免费乘坐(或使用)的;
courtesy of… :“承蒙……的好意”,在请客语境中通常译作“由……做东”或“由……赞助”
▶ landlord n.业主;房东;地主;(酒吧或招待所的)店主,老板;
▶ it’s going to his head 他开始(酒精)上头了;这让他冲昏了头脑;他开始骄傲自满了
▶ crisp
adj.脆的;酥脆的;脆嫩的;凉爽的;挺括的;洁净的;鲜脆的;清脆悦耳的;(压碎时发出)脆响的;简短干脆的;
n.油炸土豆片,炸薯片(有多种风味,袋装);
v.(使)变脆;
▶ 劝对方转移话题的语句:
(I think) it’s not appropriate to talk like that.
could we change the subject please?
can we keep our conversation professional please?
▶ keen 热切的,热情的
adj.渴望;激烈的;热衷于;强烈的;热切的;热切;热心的;热情的;锋利的;喜爱;灵敏的;(对…)着迷,有兴趣;低廉的;思维敏捷的;寒冷刺骨的;
vi.(为死者)恸哭,哀号;
n.恸哭;(号哭着唱出的)挽歌;
▶ do sb. a big favour 帮某人一个大忙
英式拼写 favour,美式为 favor
▶ get the hang of doing sth. 掌握做某事的诀窍/要领
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