Part 1 Key Points
1. You crashed into me! You rear-ended
me!
是你撞地我!你追尾地我!
crash (v.)撞车
crash into sb/ sth撞到某人/某物rear-end (v.)撞上( 前面汽车
的)车尾，追尾
A rear-end(s)/ rear-ended B.A追尾B (的车)。
sb be rear-ended.某人被追尾了。
2. Please snap a picture of the scene of the accident. We'll hash out everything with his insurance company.
请拍一张事故现场照。我们会尽快与他的保险公司沟通协商。
snap (v.) 拍快照，照相snap a picture of... ,拍下...的照片
the scene of the accident事故现场
scene (n.) (指不愉快事件发生的)
现场，地点
the scene of...
的现场
snap a picture of the scene of...
拍下...的现场照
sb hash(s)/ hashed / will hash out sth
with...
某人与...共同协商某事。
hash sth out / hash out sth充分讨论(以达成协议或决定)
3. My car's pretty banged up. And there's
something wrong with the brakes too.我的车被撞得很厉害，而且刹车也不灵了。
bang (v.)重击
bang up sth撞坏某物
sth be banged up.某物被撞坏。
sth be totaled.某物被彻底毁坏。
There's something wrong with sth...有问题。
brake (n.)刹车
4. Fortunately, I didn't get a scratch on
me. But my car was badly damaged.
真是太幸运了，我一点都没伤着，但车撞
得很严重。
fortunately (adv.)幸运地，走
运地
scratch (n.)伤痕
sb didn't get a scratch on sb (宾格).某人一点也没伤着。
damaged (adj.) 受损的，遭破坏的
sth be badly damaged.某物遭到了严重的破坏。
5. We can continue another time. No
biggie. Just let me put these tools away.那我们换个时间再弄吧。不要紧的，我这就把这些工具收起来。
another time换个时间
biggie (n.)重要的事情
No biggie.不要紧的。
put sth away / put away sth
把某物放回原处，把某物收起来
put these tools away把这些工具收起来
6. All I need are a couple of cups of
coffee. Besides, I'm a night owl. I'm more
productive at night.
喝几杯咖啡就好了。而且，我是个夜猫子。晚上效率会更高。
All I need be sth.我所需要的是某物。
owl (n.)猫头鹰night owl夜猫子
night person夜猫子
sb be a night owl / night person.某人是夜猫子。
productive (adj.)多产的，效
率高的
7. I feel bad. I was so preoccupied that I
tuned out everything around me.
我感到很内疚。刚才想事情太入神了，都没注意到周围的一切。
so...that...太...以至于...
sb be so preoccupied that +句子. 某人太入神了以至于...
preoccupied (adj,) 全神贯注的，入神的
be preoccupied with sth对...入神，对...全 神贯注
tune out不理睬，思想开小差，走神
8. I can loan you 60.
我可以借你60。
loan (v.) 借出
loan sb sth / loan sth to sb把某物借给某人
9. Don't take it personally. She's jealous
of your talent.
她也不是针对你。她只是嫉妒你的才能而已。
personally (adv.)本人地
take sth personally认为...是针对个人的
jealous (adj,) 嫉妒的
be jealous of sb/ sth嫉妒某人/某物
10. Ever since they announced their
goal of increasing sales, I've lost all my
self-respect.
自从他们宣布提高销售额后， 我就彻底没
自尊了。
ever since自从，从..以后;
announce (v.) (公开地)宣布，宣告
sb announce(s)/ announced sth.某人宣告某事。
announce sth to sb向某人宣布某事
respect (n.)敬重，尊重
self + respect一> self-respect自尊
lose all one's self-respect失去某人所有的自尊
11. I'm just thinking - being an adult isn't
all it's cracked up to be.
我只是在想，原来成年人的世界并非所说的那么好。
sth isn't all it's cracked up to be...并没有所说的那么好。
crack up
①(因精神压力大)崩溃，垮掉
②(使)大笑
