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a: i am at my wits¡¯ end. ÎÒÒѾÖÇÇî¼Æ¾¡ÁË
b: what¡¯s the matter? ÔõôÀ²£¿
a: if the bank won¡¯t lend us the money, we¡¯ll be stuck. Èç¹ûÒøÐв»¿Ï¸øÎÒÃÇ´û¿î£¬ÎÒÃǾʹ粽ÄÑÐÐÁË¡£
b: don¡¯t worry. you can ask mary for help. ±ð׿±¡£Äã¿ÉÒÔÇëÂêÀö°ï°ïæ¡£
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b: the dice is cast. it¡¯s incurable. Ò»Çж¼³ÉÁ˶¨¾Ö£¬Ã»¾ÈÁË¡£
a: i feel so terrible. Ôã͸ÁË¡£
b: me too. we just went to a lot of trouble for nothing. ÎÒÒ²ÕâôÏ룬һÇж¼°×æÁË¡£
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a: have you finished designing that office building? ÄÇ×ù°ì¹«Â¥Éè¼ÆºÃÁËÂð£¿
b: we are back to square one now. ÎÒÃÇÕýÔÚÖØÐÂÉè¼Æ¡£
a: back to square one? what¡¯s the matter? ÖØÐÂÉè¼Æ£¿ Ôõô»ØÊ£¿
b: we¡¯ve worked out the plan, but it¡¯s been decided that we must use cheaper material. so we have to redesign it. ±¾À´ÎÒÃǶ¼ÒѾÉè¼ÆºÃÁË£¬µ«ÏÖÔÚ¾ö¶¨Ê¹ÓñãÒ˵ãµÄ²ÄÁÏ£¬ËùÒÔÖ»µÃ´ÓÍ·ÔÙÀ´¡£
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a: how is jim recently? ¼ªÄ·½ü¿öÈçºÎ£¿
b: very well. since he was back to the drawing board, he¡¯s been very successful. ·Ç³£ºÃ¡£×Ô´ÓËûʧ°ÜÒÔºóÁíÆð¯Ô¾ÍÒ»Ö±ºÜ³É¹¦¡£
a: i know he will get back on his feet sooner or later. ÎÒÖªµÀËû³ÙÔç»á¶«É½ÔÙÆðµÄ¡£
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a: what price is this building? Õⶰ¥µÄ³É±¾ÊǶàÉÙ£¿
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a: so much? it must have been in excess of our budget. Õâô¶à£¡¿Ï¶¨³¬³öÁËÔ¤ËãÁË¡£
b: so. we go on or stop it now? ÄÇÏÖÔÚÊǸÉÏÂÈ¥»¹ÊÇÍ£ÏÂÀ´£¿
a: of course build it. let¡¯s think of some ways to raise money. µ±È»Òª¸ÉÏÂÈ¥£¬ÎÒÃÇÏ뷨ȥ³ïЩǮ¡£
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b: they may come in handy. besides, these items can be true bang for the buck. »áÓÐÓõÃ×ÅËüÃǵÄʱºò£¬ÔÙ˵ÕâЩ¶«Î÷ÊÇ»õÕæ¼ÛʵµÄѽ¡£
a: true bang for the buck? they¡¯re enough for ten years¡¯ use. »õÕæ¼Ûʵ£¿¶¼¹»ÓÃ10ÄêµÄÁË¡£
b: stop getting on my nerves! i¡¯m not doing something for nothing! ±ð·³ÎÒÁË£¬Îҿɲ»ÊÇûÊÂÕÒÊ¡£
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a: i am awfully sorry that i have kept you waiting. ÕæÊǺܱ§Ç¸ÈÃÄú¾ÃµÈÁË¡£
b: to tell you the truth, i am really brassed off waiting. ˵ʵ»°£¬ÎÒ×îÌÖÑáµÈÈË¡£
a: sorry. i had something urgent to deal with just when i was to leave. ¶Ô²»Æð£¬ÎÒÕýÒªÀ´µÄʱºòÓÖÓм±ÊÂÒª´¦Àí¡£
b: you should have told me earlier. ÄãÓ¦¸ÃÔçµã¸æËßÎÒ¡£
a: it was too late to inform you. ֪ͨÄãÒѾÀ´²»¼°ÁË¡£
33.be catty °®°áŪÊǷǵģ»°®·Ì°ùÈ˵Ä
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a: i thought you would cooperate. ÎÒÔÒÔΪÄã»á¸úÎÒºÏ×÷ÄØ¡£
b: well, i¡¯m too busy to be catty and poke my nose into things that do not matter much to me. Îҿɲ»Ô¸Òâ°áŪÊÇ·ÇÈ¥¹ÜÄÇЩ¸úÎÒû¹ØϵµÄÏÐÊ¡£
a: how do you know that he won¡¯t do something against yourself? ÄãÔõô֪µÀËû²»»á×ö³öʲô¶ÔÄã²»ÀûµÄÊÂÄØ£¿
b: you do seem to have a glib tongue. ÄãÕæÄܺú½ÁÂù²ø¡£
34.be down in the dumps ´¹Í·É¥Æø£¬ÉñÇé¾ÚÉ¥
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a: you¡¯re down in the dumps. what¡¯s happened? Äã¿´ÉÏÈ¥¾ÚÉ¥²»¿°¡£³öʲôÊÂÁË£¿
b: i had a quarrel with our boss¡¯s secretary. she¡¯s been on her high horse these days. ÎÒºÍÀÏ°åµÄÃØÊé³³ÁËÒ»¼Ü¡£Õ⼸ÌìËý×ÜÊÇÊ¢ÆøÁèÈË¡£
a: maybe she was only taking it out on you. secretaries have a lot of pressure, too. Ò²ÐíËý½ö½öÊÇÏòÄ㷢й¡£ÃØÊéµÄѹÁ¦Ò²ºÜ´ó¡£
b: but she jumped down my throat for no reason at all. i could not put up with her. µ«ËýÎÞÀíÓɵسâÔðÎÒ£¬ÎÒÎÞ·¨ÈÝÈÌ¡£
35.be in a jam ÏÝÈëÀ§¾³
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a: mike told me that his business was in a jam and he was in urgent need of money. he wanted to borrow some money from me. Âõ¿Ë¸æËßÎÒËûµÄÉúÒâÏÝÈëÀ§¾³£¬¼±ÐèÓÃÇ®¡£ËûÏëÏòÎÒ½èÇ®¡£
b: don¡¯t lend money to him. he¡¯s always lying. ±ð½èÇ®¸øËû¡£Ëû×ÜÊÇ˵»Å¡£
a: but i think he is really in difficulty this time. µ«ÕâÒ»´ÎÎÒ¿´ËûÊÇÕæµÄÓöÉÏÀ§ÄÑÁË¡£
36.be in full swing ÕýÔÚÈ«Á¦½øÐУ¬´¦ÓÚ»îÔ¾½×¶Î
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a: i hear your company in expanding its business. ÎÒÌý˵ÄãÃǹ«Ë¾ÕýÔÚÀ©Õ¹ÉúÒâ¡£
b: yeah. we¡¯re setting up a new factory now and the work on it is in full swing. the project will be completed in three months. Êǵģ¬ÎÒÃÇÕýÔÚн¨Ò»¸ö¹¤³§¡£¹¤³ÌÕý´¦ÓÚÈ«ÃæÊ©¹¤½×¶Î£¬Èý¸öÔÂÄھͿÉÒÔÍ깤ÁË¡£
37.be in high gear È«Á¦½øÐÐ
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a: by the way, how is your business going? is it proceeding smoothly? °¥£¬ÄãµÄÉúÒâ×î½üÈçºÎ£¿½øÕ¹»¹Ë³ÀûÂð£¿
b: yes, it¡¯s in high gear. Ò»Çж¼ÔÚÈ«Á¦½øÐС£
38.be itching for a chance to do ºÜÏëÕÒ¸ö»ú»áÊÔÒ»ÊÔ
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a: i am itching for a chance to cooperate with mike. i hear he¡¯s a very competent person. ÎÒºÜÏëÕÒ»ú»áºÍÂõ¿ËºÏ×÷Ò»´Î¡£Ìý˵ËûÌرðÄܸɡ£
b: everyone who has worked with him will have a deep impression on that point. Êǵġ£Ã¿¸öºÍËûÒ»Æð¹¤×÷µÄÈ˶¼¶Ô´ËÉîÓÐÌå»á¡£
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a: what do the board think about this plan? ¶Ê»á¶ÔÕâÏî¼Æ»®Ôõô¿´£¿
b: they are of one mind in passing it. ËûÃÇÒ»ÖÂͨ¹ý¡£
a: good news. Ì«ºÃÀ²¡£
40.be of two minds Äò»¶¨Ö÷Òâ
be of two mindsºÍbe in two mindsµÄÒâ˼»ù±¾Ïàͬ£¬¾ù±íʾ¡°×óÓÒÒ¡°Ú¡±»ò¡°Äò»¶¨Ö÷Ò⣬ϲ»Á˾öÐÄ¡±¡£ÀýÈ磺don¡¯t depend on him to decide. he always seems to be of two minds on important matters.£¨±ðÖ¸ÍûËûÄÜ×ö³ö¾ö¶¨¡£ÔÚÖØÒªÊÂÇéÉÏËûºÃÏñ×ÜÄò»¶¨Ö÷Òâ¡££©
a: are you ready to take the plunge and pound the pavements for new one? ÄãÊÇ·ñ×¼±¸´óµ¨²ÉÈ¡´ëÊ©£¬ÅųýÕÏ°£¬ÖØÐÂÔÙÀ´£¿
b: i¡¯m still of two minds. but i do seem to like to quit my present job. ÎÒÒÀÈ»ÓÌÒɲ»¾ö¡£ÎÒȷʵÏë·ÅÆúÏÖÔڵŤ×÷¡£
a: what kind of job are you aiming at? i mean, do you have a particular job in mind? ÄãÏë×öʲôÑùµÄ¹¤×÷£¿ ÎÒµÄÒâ˼ÊÇ˵£¬ÔÚÄãÄÔ×ÓÀïÓÐûÓÐÌرðµÄÑ¡Ôñ£¿
b: i have a good mind to go into business. i think i can be equally successful as most other women in business. ÎÒÏë½ø¾üÉ̺£¡£ÎÒÏëÎÒ»áµÃµ½ÓëÉ̺£ÀïÆäËûÅ®ÐÔͬÑùµÄ³É¹¦¡£
41.be on a gravy train ×ßÔË£¬ÓÐ׬ǮµÄ»ú»á
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a: john seems to be on the gravy train these days. Ô¼º²×î½ü¿´ÆðÀ´ºÜ×ßÔË¡£
b: yeah. he got a chance of going abroad to arrange an exhibition. ÊÇ°¡¡£ËûµÃµ½ÁËÒ»¸ö³ö¹úÈ¥°ìÕ¹ÀÀµÄ»ú»á¡£
a: i don¡¯t know why the sun is not shining on me. ÎÒ²»Ã÷°×ΪʲôÎÒµÄÔËÆø×ÜÊDz»¼Ñ¡£
b: don¡¯t worry. you¡¯ll be in the chips sooner or later. ±ð׿±£¬×ÜÓÐÒ»ÌìÄãÒ²»áºÜ¸»Ô£µÄ¡£
42.be on cloud nine ¸ßÐ˵ÃƮƮȻ
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a: you seem to be on cloud nine these days. how is your restaurant business? Äã½üÀ´ÓÐЩ¸ßÐ˵ÃƮƮȻ¡£²Í¹ÝµÄÉúÒâÔõôÑù£¿
b: how is my business? it¡¯s none of your business! ÎÒµÄÉúÒâÔõôÑù£¿Õâ²»¹ØÄãµÄÊ¡£
a: it¡¯s rude of you to talk to me like this. ÄãÕâÑù¸úÎÒ˵»°Ì«´Ö³ÁË¡£
b: i was only teasing you. you see, we have our clients eating out of our hands now. both mark and i are feeling on the top of the world. ÎÒÖ»ÊÇÔÚ¶ºÄãÍæ¶ù¡£Äã¿´£¬ÎÒÃÇÏÖÔÚÒѾÓÐÁËÐí¶à»ØÍ·¿ÍÁË¡£Âí¿ËºÍÎÒ¶¼¸Ðµ½·Ç³£¸ßÐË¡£
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a: it seems you¡¯re on pins and needles today. anything troubling you? Äã½ñÌìËƺõ×øÁ¢²»°²¡£ÓÐʲôÊÂÂð£¿
b: yeah. i don¡¯t know why bad things keep happening to me. you see, my car was stolen and the warehouse had been broken into. i can¡¯t put my finger on the causes of this damned thing. Êǵġ£ÎÒ²»ÖªµÀ»µÊÂΪʲô×ÜÊÇÕÒÉÏÎÒ¡£Äã¿´£¬ÎÒµÄÆû³µ±»ÍµÁË£¬»õ²ÖÒ²±»µÁÁË¡£ÎÒŪ²»Ã÷°×Ôõô»á·¢ÉúÕâЩµ¹Ã¹Ê¡£
a: there must be someone who had planned that. he threatened to show you the color when you refused to give him a promotion. Ò²ÐíÕâÊÇÓÐÈ˾«ÐIJ߻®µÄ¡£ÒòΪÄãûÓÐÌáÉýËû£¬ËûÒª¸øÄãµãÑÕÉ«¿´¿´¡£
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a: the asian financial crises have almost paralyzed asian economy. ÑÇÖÞ½ðÈÚΣ»ú¼¸ºõʹÑÇÖÞ¾¼Ã̱»¾¡£
b: your company must be influenced by it deeply. ÄãÃǵĹ«Ë¾¿Ï¶¨Ò²ºÜÊÜÓ°Ïì°É
a: yeah. but we are over the hump now. Êǵġ£µ«ÎÒÃÇÏÖÔÚÎÒÃÇÒѾ¶É¹ýÁËÄѹء£
45.be saddled with °ÑÈÎÎñ»òÔðÈÎÇ¿¼ÓÔÚijÈËÉíÉÏ
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a: how is george recently? ×î½üÇÇÖÎÔõôÑù£¿
b: not very good. i hear that he is saddled with debts of his company. ²»Ì«ºÃ¡£ÎÒÌý˵ËûµÄ¹«Ë¾ÏÖÔÚÕ®Îñ²øÉí¡£
a: what happened? Ôõô»ØÊ£¿
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