Ⓣ工商時報Ⓣ用對英文俚語、連老外也折服！①

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● Don't stand about doing-make yourself useful. = 別閑呆著-做點有用的事。
● Alone on the streets you don't stand chance. = 有成功的機會。
①He stands a good chance of getting that job. He is very qualified. = 他很有機會得到這個工作，因為他很有資格。
②You don't stand a chance of losing weight if you eat fast food everyday！= 你要是天天吃速食，是不可能減肥的。
●I hate to burst your bubble. burst one's bubble. = 打破幻想 或 潑人冷水。
①A: I dream of going to study at Princeton University. = 我夢想能到普林斯頓讀書。
B: I'm sorry to burst your bubble , but your grades are too low. You'll never get accepted to Princeton. = 你分數太低，普林斯頓不會錄取你的。
●I'm feeling a little left out. "left out" = 被遺忘了。
①I felt left out when my friends forgot to invite me to the party.他們聚會沒請我，我覺得自已被遺忘了。
●Well,you got me.難到我了。
① I took the test , but did very badly as all the questions really got me.我參加考試了，但是很糟糕，我根本就不會。
② Well, Mr.Everman, you've really got me there.艾佛曼先生，你真的考到我了。
●I'm sharp , "sharp" 注意力很集中，腦袋很靈光。
①You neet to be sharp when you negotiate.你談判的時候你可要注意力集中啊。
②The manager was so sharp that he memorized every new client's name. 這個大學教授的腦子太好用了，你能記住每個客戶的名字。
●a number of them were riding out "ride out" 忍受...,等....過去
①We are going to have to ride out this rain at the office.我們不得不在辦公室等到雨停。
②Bob was determined to become a CEO, even if he had to ride out a few years in lower positions at the company. Bob決心成為CEO ,所以他得在公司基層職位熬上幾年。
●You got a second? "have a second" 有時間嗎？
①Do you have a second to look over this proposal before I send it ?你能不能在我把計畫書寄出前幫我看看呢？
②Wait a second while I put on my shoes.在我穿鞋的時候等我一會兒。
●Are you still trying to pull something on me? "pull sth on sb" 欺騙，欺矇
①I caught them trying to pull something on me in the meeting.它們騙我的事讓我在會議上當場逮到。
②My lawyer makes sure no one pulls anything on me. 我的律師能保證沒人能騙得了我。
●You can just push around. "push around " 把....呼來換去，欺侮，擺佈。
①The company is getting pushed around by competitors.公司正被對手擺佈。
如果有人指揮你一下做這個一下做那個，你就可以用這一句：
"Hey！！Don't push me around. / Don't push me . /Don't push me any further.
●The two are pretty much the same. pretty much.幾乎。
①The result of the ballot is pretty much what we expected .投票的結果和我們預料的差不多。
②I deserve pretty much what I've got. 我到這步田地完全是咎由自取。
③His story sounds fishy. We should see if it's really true.