像美國人一樣說英語第6期:Susan stays home and bakes cookies
Susan: Bob, I baked Cookies for you.
Bob: that was so nice of you, dear. You’ve got a heart of gold!
Susan: go ahead and pig out!
Bob: these are delicious!
Susan: I thought they might cheer you up. You’ve been on a bad mood lately.
Bob: I guess I have been a little on edge. But these cookies are just what the doctor ordered!
Nicole: do I smell cookies?
Susan: yes, Nicole. Help yourself.
Nicole: yum-yum. These are out of this world. You can go into business selling these!
Bob: you can call them Susan’s Scrumptious Cookies. You’d make a bundle.
Susan: good thinking!
Nicole: don’t forget to give me credit for the idea after you are rich and famous!
Susan: you know I always give credit where credit is due!
To cheer someone up: to make someone happy使高興
The news cheered him up.
這訊息使他高興起來。
To give someone credit: to acknowledge someone’s contribution 受到表揚,讚揚,歸功於
To give credit where credit is due: to give thanks or acknowledgement to the person who deserves it誰值得表揚就表揚誰,表揚(或讚揚)該表揚(或讚揚)的人
To go into business: to start a business 從事商業
Good thinking: good idea, smart planning 好見解
To have a heart of gold: to be very kind and giving有一顆金子般的心; 心地善良
Help yourself: serve yourself 請自便
To be in bad mood: unhappy, depressed; 心情不好
just what the doctor ordered: exactly what was needed正是大夫說的(對症下藥)
to make a bundle: to make a lot of money 大撈一筆
to be on edge: nervous: irritable緊張不安;心煩意亂;惱怒
out of this world: delicious十全十美的,極優秀的;非凡的,妙到極點的;好得難以形容,好得不可思議
to pig out: to eat greedily; to stuff oneself貪婪地大吃;暴飲;貪吃,狼吞虎嚥地吃,吃得多:
I only have a meal of bread, bananas and ice cream; do I pig out?
我一頓只吃麵包、香蕉和冰淇淋;難道我還算吃得多麼?