Peter: Bob: Peter: Bob: Peter: Bob: Peter: Bob: Peter: Bob: Peter: Bob: Peter: Bob: Peter: Bob: Peter: Please leave before I lose my temper! Idioms – Lesson 1 at least – anyway; the good thing is that... (to) break the news – to make something known (to) cost an arm and a leg – to be very expensive dead-end job – a job that won’t lead to anything else (let’s) face it – accept a difficult reality (to) give one the creeps – to create a feeling of disgust or horror (to) go back to the drawing board – to start a task over because the last try failed; to start again from the beginning (to) go belly-up – to go bankrupt (to) give someone the ax – to fire someone (to) lose one’s temper – to become very angry (to) make up one’s mind – to reach a decision; to decide no point in – no reason to; it’s not worth (doing something) (to) put up with – to endure without complaint real flop or flop – a failure (to) save the day – to prevent a disaster or misfortune (as) sharp as a tack – very intelligent (to) talk over – to discuss top dollar – the highest end of a price range; a lot of money
Bobs Day At Work
What? You’re giving me the ax?
about to – ready to; on the verge of
準備…;瀕於…
after all – despite everything; when everything has been considered
畢竟;總算 ;不管怎麼說
無論如何;
宣佈消息
十分昂貴
沒有前途的工作
接受(困难的)现实(状况)
使人產生噁心或恐怖之感
由於上次嘗試失敗而重新開始某項任務;從頭開始
破產
解雇某人
勃然大怒
下定決心
沒有理由…;不值得(做某事)
毫無怨言地忍受
失敗
防止發生災難或不幸
非常聰明;有鑽勁
討論
以最昂貴的價格;一大筆錢