語言點(diǎn)：
1. between jobs，between schools 沒有工作，沒有學(xué)上
2. draw a blank 斷片了
3. buy out?買下…的股權(quán)或產(chǎn)權(quán)
※ 也可以表示“花錢使…離開(如提前退役)” 贖身既視感
e.g.?Carling eventually bought himself out of the army. 卡林最終還是花錢提前退役了。
4. wear many hats 有很多工作，很多角色
?She?wears many hats: she's a doctor, a musician, and a writer.
5. people person，dog person，cat person，喜歡...的人
6. hands-off 大撒手?
※ hands-on ?動手的；實(shí)際操作的
e.g. New employees are given hours of?hands-on?training.
7. micro-manage 每件雞毛蒜皮的小事都管
e.g.?The problem may be that you are micromanaging your team.
8. put in place 實(shí)施，實(shí)現(xiàn)
9. spark one's interest 激發(fā)興趣
10. stepping stone 墊腳石，敲門磚
11. get one's foot in the door 邁出第一步
12. run one's own show 經(jīng)營自己的事業(yè)
13. carve out in... 在某個領(lǐng)域闖出一點(diǎn)名堂
14. niche 縫隙市場，商機(jī)
e.g.?I think we have found a?niche?in the toy market.
15. make money hand over fist 發(fā)大財，賺大錢
16. go belly up 翻白兒，完蛋
17. snap up 搶購
e.g.?Shoppers came to the store to?snap up?bargains after the holidays.
e.g.?When they see your work history, they'll?snap?you?up!?
18. for a song 非常便宜
※ It's a steal.
19. see the writing/handwriting on the wall 看到不祥之兆
e.g.?Seeing?the?writing?on?the?wall, several commercial publishers are experimenting with gold-model publishing.
20. jump ship 跳槽
e.g. She?jumped ship?when the competition offered her a better job.
21.?get sth out of one's system
22.?not all it's cracked up to be 并沒有被吹捧的那么好
e.g. I'm?not?saying?it's?not?worth?it, I'm just saying?it's?not?all?it's?cracked?up?to?be.
23. strike out 三振出局
24. strike it rich 發(fā)大財
※ 上篇 make money hand over fist 發(fā)大財，賺大錢
25. lose one's shirt 褲衩都輸沒了
26. take/pick up the ball and run with it 拿到一個想法，然后主動負(fù)責(zé)實(shí)施
27. nitty-gritty 重要細(xì)節(jié)
e.g. Time ran out before we could?get down to the real nitty-gritty.?我們還沒來得及探討真正的細(xì)節(jié)，時間就過去了。
※ 反：the big picture
28. weigh another offer 衡量另一個職位
29. have in mind
e.g. What do you?have?in?mind? ?你認(rèn)為應(yīng)該是XX？
30. out of one's range?
e.g. It's a little?out?of?my price?range. 有點(diǎn)接受不了這個價格。
31. get the ball rolling 開始
32. stand one's ground 堅持立場，不給還價/殺價
33. drive a hard bargain 很會殺價/開條件
e.g. Eric knocked thirty percent off the original price. He?drives?a?hard?bargain.
34. dot-com 網(wǎng)絡(luò)公司
e.g. The weaker dot-coms have collapsed.?實(shí)力較弱的網(wǎng)絡(luò)公司倒閉了。
語音點(diǎn)：
1.??stepping stone 重音在前
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