固定搭配A2↩ 00:06
take time out of something
take time out of something
从某事里抽出时间
Thanks for taking the time out of your weekend.
谢谢你周末还抽时间过来。
语法A2↩ 00:06
taking the time out of your weekend
动名词宾语:Thanks for + doing:for 后面接动名词,感谢对方做了某事。
Thanks for taking the time out of your weekend.
谢谢你周末还抽时间过来。
固定搭配A2↩ 00:08
my pleasure
my pleasure
别客气、我很乐意
Oh, my pleasure . Appreciate it.
哦,应该的。谢谢。
固定搭配A2↩ 00:17
season tickets
season tickets
季票
The Globe has season tickets at Fenway
《波士顿环球报》在芬威球场有季票
固定搭配A2↩ 00:19
get settled in
get settled in
安顿下来、适应新环境
once you're settled in , by the way.
等您安顿好了就能用,顺便说一声。
固定搭配A2↩ 00:22
to be honest
to be honest
说实话
Uh, to be honest , I'm not much of a baseball fan.
呃,说实话,我算不上棒球迷。
固定搭配B1↩ 00:22
not much of a something
not much of a something
算不上什么…的人
Uh, to be honest , I'm not much of a baseball fan.
呃,说实话,我算不上棒球迷。
发音↩ 00:22
to be honest
to be 连成 to-bi,honest 的 h 常弱掉。
Uh, to be honest , I'm not much of a baseball fan.
呃,说实话,我算不上棒球迷。
固定搭配B1↩ 00:25
get a feel for something
get a feel for something
摸清对某事的感觉
I'm just trying to get a feel for the city.
我只是想摸摸这座城的脾气。
发音↩ 00:25
get a feel
get a 连成 ge-da,t 弹成 flap。
I'm just trying to get a feel for the city.
我只是想摸摸这座城的脾气。
固定搭配A2↩ 00:30
be originally from somewhere
be originally from somewhere
原籍是、打哪儿来的
So you're originally from Boston?
所以你是波士顿本地人?
固定搭配B1↩ 00:32
born and raised
born and raised
土生土长
I am. Born and raised , yeah.
是。土生土长,没错。
发音↩ 00:32
Born and raised
and 弱成 /ən/,两词几乎并成一串。
I am. Born and raised , yeah.
是。土生土长,没错。
固定搭配B1↩ 00:45
have a big impact
have a big impact
有很大影响
No. No, I don't think that had a big impact .
没有。没有,我觉得影响不大。
固定搭配B1↩ 00:55
think of oneself as something
think of oneself as something
把自己看成
I'd prefer to think of myself as player coach. But yes.
我更愿意把自己看成边打边带的教练。不过,是的。
语法B1↩ 00:55
prefer to think of myself as
宁愿把自己当:prefer to + 动词,think of oneself as + 身份,先改称呼再承认。
I'd prefer to think of myself as player coach. But yes.
我更愿意把自己看成边打边带的教练。不过,是的。
固定搭配A2↩ 00:59
be familiar with something
be familiar with something
熟悉、了解
Are you familiar with Spotlight?
您了解 Spotlight 吗?
发音↩ 01:12
What're you working
What're you 常吞成 whatcha。
What're you working on now?
你们现在在做什么?
固定搭配B2↩ 01:14
put out a piece on something
put out a piece on something
发了一篇报道
这里 piece=一篇调查稿
We just put out a piece on a shoddy construction outfit ,
刚发了一篇关于一家豆腐渣工程公司的报道,
俚语B2↩ 01:14
piece
一篇报道——新闻圈行话,正式稿里可写成 article
We just put out a piece on a shoddy construction outfit ,
刚发了一篇关于一家豆腐渣工程公司的报道,
俚语B2↩ 01:14
outfit
那家公司/班子——口语里指一帮人或一家公司,书面少用
We just put out a piece on a shoddy construction outfit ,
刚发了一篇关于一家豆腐渣工程公司的报道,
俚语B2↩ 01:14
shoddy
劣质的、糊弄的——指责质量差,比 poor 更带嫌弃
We just put out a piece on a shoddy construction outfit ,
刚发了一篇关于一家豆腐渣工程公司的报道,
俚语B2↩ 01:17
trolling around
四处摸索寻找——非正式,找东西、找选题时说,网上喷人不是这个意思
and right now we're really just trolling around for our next story.
眼下其实是在四处摸下一个选题。
固定搭配A2↩ 01:24
hard to say
hard to say
很难说
Hard to say . A couple months.
很难说。几个月吧。
固定搭配B1↩ 01:31
settle on something
settle on something
敲定某个项目
Once we settle on a project , we can spend a year or more investigating it .
一旦敲定选题,调查可以花一年甚至更久。
语法B1↩ 01:31
Once we settle on a project
once时间从句:Once + 从句 = 一旦…就。后面主句讲接下来能做什么。
Once we settle on a project , we can spend a year or more investigating it .
一旦敲定选题,调查可以花一年甚至更久。
语法B1↩ 01:31
spend a year or more investigating it
spend+doing:spend + 时间 + doing:把时间花在做某事上。
Once we settle on a project , we can spend a year or more investigating it .
一旦敲定选题,调查可以花一年甚至更久。
固定搭配B1↩ 01:42
from what I understand
from what I understand
据我了解
Um, but from what I understand readership is down,
嗯,但据我了解,读者在减少,
固定搭配B2↩ 01:44
cut into something
cut into something
蚕食、挤占
这里=互联网抢走分类广告生意
Internet is cutting into the classified business, and.
互联网在蚕食分类广告生意,而且——
固定搭配B2↩ 01:48
take a hard look at something
take a hard look at something
认真审视
I think I'm gonna need to take a hard look at things.
我想我得好好审视一下现状。
发音↩ 01:48
gonna need to
gonna 弱成 /gənə/,need to 再连上。
I think I'm gonna need to take a hard look at things.
我想我得好好审视一下现状。
固定搭配B1↩ 01:57
be safe to assume
be safe to assume
可以稳妥地认为
I think it's safe to assume so,
我想可以这么认为,
语法B1↩ 02:04
make this paper essential
使役加形容词:make + 宾语 + 形容词:让某物变成某种状态。
to make this paper essential to its readers.
让这份报纸对读者来说不可或缺。
固定搭配A2↩ 02:12
fair enough
fair enough
说得过去、行吧
Fair enough . I just think that we can do better.
说得过去。我只是觉得我们还能更好。
发音↩ 02:12
Fair enough
Fair 落下,enough 轻轻托住,像先认账。
Fair enough . I just think that we can do better.
说得过去。我只是觉得我们还能更好。