What’s next for you?「問未來的計劃」- 2
EZTALK好用句
Vocabulary What’s next for you? 「問未來的計劃」- 2
你想一輩子在麥當勞打工嗎？
Son: Dad, just leave me alone!
Dad: How are you going to succeed with that attitude? If you don’t start getting better grades, you’ll never graduate!
Son: What if I don’t want to graduate?
Dad: How will you get a decent job then? Do you want to work at McDonald’s your whole life? You can’t 1)live on a minimum wage job!
Son: What do you want me to do? I hate my teachers and the work is too hard.
Dad: Maybe we need to get you a private tutor, or send you to a different school┅.
Son: Whatever. I’m just not as smart as you or mom.
Dad: Actually, you have a higher 2)IQ. You just need to 3)buckle down and work harder!
兒子∶ 爸，你別煩我！
老爸∶ 你這樣的態(tài)度是要怎麼出人頭地？如果你不開始爭取好成績，你根本無法畢業(yè)！
兒子∶ 要是我沒打算畢業(yè)呢？
老爸∶ 那你要怎麼找到像樣的工作？你想要一輩子在麥當勞工作嗎？你沒辦法靠最低薪資過活的！
兒子∶ 你要我怎麼辦？我討厭我的老師，功課又難得要命。
老爸∶ 或許我們該幫你請家教，或幫你轉(zhuǎn)學┅┅。
兒子∶ 隨便啦。反正我不像你和媽那麼聰明。
老爸∶ 其實你的智商比我們高，你只是需要上緊發(fā)條、好好用功！
好用句
put in a good word (for sb.)（幫某人）美言幾句
這句話的意思，是指在有影響力的人面前說好話，幫某人勝出（得到工作、獎項等）。
A: I’m kind of nervous about meeting your parents. I hope they like me.
我對跟你爸媽見面這件事有點緊張。我希望他們會喜歡我。
B: Don’t worry. I put in a good word for you.
別擔心，我會幫你美言幾句的。
Vocabulary
1) live on (phr.) 靠┅生活；以┅為食物
Nancy barely makes enough to live on.
南西賺的幾乎不夠維持她的生活。
2) IQ (abbr.) 智商，intelligence quotient [6n`t5l4d.4ns `kwo]4nt] 的縮寫
Have you ever taken an IQ test?
你曾接受過智力測驗嗎？
3)buckle down (phr.) 開始努力，全力以赴
You need to buckle down if you want to pass the exam.
如果要通過考試，你必須全力以赴。
