1.休息室 ——“l(fā)ounge”、“l(fā)obby”、“vestibule”或“foyer”。
2.“wineshop”——“a cafe or tavern that specializes in serving wine”，專指供人喝酒、小憩之處，而中國人所說酒館、酒樓、酒肆或酒家其實就是飯店、餐館，英文都應(yīng)是“restaurant”。
3.購物商場——shopping mall， shopping store，shopping center
4.“corporation”指“Groups of persons authorized to act as an individual，eg，for Business purposes”，實際上該詞本身有總公司的意味，所以，group corp. 似乎group 多余。 group company 可用。
5.城區(qū)——downtown area， or downtown district
6. hit pay dirt 發(fā)現(xiàn)礦藏， 找到富礦；發(fā)現(xiàn)了很有好處的東西=strike pay dirt
pay dirt n.有利可圖的發(fā)現(xiàn)
7. To have a beef with someone means to have a disagreement.和某人有爭執(zhí)
in a really bad mood 心情很糟；being tough on everyone 對每個人很嚴格，要求高。
8. Exactly.說得對；if you say so， 既然你這么說，就聽你的；hold on for a second 等一會； a sour loser 輸?shù)牟淮蠓降娜?，不愿承認失敗的人；here you go 給你；here we are 我們到了，here i am，我終于到了；i have no idea. 我不大清楚。
9. I'm worried that the situation will go too far 我擔心事情會進一步變糟。 it's worth a try值得一試。 one's beef with sb，與某人的爭執(zhí)
10. At first=in the beginning I wasn't that interested 開始我不太感興趣。
11. Hi， Jim！ You look pretty good today. Everybody at the office says hello - we're all pulling for you to pull through this operation and get back to work as soon as you can.
Pull for就是打氣、鼓勵的意思，而pull through在這里的意思是克服疾病、恢復(fù)健康。
12.This memo told me I was being transferred to Buffalo， where winter is really bad. I was worried when I saw people laughing at me， and I remembered it was April Fool's Day， and I realized my friends are pulling my leg.
他說：這份通知說我要被調(diào)往Buffalo去工作。Buffalo那兒的冬天可真糟糕。我正發(fā)愁的時候看到人們都在笑我，我這才想起今天是愚人節(jié)，原來是朋友們在騙我跟我開玩笑。
從這段話可以看出pull one's leg是跟某人開玩笑，或者是不帶惡意的惡作劇。
13.pull the plug. 其中的plug ，這是電線一端的插頭，插進墻上的插座就能得到電力。Pull the plug，當然就是把插頭從插座上拔出來，那就是切斷電源，或者等于是關(guān)了某一電器用具。這是從字面上來解釋pull the plug
Business has been terrible for six months and is getting worse every day. I hate to say this but maybe the best thing to do is pull the plug and just close up shop for good.
他說：這六個月來生意很差，而且目前也一天不如一天，出于無奈我不得不說，還是結(jié)束業(yè)務(wù)關(guān)店算了。從這段話可以看出pull the plug可以解釋結(jié)束、中止某一業(yè)務(wù)或者事業(yè)。
14. coffee shop， cafe 咖啡屋； suburb n.市郊， 郊區(qū)
There are all sorts of things all sorts of 各種各樣 a cup of coffee 一杯咖啡 linger
v.逗留， 閑蕩， 拖延， 游移； do crossword puzzles 做縱橫字謎；
15.outreach v.到達頂端， 超越；
n. a）The act or process of reaching out： 伸出展開的行為或過程：
could not allay the outreach of human intellect.
不能控制人類才智的發(fā)展
b）Extent or length of reach：所能達到的程度或長度：
the vast outreach of technology； the outreach of a forest fire from mountains to suburbs.
知識的廣闊領(lǐng)域；從高山蔓延至市郊的森林火災(zāi)
c）A systematic attempt to provide services beyond conventional limits， as to particular segments of a community： 擴大服務(wù)項目有系統(tǒng)地嘗試向一團體的特別部門提供超常規(guī)的服務(wù)：
an educational outreach to illiterate adults.
對文盲的教育服務(wù)項目擴大
16.Let's hear about the reason why he chose to work at a cafe over a high paying， high stress job. （高薪，壓力大的工作） choose sth over sth else.
slow you down 讓你放松；hang out居?。煌Ａ?He hangs out in an old house. 他住在一所舊房子里。
exponential指數(shù)的， 冪的increased exponentially 大幅增加，指數(shù)級增加
2.“wineshop”——“a cafe or tavern that specializes in serving wine”，專指供人喝酒、小憩之處，而中國人所說酒館、酒樓、酒肆或酒家其實就是飯店、餐館，英文都應(yīng)是“restaurant”。
3.購物商場——shopping mall， shopping store，shopping center
4.“corporation”指“Groups of persons authorized to act as an individual，eg，for Business purposes”，實際上該詞本身有總公司的意味，所以，group corp. 似乎group 多余。 group company 可用。
5.城區(qū)——downtown area， or downtown district
6. hit pay dirt 發(fā)現(xiàn)礦藏， 找到富礦；發(fā)現(xiàn)了很有好處的東西=strike pay dirt
pay dirt n.有利可圖的發(fā)現(xiàn)
7. To have a beef with someone means to have a disagreement.和某人有爭執(zhí)
in a really bad mood 心情很糟；being tough on everyone 對每個人很嚴格，要求高。
8. Exactly.說得對；if you say so， 既然你這么說，就聽你的；hold on for a second 等一會； a sour loser 輸?shù)牟淮蠓降娜?，不愿承認失敗的人；here you go 給你；here we are 我們到了，here i am，我終于到了；i have no idea. 我不大清楚。
9. I'm worried that the situation will go too far 我擔心事情會進一步變糟。 it's worth a try值得一試。 one's beef with sb，與某人的爭執(zhí)
10. At first=in the beginning I wasn't that interested 開始我不太感興趣。
11. Hi， Jim！ You look pretty good today. Everybody at the office says hello - we're all pulling for you to pull through this operation and get back to work as soon as you can.
Pull for就是打氣、鼓勵的意思，而pull through在這里的意思是克服疾病、恢復(fù)健康。
12.This memo told me I was being transferred to Buffalo， where winter is really bad. I was worried when I saw people laughing at me， and I remembered it was April Fool's Day， and I realized my friends are pulling my leg.
他說：這份通知說我要被調(diào)往Buffalo去工作。Buffalo那兒的冬天可真糟糕。我正發(fā)愁的時候看到人們都在笑我，我這才想起今天是愚人節(jié)，原來是朋友們在騙我跟我開玩笑。
從這段話可以看出pull one's leg是跟某人開玩笑，或者是不帶惡意的惡作劇。
13.pull the plug. 其中的plug ，這是電線一端的插頭，插進墻上的插座就能得到電力。Pull the plug，當然就是把插頭從插座上拔出來，那就是切斷電源，或者等于是關(guān)了某一電器用具。這是從字面上來解釋pull the plug
Business has been terrible for six months and is getting worse every day. I hate to say this but maybe the best thing to do is pull the plug and just close up shop for good.
他說：這六個月來生意很差，而且目前也一天不如一天，出于無奈我不得不說，還是結(jié)束業(yè)務(wù)關(guān)店算了。從這段話可以看出pull the plug可以解釋結(jié)束、中止某一業(yè)務(wù)或者事業(yè)。
14. coffee shop， cafe 咖啡屋； suburb n.市郊， 郊區(qū)
There are all sorts of things all sorts of 各種各樣 a cup of coffee 一杯咖啡 linger
v.逗留， 閑蕩， 拖延， 游移； do crossword puzzles 做縱橫字謎；
15.outreach v.到達頂端， 超越；
n. a）The act or process of reaching out： 伸出展開的行為或過程：
could not allay the outreach of human intellect.
不能控制人類才智的發(fā)展
b）Extent or length of reach：所能達到的程度或長度：
the vast outreach of technology； the outreach of a forest fire from mountains to suburbs.
知識的廣闊領(lǐng)域；從高山蔓延至市郊的森林火災(zāi)
c）A systematic attempt to provide services beyond conventional limits， as to particular segments of a community： 擴大服務(wù)項目有系統(tǒng)地嘗試向一團體的特別部門提供超常規(guī)的服務(wù)：
an educational outreach to illiterate adults.
對文盲的教育服務(wù)項目擴大
16.Let's hear about the reason why he chose to work at a cafe over a high paying， high stress job. （高薪，壓力大的工作） choose sth over sth else.
slow you down 讓你放松；hang out居?。煌Ａ?He hangs out in an old house. 他住在一所舊房子里。
exponential指數(shù)的， 冪的increased exponentially 大幅增加，指數(shù)級增加