九拿手好戲：人的生命和活力之源-工作(二)
48. The times have been very bad. (時機一直很壞。)
49. We are in the red. (我們有虧損/赤字。)
50. The company went broke. (這家公司破產(chǎn)了。)
51. I visited Japan on an observation tour of its industries. (我到日本觀摩它的工業(yè)。)
52. I have to feed a family of five〖養(yǎng)活五口之家〗.
53. I've got to keep my nose to the grindstone〖拼命工作；不停地孜孜不倦地工作〗to support my family.
54. Two of trades seldom agree. (同行是冤家。)
55. There is no hope of success.
56. There was no way he could solve the problem.
57. He is in trouble all the time. (他總是有麻煩。)
58. He's gone out of business. (他失業(yè)了。)
59. He makes a good living. (他過得很優(yōu)裕。)
60. The game is not worth the candle. (這事不值得做。)
61. He has money to burn. (他錢多得象水一樣。)
62. His yearly salary is in seven digits〖年薪七位數(shù)〗.
63. He is as poor as a church mouse〖一貧如洗〗.
64. They live from hand to mouth〖只能糊口的生活〗.
65. Let's get the ball rolling. (讓我們開始吧。)
66. Right now my hands are full /tied〖忙得不可開交〗.
67. Nice to have you with us. I'm happy to work with you. I hope you will like it here.
68. I've got a lot of work /a million things to do.
69. I'm behind in my work. (我的工作進(jìn)度落后。)
70. He is working like a horse. (他努力工作。)
71. I'm so busy that I don't get around to it. (我忙得找不出時間去做它。)
72. I must meet the deadline. (我必須趕得上最后期限。)
73. Do I have to get it done by noon〖午前做完〗?
74. I want to get my work finished by tomorrow.
75. He is in conference〖開會〗right now.
76. I'll get through〖做完〗this work by noon.
77. This situation permits of no delay〖不許拖延〗.
78. What makes you work so hard? (為什么你這樣賣命？)
79. It's shaping up. (進(jìn)展順利。)
80. We have to talk the matter over〖討論〗now.
81. The work is not as difficult as you think.
82. I'm beginning to see〖開始明白〗what you mean.
83. That's where our difficulty lies〖困難所在〗.
84. Did it work? (行得通嗎？)
85. Her guess turned out to be true〖結(jié)果成為事實〗.
86. Typing is easy once you get the hang of it.
(一旦你掌握/懂得/知道訣竅，打字就很簡單。)
87. Are you through with your work? (工作做完了嗎？)
88. I should stick to my work schedule〖堅守工作進(jìn)度〗.
89. How is he making out〖進(jìn)展〗in his job now?
90. I'll see what I can do about it. (我會盡力而為。)
91. I will get his to accept the offer〖使他接受提議〗.
第十拿手好戲：人的生命和活力之源-工作(三)
92. He patted me on the back for the deal made yesterday.
(他對我昨天所做的交易表示滿意。)
93. He is good at getting a point across to people. (他善于讓人信服他的觀點。)
94. What are you working on? (你在做什么？)
95. I had a busy day. I'm, all in〖精疲力竭〗.
96. This has been a long day. (這是個漫長的一天。)
97. Everyone is goofing around. (人人都在混時間。)
98. You mean I have to work overtime〖加班〗tonight?
99. I think I'm under-paid. (我想我的薪水太低了。)
100. I had words with〖吵架〗my boss today.
101. I tried to keep out of the trouble〖盡量不惹麻煩〗.
102. Aren't you happy with your present occupation?
103. That doesn't make sense. (那沒有意義。)
104. He's sore over the fact that he wasn't promoted this year.
(他對今年沒有升遷而感到惱怒。)
105. How did he get to be a department head so fast?
(他怎么這么快就成為一個部門的主管？)
106. That remains to be seen. (那還要看看。)
107. No way! I wouldn't touch that in any case. Don't push me!
(絕不！我無論如何都不會去碰它，別逼我！)
108. Are you here on business〖公事〗or for pleasure?
109. He's a real workaholic〖真正的工作狂〗.
110. You don't sound very enthusiastic〖似乎不太熱衷〗.
111. A little bird told me that Tony was going to be fired.
(消息靈通人士告訴我他要被炒魷魚了。)
112. I'm afraid Tony's days are numbered〖快要被解雇〗.
113. What are your hours? (你是幾點上班？)
114. What time does he punch out? (他幾點打卡下班？)
115. He's gone for the day. (他整天都不在。)
116. He's gone for the summer. (他夏天度假去了。)
117. He's on leave now. (他現(xiàn)在在休假。)
118. He won't come until next week. (他下星期才會回來。)
119. I took a month off for a holiday〖休了一個月假〗.
120. I'm on coffee break. (我正在休息時間。)
121. He came down with the flu, so he didn't go to work.
122. How long does your vacation last?
123. It's tough getting an O.K.〖同意〗from the boss.
124. I'm pooped /very tired. (我精疲力盡。)
125. So how is it working out? (那事進(jìn)行得怎樣呢？)
126. We have a very important meeting on at the moment.
127. He's making money hand over first. (他財源滾滾。)
128. How much did you estimate this job is going to cost us?
(你估計這工作要花我們多少錢？)
129. He made good in business. (他事業(yè)成/*/*/*/*/*/*。)
130. I'm in hot water /trouble〖有麻煩〗with the boss.
131. He turned over his company to his son last year.
132. You're on the day shift now〖上日班〗.
133. He's living on easy street. (他過得很富裕。)
134. To get ahead〖出人頭地〗, you'll have to work ling hours and take short vacations.
48. The times have been very bad. (時機一直很壞。)
49. We are in the red. (我們有虧損/赤字。)
50. The company went broke. (這家公司破產(chǎn)了。)
51. I visited Japan on an observation tour of its industries. (我到日本觀摩它的工業(yè)。)
52. I have to feed a family of five〖養(yǎng)活五口之家〗.
53. I've got to keep my nose to the grindstone〖拼命工作；不停地孜孜不倦地工作〗to support my family.
54. Two of trades seldom agree. (同行是冤家。)
55. There is no hope of success.
56. There was no way he could solve the problem.
57. He is in trouble all the time. (他總是有麻煩。)
58. He's gone out of business. (他失業(yè)了。)
59. He makes a good living. (他過得很優(yōu)裕。)
60. The game is not worth the candle. (這事不值得做。)
61. He has money to burn. (他錢多得象水一樣。)
62. His yearly salary is in seven digits〖年薪七位數(shù)〗.
63. He is as poor as a church mouse〖一貧如洗〗.
64. They live from hand to mouth〖只能糊口的生活〗.
65. Let's get the ball rolling. (讓我們開始吧。)
66. Right now my hands are full /tied〖忙得不可開交〗.
67. Nice to have you with us. I'm happy to work with you. I hope you will like it here.
68. I've got a lot of work /a million things to do.
69. I'm behind in my work. (我的工作進(jìn)度落后。)
70. He is working like a horse. (他努力工作。)
71. I'm so busy that I don't get around to it. (我忙得找不出時間去做它。)
72. I must meet the deadline. (我必須趕得上最后期限。)
73. Do I have to get it done by noon〖午前做完〗?
74. I want to get my work finished by tomorrow.
75. He is in conference〖開會〗right now.
76. I'll get through〖做完〗this work by noon.
77. This situation permits of no delay〖不許拖延〗.
78. What makes you work so hard? (為什么你這樣賣命？)
79. It's shaping up. (進(jìn)展順利。)
80. We have to talk the matter over〖討論〗now.
81. The work is not as difficult as you think.
82. I'm beginning to see〖開始明白〗what you mean.
83. That's where our difficulty lies〖困難所在〗.
84. Did it work? (行得通嗎？)
85. Her guess turned out to be true〖結(jié)果成為事實〗.
86. Typing is easy once you get the hang of it.
(一旦你掌握/懂得/知道訣竅，打字就很簡單。)
87. Are you through with your work? (工作做完了嗎？)
88. I should stick to my work schedule〖堅守工作進(jìn)度〗.
89. How is he making out〖進(jìn)展〗in his job now?
90. I'll see what I can do about it. (我會盡力而為。)
91. I will get his to accept the offer〖使他接受提議〗.
第十拿手好戲：人的生命和活力之源-工作(三)
92. He patted me on the back for the deal made yesterday.
(他對我昨天所做的交易表示滿意。)
93. He is good at getting a point across to people. (他善于讓人信服他的觀點。)
94. What are you working on? (你在做什么？)
95. I had a busy day. I'm, all in〖精疲力竭〗.
96. This has been a long day. (這是個漫長的一天。)
97. Everyone is goofing around. (人人都在混時間。)
98. You mean I have to work overtime〖加班〗tonight?
99. I think I'm under-paid. (我想我的薪水太低了。)
100. I had words with〖吵架〗my boss today.
101. I tried to keep out of the trouble〖盡量不惹麻煩〗.
102. Aren't you happy with your present occupation?
103. That doesn't make sense. (那沒有意義。)
104. He's sore over the fact that he wasn't promoted this year.
(他對今年沒有升遷而感到惱怒。)
105. How did he get to be a department head so fast?
(他怎么這么快就成為一個部門的主管？)
106. That remains to be seen. (那還要看看。)
107. No way! I wouldn't touch that in any case. Don't push me!
(絕不！我無論如何都不會去碰它，別逼我！)
108. Are you here on business〖公事〗or for pleasure?
109. He's a real workaholic〖真正的工作狂〗.
110. You don't sound very enthusiastic〖似乎不太熱衷〗.
111. A little bird told me that Tony was going to be fired.
(消息靈通人士告訴我他要被炒魷魚了。)
112. I'm afraid Tony's days are numbered〖快要被解雇〗.
113. What are your hours? (你是幾點上班？)
114. What time does he punch out? (他幾點打卡下班？)
115. He's gone for the day. (他整天都不在。)
116. He's gone for the summer. (他夏天度假去了。)
117. He's on leave now. (他現(xiàn)在在休假。)
118. He won't come until next week. (他下星期才會回來。)
119. I took a month off for a holiday〖休了一個月假〗.
120. I'm on coffee break. (我正在休息時間。)
121. He came down with the flu, so he didn't go to work.
122. How long does your vacation last?
123. It's tough getting an O.K.〖同意〗from the boss.
124. I'm pooped /very tired. (我精疲力盡。)
125. So how is it working out? (那事進(jìn)行得怎樣呢？)
126. We have a very important meeting on at the moment.
127. He's making money hand over first. (他財源滾滾。)
128. How much did you estimate this job is going to cost us?
(你估計這工作要花我們多少錢？)
129. He made good in business. (他事業(yè)成/*/*/*/*/*/*。)
130. I'm in hot water /trouble〖有麻煩〗with the boss.
131. He turned over his company to his son last year.
132. You're on the day shift now〖上日班〗.
133. He's living on easy street. (他過得很富裕。)
134. To get ahead〖出人頭地〗, you'll have to work ling hours and take short vacations.