各國年終獎之比較

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Jim: Uh, he's running late. Um, do you know why?

Orson: Ah, he's cleaning up a little mess. Someone didn't know you couldn't serve bacon-wrapped shrimp puffs at a bar mitzvah.

Bree: I knew. I just thought if they'd tasted mine, they might change the rules.

Jim: So would you like something to nibble on before dinner?

Orson: Is that cut crystal? It's exquisite.

Jim: Andrew again. He's got expensive taste. Thank god he brings in the big bucks.

Orson: He does?

Jim: Well, he does now, ever since you gave him that raise.

Bree: This is a delicious snack. Did you make this?

Jim: Uh, yeah. It's just...party mix.

Orson: You gave Andrew a raise? A tiny salary bump.

Jim: "Tiny" is not the word for your extraordinary generosity.

Bree: Oh, look! There's pretzels and cereal. I can see why they call it "party mix." It's like a party in a bowl.

Orson: When you say "extraordinary"

Bree: He's exaggerating. They're children. It just looks like a lot of money to them.

Orson: My god! Is this a... '96 Latour?

Jim: I know. Andrew bought a case of it at a wine auction to celebrate that huge raise. Once you've had a few glasses of this, you're not going to remember this evening at all.

Orson: We'll see.

Gabrielle: Boy, dinner without the kids...It's nice to eat without having macaroni thrown at you.

Maria: Well, we, uh, we really wanted to find a way to thank you both.

Carlos: Thank us for what?

Maria: Saving our marriage.

Gabrielle: Please. It was our pleasure. How did we do that again?

Maria: Well, Bradley had been working around the clock, and I was feeling neglected. But things are different now that he has Carlos. We have never felt closer.

Bradley: And, Gaby, I know I've been relying on Carlos a lot. I- I hope it's not a problem, his being away from home so much.

Gabrielle: Oh, I'll be more willing to forgive once his bonus check comes in.

Carlos: And the only person more excited than Gaby about that bonus is her jeweler.

Maria: Brad, don't. It's been such a nice night.

Bradley: He's gonna hear it tomorrow anyway.

Carlos: Hear what?

Bradley: Look, I'm sorry, but we're forgoing bonuses this year.

Waiter: Can I get anyone dessert?

Gabrielle: Beat it. What?

Bradley: It's the economy. Um, our C.F.O. feels we need to do some belt tightening.

妙語佳句，活學活用

1.bar mitzvah: （滿13歲開始負有宗教義務的）猶太受戒齡少年,受戒儀式。

2.nibble：一點一點地咬, 細咬。Bree和Orson來到Andrew的新家做客，Andrew不在，他的男友盡地主之宜：“晚飯前你們要不要吃點什么？”

That fish will soon is catch that nibble at every bait. 貪餌之魚必上鉤。

3.big bucks: 大筆的錢。Orson驚訝Andrew家擺有如此精致的水晶杯，Jim隨口說到：“感謝天，他收入不菲。”

Peter dreams of big bucks the easy way, but his brother Harry keeps his feet on the ground and expects to become rich by hard work and by practising economy. 彼得夢想輕輕松松賺大錢，可是他哥哥哈里腳踏實地，希望通過勤勞和節儉致富。

4.around the clock：晝夜不停, 連續一整天。Maria在晚宴上對Gabrielle表示感謝：“布萊德利一直夜以繼日地忙工作，我覺得自己被忽視了。”來看例句：

The workers work in three shifts around the clock. 工人們日夜不停地分三班輪流干活。

5.forgo:放棄, 對...斷念, 謝絕。Bradley終于亮出了此次晚餐的真實目的：“很抱歉，今年我們沒有獎金了。”

Unwilling to forgo dessert 不愿意放棄甜點心

She decide to forgo the party and prepare for the english exam 她決定不去參加聚會，為英語考試作好準備。

6.Beat it：請走開。聽到Carlos今年會沒有獎金，愛好奢侈品的Gabrielle大吃一驚，哪還顧得上甜點，馬上對前來的侍者說：“走開，你說什么。”

This is private land, so beat it! 這里是私人地產，請走開。

7.tighten one's belt：勒緊褲帶。Bradley解釋道:“經濟形勢不太好，財務總監認為我們需要縮減開支。”

In a period of mass unemployment a lot of people have to tighten their belt. 在大批人失業期間，許多人員得勒緊褲帶過日子。

各國年終獎之比較

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