像美國人一樣說英語第7期:Susan hires Bob to run her business
Bob: you.are up bright and early this morning, Susan.
Susan: I didn’t sleep a wink. I was awake all night thinking about the new business.
Bob: running your own business is lots of work. Are you prepared to work like a dog?
Susan: no. but I am prepared to hire you to run the business.
Bob: you want me to run a cookie business? Fat chance!
Susan: why not?
Bob: I don’t have a clue about making cookies. I don’t even know how to turn the oven on.
Susan: I’ll give you a crash course.
Bob: do I have to do the baking?
Susan: no. you’ll just manage the business side.
Bob: needless to say, I have mixed feelings about working for you.
Susan: I’ll be nice. I promise you will be a happy camper.
Bob: Okay. Let’s give it a shot, boss.
Bright and early: early in the morning一大早
He got up bright and early.
他一大早便起牀了。
Crash course: short and intensive instruction集中訓練(講座)，特別訓練；速成班
Fat chance: definitely not 沒有機會，希望渺茫
Were you scared? Fat chance.
你當時受驚了嗎?纔不呢。
To give it a shot: to try something 試試看
Happy camper: a happy person; a satisfied participant 感到滿足的人，快樂的人
To have mixed feelings: to feel positive about one aspect of sth and negative about another 悲喜交集
Needless to say: obviously 不用說
Needless to say, I agree with you.
不用說,我贊同你。
To not have a clue: to know nothing about 毫無頭緒，什麼也不知道
To not sleep a wink: to be awake all night 一夜沒睡
To work like a dog: to work very hard 苦幹，拼命幹，努力工作
