Mark： No！ Are you crazy？！
Jane： ④So， how do you 7）stay afloat？
Mark： I have two jobs， one in a coffee shop and the other in a bar on campus！
Jane： ⑤I better take a leaf from your book.
Mark： I think it would do you well！
Smart Sentences
① Totally fed up， to be honest with you！ 老實說，一點也不好！
fed up： unhappy， bored（不開心，無聊）例如：
I was just fed up the whole weekend.
我整個周末都很不得勁。
② A little down in the dumps， are we？有點抑鬱是嗎？
down in the dumps： feeling very depressed and miserable（感覺抑鬱和消沉）。例如：
He’s been feeling a bit down in the dumps since the divorce.
他離婚後有點消沉。
③ I just need to let off some steam！ 我需要發泄！
let off steam： release pent-up energy or emotions（發泄鬱積的感情，泄怒）。例如：
Swimming is a good way to let off steam when you are stressed out.
在備受壓力之時，遊泳是一種很好的發泄方式。
④ So， how do you stay afloat？ 那麼，你是怎麼維持生計的呢？
stay afloat： operating at a satisfactory standard economically（經濟上應付自如）。例如：
It’s hard for a business to stay afloat in recession.
在經濟蕭條時期，想要維持一家企業並不容易。
⑤ I better take a leaf from your book. 我應該向你學學。
take a leaf from sb.’s book： behave in the same way as sb.（學某人的樣，以某人為榜樣）。 例如：
Maybe we should take a leaf from Peter’s book； he can focus and is efficient.
也許我們都該學學彼得，他可以集中精神，效率高。