Our paper hooked up with CCTV last year and we can probably work with them to help students in rural areas.
我們報紙去年與央視建立了聯係,可以跟他們聯手幫助農村的學生。
④ These days, a lot of people are looking for ways to give back. 近來,很多人在尋找各種方式來回報社會。
give back: repay(回報社會)。例如:
Setting up a charity foundation is one of Bill Gates’ ways of giving back.
創立慈善基金會是比爾·蓋茨回報社會的一種方式。
⑤ There you go again! 你又來了!
There you go again: used to express exasperation or dissatisfaction, same as “you did that again”(用以表示惱怒或不滿,等同於“you did that again”)。例如:
——Sis, you failed the driving test? I’ve already said you would.
姐,你沒有通過駕考?我早就說過你過不了。
——There you go again! Shut up!
你還說!閉嘴!
⑥ Even hard nuts like Anderson can have their soft spots. 嚴厲如安德森的人也有他們的軟肋。
a hard nut: sb. who is tough and not easily hurt(堅強的人,嚴厲的人)。例如:
Outsiders may view Mrs. Susie Stone as a hard nut, but she is a loving boss to us.
外人可能覺得蘇茜·斯通夫人很嚴厲,但對我們來說,她是一個很友善的上司。
have a soft spot: have a tender or sentimental feeling for sth./sb.(性格中易受打動之處)。例如:
Terry had a soft spot for Jenny, her youngest daughter.
泰莉的感情弱點是她最小的女兒簡妮。
⑦ When you work with kids whose background is different from yours, you can run into a lot of communication issues. 當你和一群生活背景跟自己完全不同的孩子一起互動,你會遇到很多溝通上的問題。
run into: unexpectedly begin to experience problems or difficulties(碰上難題)。例如:
The project has run into money problems.
項目遇上了資金問題。
⑧ After a week surrounded by elementary school students, putting up with co-workers is a piece of cake! 跟小學生在一起一周後,再難忍受的同事也是小菜一碟!
put up with: tolerate or accept sth., even though it is unpleasant or unsatisfactory(容忍,忍受)。例如:
It’s amazing that my mother has put up with my father’s snoring for three decades.
我媽已經忍了我爸的鼾聲三十年,太神奇了。
⑨ You bet! 當然!
You bet: used to emphasize a positive or affirmative reply(用以強調肯定的答複)。例如:
——You sure the party is on Sunday night?
你肯定派對是在星期天晚上嗎?
——You bet.
當然。