职场社交英语口语对话 Lesson 69:灵验了吗?

A: I told dad you wrecked the car!

     我跟老爸说你撞坏车子了！

B: You're not going to get away with this. It was your fault, not mine.

     你脱不了关系。都是你的错，不是我。

【Did it work? 灵验了吗？】

要注意work 并不专指“工作”，有时指“灵光、有效”。

A: My brain doesn't seem to work well today.

     我脑袋今天好像不灵光。

B: You're better take a walk outside. But be back soon. We have a lot of work to do this  afternoon.

   你最好到外面走一走。但是要快快回来，我们下午有一大堆事要做。

A: I understand you had a bad cold yesterday.

     我听说你昨天患了重感冒。

B: It's gone. My grandma's prescription really works.

     已经痊愈了。我祖母的处方真的有效。

1) creep  (n.) 令人讨厌的人

2) peep  (n.)  小的声音。这里是指“消息”。

3) wreck  (v.)  撞毁

4) Did it work?  有用吗？有效吗？