英文口语马拉‪松‬ 喜马拉雅

MUSIC :Keira Knightley - A Step You Can’t Take Back





Sandy, do me a favor. 桑迪，给我帮个忙。





favor：原意是好意，喜爱。

do sb a favor 是一个固定短语，表示帮某人一个忙的意思。





要想请别人帮忙，一般有以下几种说法

1.Can you help me?（你能帮我吗？）

2.Can you do me a favor?（能帮我一个忙吗？）

3.Can you give me a hand?（能帮我一下吗？）





Do me a favor, don’t ever call me again.

MUSIC: Sky Sailing - Tennis Elbow

He's a hard nut to crack. 

他是一个难对付的家伙。

“hard nut to crack” 先理解一下表面意思：





hard 硬的，在这里用来强调 nut 很硬；

nut 坚果，表示坚果有硬壳很坚硬，不易砸开

crack 裂缝，声变，破裂，变声

As we all know, Our boss is a hard nut to crack, every time we want to ask for a leave, he simply says no, whatever reason you might have.





A: Why do you look so upset?

B: Don’t you know that we are going to

have a math exam tomorrow?

A: So what? Relax. It is a piece of cake.

B: It might be a piece of cake for you, but for me, it's a hard nut to crack.

MUSIC: Glee Cast - Mary's Little Boy Child (Glee Cast Version)

Don't put all your eggs in one basket. / 不要把所有的鸡蛋放在同一个篮子里





stock market   股市

You are putting all the eggs in one basket. 你现在算是孤注一掷。





It’s not wise to put all your eggs in one basket.

这样孤注一掷是非常不明智的。 

MUSIC:The Puppini Sisters - Mele Kalikimaka

I think it's a reasonable price. / 我觉得这是个合理的价钱 





It is reasonable.

You are being unreasonable.





Go Dutch    AA制

Blind date  相亲

It’s unreasonable to ask girls to pay the check.

You can kill two birds with one stone.


I always get my nails manicured while I get my hair cut, that way I can kill two birds with one stone.
每次我去剪头发的时候都会修指甲，这样我可以一举两得。


The lady who works in this shop is cut...