1.Afraid
害怕的;恐怕;担心的
I'm afraid of mucking up your plan.
我担心会打乱你的计划。
2.sit up
熬夜;端坐
When my alarm goes off every morning, I turn it off, stretch for a couple seconds, and sit up.
每天早上当我的闹钟响的时候,我会把它关掉,伸一个长长的懒腰,然后坐起来。
3.apartment
公寓;房间
When we moved into our apartment,we had to deposit $2,000 with the landlord in case we broke any of his things.
当我们搬入公寓时,我们不得不向房东预付2 000美元,以防我们打碎他的什么东西。
4.slack
adj. 松弛的;疏忽的;不流畅的
vi. 松懈;减弱
n. 煤末;峡谷
vt. 放松;使缓慢
adv. 马虎地;缓慢地
The devil wants you to think your part does not matter, so you will slack off.
魔鬼想你认为你那个部分是无关重要的,那么你就会松懈下来了。
考考你 (请翻译)
1.我刚才不是跟他说话吗?
2.我不知道我会否这么说。
上期参考答案
1.That particular story would be worth five grand to any news service.
2.When I'm back in a real newsroom, I'll think of you.