第6讲：扫货用英语怎么说？
Jessica: Wuqiong, 明天我们去吃火锅好不好？ WQ: 火锅儿？好吃! 可...我没钱.
Jessica: No money? You told me you got a scholarship! WQ: 奖学金是拿了，可我一高兴就拿去扫货啦! Jessica: 扫货？
WQ: 就是 buy a lot of things!
Jessica: Oh! You went on a shopping spree! WQ: shopping spree?
Jessica: Right! Spree is spelt s-p-r-e-e. Going on a shopping spree means you spend a lot of money during a single shopping trip. 头脑发热，看什么都买。
WQ: 对! I went on a shopping spree after getting my scholarship money! 我那天疯狂扫货，一分钱都没留下!
Jessica: But do you really need all the things you bought on the shopping spree?
WQ: 说实话，好多东西都用不着，可我当时就是那么烧包！烧包你懂么？就是看着手里的钱难受，非把它花出去!
Jessica: Haha! Actually, in English, we have a similar expression--your money was burning a hole in your pocket.
WQ: My money was burning a hole in my pocket? 钱把衣服兜烧了个窟窿？这的确跟“烧包”很像! Jessica: Wuqiong, next time your money is burning a hole in your pocket, take me with you! I'll make sure we only go window shopping! WQ: Window shopping? 买窗户？
Jessica: (Chuckle) No. Window shopping means we only look at the window displays, without really buying anything!
WQ: 哦，就是光看不买! 这个好，省钱! Jessica: 对! Now tell me what you've learned today!
WQ: 第一，扫货叫go on a shopping spree； 第二，烧包叫money is burning a hole in one's pocket； 第三，光看不买是window shopping!
第7讲：跟班打杂的用英语怎么说？
Donny 在北京学汉语，他的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教他。今天是方方要问的：跟班打杂的。
Donny: Hey, Fang Fang, what's up? Do you like your new job? FF: 啊，还行吧。就是初来乍到，专业一点都用不上，尽打杂了。 Donny: 打杂？What do you do everyday?
FF: 无非就是复印文件，取东西，接电话什么的。哎？美国人怎么形容这种工作啊？
Donny: Oh! Someone who does small and unimportant tasks at work is called a go-for. g-o-f-o-r, go-for. FF: 哦! 这么说，go-for 就是公司里的小弟小妹! go-for 的主要工作就是跑腿儿。那“跑腿”又怎么说呢？
Donny: We say they \\
FF: Errand 差事，复数加s, errands, 所以 run errands for others 就是替别人“跑腿”的意思。 Donny: That's right. I guess you don't really like running errands for your boss, right? FF: 是啊，我想做有意义的工作，可老板总让我干些没用的活儿。
Donny: She gives you a lot of busy work, I'm assuming? The phrase \tasks that keep people busy but are not very useful.
FF: 哦! 原来，busy work 就是花时间，但没意义的工作。老板给我 busy work，并不是因为这些工作重要，而是因为她不愿意看我闲着!
Donny: That's right! Fangfang, a lot of people start as go-fors and work their way up. I'm sure you'll do just fine. Now let's see what you've learned today! FF: 公司里跑腿打杂的小弟小妹叫 go-for； 跑腿是 run errands for others；
消磨时间，但是没意义的工作是 busy work..
第8讲：放鸽子用英语怎么说？
Jessica 在北京学汉语，她的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教她。今天是庄明要问的：放鸽子
Jessica：哟，庄明，你干嘛气冲冲的？ ZM: 今天真倒霉! 我刚让人放鸽子了! Jessica: 鸽子？Pigeon? I don't get it.
ZM: 放鸽子，就是你和别人约好，结果对方却没来! 诶？美语里这个该怎么说？ Jessica: Oh! You mean you arranged to meet someone, but the person was a no-show! ZM: No-show? 把 no 和 s-h-o-w “show” 放在一起，no-show，就是“没来，爽约”。 Jessica: Yes! But Zhuang Ming, who was this no-show? Your boyfriend?
ZM: 嗯....怎么说呢。我约好去见一个从来没见过面的男生，是别人介绍的，就算是??相亲吧! Jessica: 噢，我明白了! You went on a blind date!
ZM: blind 后面加上 date--约会，blind date， 就是相亲吗?
Jessica: Yes! if your friend set you up with someone you've never met before, that's called a blind date. Blind dates usually end up bad.
ZM: 可不是么! 就说我今天这个相亲对象吧，直接放我鸽子，害我白等。 Jessica: In this case, Zhuang Ming, you say \我被人放了鸽子。 ZM: stood up 不是“站起来”的意思么？我可没一直站着傻等啊! Jessica: No. If you \
ZM: 哦! 不去约会，放别人鸽子，就可以说 stand someone up。而我是被放鸽子，所以你说我--got stood up!
Jessica: That's right! 我也常被放鸽子! Last month, I had a date with a really cute guy, but he stood me up! 唉，也别生气了，还是说说你今天都学了什么吧! ZM: 第一，“爽约，没来”，可以说 no-show; 第二，放别人鸽子，可以说 stand someone up; 第三，“相亲”可以说 blind date!
第9讲：忙用英语怎么说？
Donny 在北京学中文。他的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教他。今天是杨林要问的：忙。
Donny：Hi 杨琳，what's up? I haven't seen you in ages.
YL: 别提了，我最近特别忙，I am really busy! 忙得四脚朝天，怎么说...four feet up!
Donny: four feet up? I can imagine. But in English, we don't say that....You can say I'm up to my neck in work. YL: I'm up to my neck... in work ? 工作太多，堆到和脖子一样高？被工作压得喘不过气来。这个说法太形象了! 还有别的吗？
Donny: There is another expression that also has to do with body parts. It is \ YL: I've got my hands full。我明白了，就是说两手都没闲着。
Donny: Exactly. Oh, I just thought of another one---\
YL: I have a lot on my plate? plate, p-l-a-t-e, plate 不是盘子么？说盘子里有很多东西，那一定是...忙着吃呢吧？
Donny:That's possible! Anyway, when you say you have a lot on your plate, it means you're busy. YL: 我知道了。哎呀，我快迟到了，快，再教最后一个。
Donny: Okay, this one will be easier to remember-- I've got a million things to do! YL: 太夸张了吧! I've got a million things to do! 有一百万件事情等着我去做。 Donny: Right! Now, Yang Lin, tell me what you've learned today!
YL: 今天学到的还真不少。形容特别忙可以说，I'm up to my neck in work，工作堆到脖子了；I've got my hands full, 两手都占着呢；I have a lot on my plate，盘子里堆得满满的。哎呀! 我得赶紧走人了，I've got a million things to do!
第10讲：别慌用英语怎么说？
Donny 在北京学汉语，他的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教他。今天是Jimmy要问的：别慌。 Jimmy: Donny, 大事不好了!
Donny: What happened, Jimmy? You look terrible!
Jimmy: 两小时后....我要和女朋友约会，她刚提醒我，今天是我们认识一周年纪念日，还给我准备了礼物。But I totally forgot! 怎么办？她肯定会生气，会骂我，会分手，还会...... Donny: Hey! Hey! Don't have a cow!
Jimmy: 啊？你说什么？cow? cow 不是奶牛么？
Donny: What I meant is-- you need to calm down. \也就是中文里说的不要慌张。 Jimmy: 哦，让别人冷静，别慌，就说 Don't have a cow! 哎？还有别的说法么？我记得有个词叫 chill, c-h-i-l-l?
Donny: Yes! You can say chill out. It means calm down, or \
Jimmy: 啊! 要是我今晚跟女朋友坦白讲：我就是忘了咱俩认识一周年这回事了，你能把我怎么样？她肯定会抓狂。然后我就说：Honey! Chill out!
Donny: 呃....I think you better say \ Jimmy: 呵呵，我开玩笑的。
Donny: Oh, speaking of the word \ pill\
Jimmy: Take a chill pill. Pill, p-i-l-l, pill是“药丸”的意思，所以, take a chill pill字面意思就是“吃个冷静药丸”，就是叫人别激动，别慌。
Donny: You got it. So what are you going to do for tonight's date? Jimmy: 还能怎么办，抓紧这两小时，赶紧去买礼物呗! 走啦! Donny: Before you go, tell me what you've learned today!
Jimmy: 今天学了让人别慌的三种说法。第一，Don't have a cow; 第二，Chill out; 第三：Take a chill pill.