EnglishPodSeason02

105 职场夸奖

wiz

someone who is really good at something.

slides

ppt slides, one page in that presentation.

to be completely blown away

to be surprised/amazed but in a very positive way.

Carl blown me away with his knowledge of science.

Wow

to wow someone / impress someone.

It’s nothing

it’s not a big deal. / it isn’t hard.

这没什么

Thanks for lending me your car this week i really appreciated it.

It’s okay really it was nothing

I can’t believe you organize the surprise birthday party thank you so much

don’t worry about it, it was nothing.

give sb. a hand

to help/assist someone

quite

very good + n.

quite the baskball player/dancer/

Nancy is quite gifted at math she can solve any math problem you give her

take on board

to accept and use it.

take on board my ideads/suggestions

think (it) through sth.

take it to consideration all the aspections.

think carefully about all of the small details or something.

深思熟虑

Have you thought through my suggestions.

You guys are very young i think you have to think throught before you get married.

原文

Elementary ‐ The Office ‐ Job Well Done (C0105)

A: And so, that concludes my outline for our marketing strategy next year. Thank you very much for your time.

B: Hey, that was quite the Presentation! Honestly, I was completely blown away by your strategy outline. I’ve gotta say, Alex, you really wowed me today.

A: Aw, come on; it was nothing. Im just doing my job.

B: No, I think you deserve some recognition here; I mean, if I look back on your previous Presentations, this is a huge improvement.

A: Well, Kristin did give me a hand with the slides. She’s a real wiz on PowerPoint.

B: And I saw that you took on board my feedback about pricing strategies. I really appreciate you taking the time to think through my suggestions.

A: Yeah, well, that was some good advice. You made some really good points.

B: Well, I just wanted to say well done. Really you did a great job.

106 话费套餐

prepaid plan/pay as you go.

you pay before you use the minutes

monthly rate plan

you have to pay each month, you get a bill at the end of the month.

activate

make sth. work, only do it once.

activate your computer software/credit card

handset

the device/phone you can call it a handset.

rollover option

the minutes you don’t use , you can still use it the following month.

可转结到下个月的流量|通话时间……

to rollover

move from one place to another.

fee

the amount you must pay for a service

you can’t say:“what’s the fee for the bottle of water.”

you can say: “what’s the fee for filling the bottle of water.”

to be compatible with

to work well with something else.

Our applicaiton is compatible with most smartphones.

我们的软件与大多智能手机兼容

My roomate and I are just not compatible.

Your computer is not compatible with our software.

what’s the catch?

catch is something hidden and negative makes the deal seems not great.

catch 隐性条款、往往是限制条件(condition.)

If you get a car for free but the catch is you only drive it at night.

you are in luck

sth. luckcy is happen.

you are in luck, i have the very last one.

throw in

include sth. for free.

附赠

if you buy the house I will throw in the dog for free.

原文

Elementary ‐ Daily Life ‐ Mobile Phone Plan (C0106)

A: Hi there, can I help you?

B: Yeah, I’ve just moved here, and I’d like to activate my cell phone, and I’m not sure if I should go with a prepaid plan, or a monthly rate plan.
A: I see. Well, can I have a look at your phone?Unfortunately, this phone can’t be used in the US; it’s not compatible with our 3G network.
B: What? Really? I don’t really want to have to buy a new phone.
A: Well, you’re in luck! You see, if you sign up for our three-year plan, we’ll throw in a handset for free.
B: Really? What’s the catch?
A: There’s no catch! You just choose a plan, sign a three-year contract and, that’s it! Actually, we’re running a special promotion right now, and we’re giving away a Blackberry Curve with our special Mega Value forty dollar plan.
B: So what does this plan include?
A: Well, you get nine hundred anytime minutes, and you can also enjoy free mobile to mobile calling to other Tel-Mobile clients, one thousand text messages per month, and unlimited evening and weekend minutes. Oh, and we also offer a rollover option.
B: Wow, all this for forty dollars per month?
A: That’s right, plus the activation fee, the emergancy services fee, the monthly service fee, oh, and any charges for extra minutes, and…