職場(chǎng)社交25這是難關(guān)，對(duì)吧？

SCENE⑤ A 會(huì)議結(jié)束后
【這是難關(guān)，對(duì)吧？】
Dave: It's 1) crunch time, isn't it? I wasn't 2) nervous before the meeting, but now I am.
戴夫： 這是難關(guān)，對(duì)吧？ 我開(kāi)會(huì)前還不緊張的，但現(xiàn)在我緊張了。
Elvin: No kidding. Time is running out.
艾文： 一點(diǎn)不假。時(shí)間越來(lái)越緊迫了。
Dave: It would help to bring in a couple more 3) troubleshooters.
戴夫： 若是再找?guī)讉€(gè)難題顧問(wèn)來(lái)解決問(wèn)題，可能會(huì)有幫助。
Elvin: Vince says he can't 4) afford anybody else. We're got to 5) come through.
艾文： 文斯說(shuō)他請(qǐng)不起人了。我們得要自己撐過(guò)。
Dave: Do you think we'll make it?
戴夫： 你覺(jué)得我們會(huì)成功嗎？
Elvin: I guess we'll either make it, or we won't.
艾文： 我猜我們要么就搞定，否則就完蛋了。
語(yǔ)言詳解
A: Dad! I love that car.
爸！我好愛(ài)那輛車(chē)。
B: Me too. But we can't afford it.
我也是。不過(guò)我們買(mǎi)不起。
【Time is running out. 時(shí)間越來(lái)越緊迫了?！?
run out 表示“耗盡、到期、屆滿”，而 run out of 是“將……用光、缺乏”，前者不能接名詞，而后者一定接名詞或動(dòng)名詞。
A: We'd better hurry. Time is running out.
我們最好快一點(diǎn)。時(shí)間快到了。
B: But we have to find a gas station first. We are running out of gas.
但是我們必須先找個(gè)加油站。汽油快用光了。
A: Why didn't we use the other car?
為什么我們沒(méi)有用另外那部車(chē)子呢？
1) crunch time (n.) （俚）關(guān)鍵時(shí)刻，危機(jī)困境。
2) nervous (a.) 感到緊張的
3) troubleshooter (n.) 解決麻煩問(wèn)題的能手。
4) afford (v.) 負(fù)擔(dān)得起
5) come through 度過(guò)難關(guān)