美語(yǔ)會(huì)話 126 make the big bucks 發(fā)大財(cái)，賺大錢

Holly overhears a conversation

Angie: These things are always soooo boring. Heard any gossip? Anybody making the big bucks?

Ed: Rich struck it rich in advertising. And he and Cath got married and just had a child.

Angie: That's no news. Those two were high school sweethearts anyway.

Ed: Teresa Jones got a boob job.

Angie: Uh, I can see that. And Erica Falls has lost a lot of weight.

Ed: I've got something. You saw Taylor Smith? Looks terrible, doesn't he? I heard he...

overhear (v.)

偶然聽(tīng)到，無(wú)意中聽(tīng)到

A: Did you overhear what she just said?

你剛剛在旁邊有聽(tīng)到她說(shuō)什么嗎?

B: Yeah! That lady is crazy!

有啊!那女人瘋了!

make the big bucks

發(fā)大財(cái)，賺大錢

I thought I would be making the big bucks by forty, but I was wrong.

我還以為我四十歲前會(huì)賺大錢，但我錯(cuò)了。

gossip (n.)

閑話，流言蜚語(yǔ)

I never believe gossip I hear about other people.

我從不相信從別人那聽(tīng)來(lái)的八卦。

strike it rich

獲得意外的大成功、大財(cái)富

We struck it rich when we discovered a new Super Model.

我們挖掘到一個(gè)新的超級(jí)模特兒后，就賺翻了。

sweetheart (n.)

情人，戀人。high school sweetheart是「高中班對(duì)」

A: You didn't have to buy me this ring, sweetheart.

親愛(ài)的，你實(shí)在不必買這只戒指給我啊。

B: Anything for you.

我愿意為你買任何東西。

get a...job

動(dòng)(某部位)整形手術(shù)。boob (n.)(俚)乳房

I got a nose job because my mother thought it would change my luck.

我動(dòng)了一個(gè)鼻子整形手術(shù)，因?yàn)槲覌屨f(shuō)可以改我的運(yùn)。

荷莉無(wú)意間聽(tīng)到一段對(duì)話

安姬：這些活動(dòng)老是無(wú)聊斃了。有聽(tīng)到什么八卦嗎?有誰(shuí)賺大錢嗎?

艾德：瑞奇搞廣告發(fā)了財(cái)。而且他跟凱西結(jié)婚，剛生了一個(gè)小孩。

安姬：那不是新聞啦。反正那兩人在高中就是一對(duì)了。

艾德：泰瑞莎瓊斯去隆胸。

安姬：嗯，看得出來(lái)。還有艾芮卡佛斯瘦了很多。

艾德：我有新消息。妳有看到泰勒史密斯吧?看起來(lái)糟透了，不是嗎?我聽(tīng)說(shuō)他……