美語會話 126 make the big bucks 發(fā)大財，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.)

偶然聽到，無意中聽到

A: Did you overhear what she just said?

你剛剛在旁邊有聽到她說什么嗎?

B: Yeah! That lady is crazy!

有啊!那女人瘋了!

make the big bucks

發(fā)大財，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賺大錢，但我錯了。

gossip (n.)

閑話，流言蜚語

I never believe gossip I hear about other people.

我從不相信從別人那聽來的八卦。

strike it rich

獲得意外的大成功、大財富

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

我們挖掘到一個新的超級模特兒后，就賺翻了。

sweetheart (n.)

情人，戀人。high school sweetheart是「高中班對」

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

親愛的，你實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(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.

我動了一個鼻子整形手術(shù)，因為我媽說可以改我的運。

荷莉無意間聽到一段對話

安姬：這些活動老是無聊斃了。有聽到什么八卦嗎?有誰賺大錢嗎?

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

安姬：那不是新聞啦。反正那兩人在高中就是一對了。

艾德：泰瑞莎瓊斯去隆胸。

安姬：嗯，看得出來。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?看起來糟透了，不是嗎?我聽說他……