附贈：自學拓展筆記

Her very first day at work, the new girl got off on the right foot by making a profit for the company.

注解1: at work：在工作，在干活

例句：She's quite shameless about wearing pajamas at work.

她穿著睡衣上班卻不覺羞恥。

After a short spell in hospital she was soon back at work.

她在醫(yī)院住了一段時間后，很快又回來上班了。

注解2：the very first day at work：上班的第一天 短語中的very修飾first，起到加強語氣的作用。

注解3：make a profit：獲利

例句：I can make a profit on this purchase, just as it stands.

我買的東西原封不動就能賺一筆錢。

The primary goal of business is to make a profit.

企業(yè)的主要目標是賺取利潤。

I finally got a date with that new girl in class but I sure got off the wrong foot with her: I had a car trouble and got to her place almost two hours late.

注解1：get a date with: 與......有個約會

例句：She thought she was too homely to get a date.

她認為自己長得太難看,以致于沒人和她約會。

Do you think it's why I can't get a date?

你認為那就是為什么我也沒個約會嗎?

注解2：have a car trouble 車出問題了

例句：I have a lung trouble. 我有肺病。

I have a nervous trouble. 我神經(jīng)衰弱。

注解3：two hours late：晚了2個小時

例句：Bill finally rolled up two hours late.

比爾終於來了,遲到了兩個小時。

When her child was two hours late, she became quite demented.

她孩子晚了兩個小時,她心急如焚。