說到"忙",大家的第一反應就是busy.今天學到的hectic也是很好用的單詞,意思是"忙碌的,繁忙的", very busy, full of activity.

to lead a hectic life 生活十分忙碌
a hectic schedule 安排很滿的日程表

"clockwork"的意思是"(有類似時鐘齒輪和發條裝置的)機械;齒輪發條裝置"."run/go like clockwork”是一個習語,意思就是"按計劃進行,進展順利".在昨天我的節目里我們也有一個意思相近的表達,就是"run smoothly".

The sports day went like clockwork, with every race starting and finishing on time. 運動會進展順利,所有賽事都準時開始,準時結束.

2. Were you able to give those clients a tour of the company facilities?

Give sb a tour of:帶某人參觀某處
和后面的"take sb on a tour of"意思相同.

3. First impressions count.

"count"在這里就是"be important"的意思.我們中文里有句話是"貴在心意,心意最重要"就是"It's the thought that counts."

Every point in this game counts. 這場比賽每一分都很重要.
The fact that she had apologized counted for nothing with him. 她已道歉,但他認為這是沒有用的.