一、邊聽邊學 Listen and Learn
break one's neck 努力
fall behind 無法維持
face up to 面對（惡劣的）現實
to the hilt 完全
go over 檢視、再看一次
fly off the handle 生氣
bounce 因存款不足而拒收
clear 度過
tide someone over 幫助別人度過難關

二、邊聽邊說 Listen and Speak
A: I'm breaking my neck at two jobs so I don't fall behind in my bills.
我拼命做兩份工作，所以財務上不會有赤字。
B: Maybe you better face up to the fact that you can't enjoy life to the hilt.
或許你最好認清事實，你根本無法享受人生。
A: I'll go over my budge again. Don't fly off the handle if my check bounces.
我會再去查一查我的存款（預算）。如果我的支票拒收，可不要生氣。
B: I'm sure it will clear but if you want. I'll give you some money to tide you over.
我想不會有問題的。如果你需要的話，我可以幫你周轉。

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