妙語佳句:

原句:ask your father how he wants the business run in his absence.問問父親他走了他希望生意怎么進行下去。

in absence:當 ... 不在的時候

She asked me to answer the phone in her absence.

她請我在她不在的時候接電話。

原句:Dad said he left his life's work to both of us, 50/50...with neither of us having more say than the other.爸爸說他把畢生的事業平分給我們這樣兩人權利平等。

neither of:兩個中沒有一個

Neither of my parents enjoys music.

我父母都不喜歡音樂。

原句:This would not hold up in court, you realize.法庭上這個靠不住 你應該明白。

hold up:支撐

The pillars hold up the masonry.

柱子支持著石頭房屋。

Managed to hold up under the daily stress.

想辦法應付每天的生活壓力

in court:在法庭上

The case will be heard in court next week.

這一案件下星期審理。

原句:I'm in over my head.我過火了。

over one's head:超越某人的理解力，過火了

All that sort of thing is well over my head.

那種事都是我所不懂的。

The TOEFL test last time was quite over my head.

上次的托福考試我簡直無法應付。

考考你：

法庭上這個靠不住，你應該明白。

我過火了。

那么他是想讓你們作為平等的伙伴合作嗎？

上期答案:

You do realize that position's already been filled?

so he should set one aside for you?