講解：

a gruelling journey / schedule

使人筋疲力盡的旅程；累人的計劃

We had a gruelling journey to the west recently.

我們最近去往西部的旅程讓我們筋疲力盡。

be inspiring

鼓舞人心的；激勵的；啟發靈感的:

The book is less than inspiring.

那本書不大吸引人。

go straight into

直接；逕直；立即:

I'll come straight to the point —your work isn't good enough.

我開門見山地說吧——你的工作做得不夠好。

work (on sb / sth)

奏效；產生預期的結果(或作用):

The pills the doctor gave me aren't working.

醫生給我的藥片不管事。

finish sth/doing sth

完成；做好:

Haven't you finished your homework yet?

難道你還沒有完成家庭作業嗎？

entitle sb to sth

使享有權利；使符合資格:

You will be entitled to your pension when you reach 65.

你到 65 歲就有資格享受養老金。

be up to

正在干,從事著(尤指壞事)；在搗鬼:

What've you been up to?

你一直在搞什么名堂？

break up (with sb)

(同某人)絕交:

She's just broken up with her boyfriend.

她剛剛和男朋友分手。